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Professional Advisory Board


NCLD's Professional Advisory Board guides our
program activities and advises the staff and Board of
Directors on educational needs, program opportunities,
public policy development, and strategic planning.

NCLD's Professional Advisory Board includes leading educators, psychologists, researchers, physicians, and advocates — all of whom are committed to creating better outcomes for children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities.

Officers

Chairman
Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D.

Director
Center for Research on Learning

University of Kansas
Center for Research on Learning

Vice Chairman
Judy Elliott, Ph.D.

Former Chief Academic Officer

Los Angeles Unified School District


Members

Daniel B. Berch, Ph.D.

Professor and Senior Advisor to the Dean

University of Virginia
Curry School of Education

 

 

Dane Linn

Director, Education Division

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices

Laura Breeden
Partner
Davis and Chapman
Career Management and
Outplacement Firm

 

 

 Tamu Lucero
Principal
Worthington Hills Elementary School

Katherine Brodie, Esq.

Director of Government and Legal Affairs
Career College Association
Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities

 

 

 Margaret J. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Assoc. Dean, College of Education
University of Maryland

Mary Brownell, Ph.D.

Professor, Special Education
University of Florida
College of Education

 

 

 Karen J. Miller, M.D.
Tufts Medical Center
Center for Children with Special Needs

Lindy Crawford, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Texas Christian University
College of Education

 Diane R. Paul, Ph.D.
Director, Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Bob Cunningham

Head of School

The Gateway Schools

 Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann, Ed.D.
Director of Research
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

 

Louis Danielson, Ph.D.

Managing Director
American Institutes for Research

 Brenda Taylor
Deputy of Specialized Instructional Services
The School District of Philadelphia
Susan Gorin
Executive Director
National Association of School Psychologists


 Martha Thurlow, Ph.D.
Director
National Center on Educational Outcomes

 

Connie Hawkins

Executive Director

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center North Carolina

Linda Wernikoff

Former Executive Director

Office of Special Education Initiatives

New York City Department of Education

 

 

Tom Hehir, Ed.D.

Professor of Practice

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Markay Winston, Ph.D.

Director of Student Services

Cincinnati Public Schools

 

 
Joanne Karger, J.D., Ed.D.
Attorney
Center for Law and Education

 

 

Janette Klingner, Ph.D.

Professor

School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder


Honorary Professional Advisory Board Members

Stevan Kukic, Ph.D.

Vice President of Strategic Sales Initiatives Cambium Learning/Voyager

 

 

Mark J. Griffin, Ph.D.

Former Headmaster
Eagle Hill School

 

 

Betty Osman, Ph.D.

Psychologist
Child & Adolescent Service
White Plains Hospital Medical Center

 

 
 
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Our Mission

Since our founding in 1977, NCLD has been guided by a passionate commitment to promote the success and dignity of individuals affected by learning disabilities.
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