Meet the Team


Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center



















Advisory Council
The CTI Advisory Council supports the CTI mission. Educators, employers, family members, and students serve on the Council. Members provide information, make recommendations, and serve as advocates for CTI.
Dale Batton
Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Zenia Burnett
Director of Student Services & Special Education, Virginia Department of Education
Rebecca Ceja
Transition Specialist, Virginia Department of Education
Donna Cox
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Melissa Hartman, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Shenandoah University
Mary Lisker
Transition Coordinator, Powhatan High School
Paige Mater
Quality Assurance Engineer, McKesson Medical Surgical
John McNaught
Co-Director, T/TAC at JMU, I’m Determined
Carolyn Mitchell
Transition Specialist, Buchanan County Public Schools
Patricia Morgan
Coordinator of Transition Planning, Virginia Department of Education
Emily Salmon
Senior Associate, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Jacqueline Santiago
Parent Representative
Janai Santiago
ACE-IT Graduate
Ronnie Sidney, II
Advocate/Owner, Creative Medicine: Healing Through Words, LLC
Dana Yarbrough
Parent Representative, Director of Family Supports, VCU PPD