Meet the Team




















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.
Gayl Brunk
Executive Director, Valley Associates for Independent Living
Zenia Burnett
Director, Office of Special Education Instructional Services, Virginia Department of Education
Mary-Frances "Frankie" Dampier
Transition Specialist, Chesapeake Public Schools
James Hall
Director, Career and Workforce Development Division, Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center
Melissa Hartman
Educator, Loudoun County Public Schools
Benita Holland
Family Resource Consultant Manager, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
C. Scott Jones
General Manager, Delta by Marriott
Martin Kurylowski
Transition and Education Services Coordinator, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Robert Lancaster
Virginia Ability Board, Parent Representative
John McNaught
Co-Director, T/TAC at JMU, I’m Determined
Amy Miller
Director, VCU Division for Academic Success
Marianne Moore
Special Education Coordinator Transition Planning and Services, Department of Student Services & Special Education, Virginia Department of Education
Caren Phipps
Director, Services for Children and Youth, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Stewart Roberson
President, Moseley Architects
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
Stephanie Subedi
Employment Specialist, Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services
Dana Yarbrough
Parent Representative, Director of Family Supports, VCU PPD