Oregon APSE
Established September of 2013
Website: oregonapse.org
President
Nicholas Von Pless
nicholas@livingopps.org
Vice President
Michelle Furman
michelle.furman@shangrila-or.org
Treasurer
Paula Johnson
Paula@paulajohnson.us
Secretary
CJ Webb
cjwcgc@yahoo.com
General Board Members
Tara Asai: taraasai@gmail.com
Erin Cochrun-Weston: erinc@albertinakerr.org
Liz Fox: awc@efn.org
Emily Harris: emily@gowise.org
Roger Hassenpflug: roger@livingopps.org
Elizabeth Juaniza-Saso: ejuaniza@mesd.k12.or.us
Ryley Newport:Ryley.Newport@ocdd.org
Dan Peccia: dan@sdri-pdx.org
Toni Smith: tsmith@pclpartnership.org
Delegate
Paula Johnson
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
paula.johnson@cchmc.org
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Policy & Advocacy
Public Policy Liaison
Ryley Newport
Ryley.Newport@ocdd.org
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- OR Executive Order: Oregon Governor’s Executive Order, issued in April 2013, with specific actions, requirements, and targets, for increasing employment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to be implemented by the Oregon Office of Developmental Disability Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Oregon Department of Education – Executive Order 15 01
- OR DDS Employment First Initiative: Includes information on Oregon’s Employment First Initiative – http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/employment/employment-first/Pages/index.aspx
- OR Employment First Plan: Plan developed for implementation of Employment First in Oregon – https://www.sidestreetshop.com/stores/195/libraries/articulate/wise_or_ef_recommendations_paper_1_28_2011_final_w_o_copyright_notice_1_.pdf
- OR Employment First Initiative Website: http://employment-first.org
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