Oregon APSE
President
Nicholas Von Pless
Vice President
Erin Cochrun-Weston
Michelle Furman
Treasurer
Paula Johnson
Secretary
Toni Smith
General Board Members
Tara Asai
Robert Dunn
Ryan Farrow
Liz Fox
Emily Harris
Debra McLean
Ryley Newport
Dan Peccia
CJ Webb
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
State Employment First Efforts: Legislation & Directive/Executive Order
- OR Executive Order: Oregon Governor’s EO 15-01, issued in February 2015, on increasing employment of individuals with IDD.
- OR Employment First Plan: Oregon’s Integrated Employment Plan for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, revised July 2015.
- OR Legislation (passed): Senate Bill 22, Employment First legislation (IDD only), effective April 2013.
- OR Executive Order: Oregon Governor’s EO 13-04, 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.
- OR DHS Employment First Information: Section of Oregon Department of Human Services website dedicated to E1.
Oregon Employment First Initiative Website
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Publications
CIE Success Story: Meet Ross
CIE Success Story: Meet Lisa