Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is composed of 1) individuals with disabilities 2) parents, spouses or guardians of persons with disabilities and 3) representatives of state, local or private agencies or groups that provide assistance to persons with disabilities. The current membership is shown in the table that follows.
The Advisory Council has the overall purpose of acting as a conduit for information between Project START and relevant agencies, service providers and individuals with disabilities. More information about the purpose of the Advisory Council is available in the By-Laws and Procedures.
Current Advisory Council Members
Stacy Blackwell, Program Manager - Communications Dept. at the Addie McBryde Center for the Blind
Person with a Disability: Blind
2550 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 364-2686
E-mail: sblackwell@mdrs.state.ms.us
Diane Brooks, Employment Counselor and Supervisor - Mississippi State Employment Service
310 Briarwood Road
Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: (601) 442-0243
E-mail: dbrooks@mdes.ms.gov
Karen Brown
Person with a Disability: Blind
2550 Peachtree Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: ((601) 853-9102
E-mail: kebrown001@comcast.net
Tanya Bradley, Bureau Director - Special Education Dept. at the Dept. of Education.
P. O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 362-2585
E-mail: tbradley@mde.k12.ms.us
Katherine Culpepper, Branch Director - First Steps/Early Intervention Program at the Mississippi State Dept. of Health
P. O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 576-7622
E-mail: katherine.culpepper@msdh.state.ms.us
Lisa Indest, Physical Therapist
1350 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Jackson, MS 39216-5112
Phone: (601)-936-8889
E-mail: lindest@mmrcrehab.org
Mary Fortune, Executive Vice President
Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi
800 Avery Blvd., Suite 100
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-957-7878
E-mail: maryfortune@msdiabetes.org
Sam Gleese, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Coordinator with the City of Jackson Disabilities
350 W Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS
Phone: (601) 960-1863
E-mail: sgleese@city.jackson.ms.us
Anita Naik, Director of Program Administration - Office of Special Disability Program
P. O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 853-5324
E-mail: anaik@mdrs.state.ms.us
Darlene Oliver, Parent
Parent of a child with a disability: Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy
721 Highland Park
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 841-2456
E-mail: darleneoliver@bellsouth.net
Ben Wagenknecht, Director of Deaf and Blind Services - Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
3895 Beasley Road
Jackson, MS 30213
E-mail: bwagenknecht@mdrs.state.ms.us
Phone: (601) 898-7057
Evelyn Washington
Phone: (662) 645-0252
E-mail: ewashington@coahomacc.edu
Ella Yarbrough, Person with a disability: Legally Blind
P.O. Box 641
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Phone: ((601) 437-8369
E-Mail: ellamae53@bellsouth.net
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