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Dorothy Young has been with Project START since August 1, 2005.
Prior to Project START Director she was a counselor for the Mississippi
Department of Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
for the Blind. In this position Ms. Young was responsible for helping
blind or visually impaired clients regain or maintain employment.
As the Project Director she provides the interface between the Project
and its staff, the Advisory Council and the Department of Rehabilitation
Services. She specifically deals with all the sub-grants of the
Project in regards to trainings, evaluations and other AT services.
Dorothy has a Master's degree in Counselor Education, a Minor in
Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of South Alabama and
a Master's of Science in Management from Belhaven College. She is
also Certified as Vision Specialist from Mississippi State University.
Ms. Young has for the last five years worked with many organizations
in providing services to individuals with disabilities.
Jywanza Goodman joined the Project START staff starting October
1, 2005. Jywanza is the frontline communicator in the area of providing
information about assistive technology to service providers, care
providers and individuals with disabilities that contact Project
START.
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