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Michigan Disability Rights
Coalition
780 West Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48848
Phone: 1-866-532-2669 (toll-free)
(517) 333-0676 (local)
Fax: (517) 333-2677
Email: leadership@prosynergy.org (CCL)
Email: connect@prosynergy.org (CONNECT
Program)
MDRC Leadership Staff
Theresa Squires
CONNECT Project Coordinator
Theresa Squires was hired in November 2006 as the College Leadership Coordinator. Ms. Squires started at MDRC as an intern in the summer of 2005 and was hired as MDRC’s Americorp Vista worker in November 2005. Ms. Squires will continue her work with CONNECT, building a state-wide network for college students with disabilities who have or want to take on leadership positions on their campus or in their communities. She will also be working on the Informed Communities grant from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. More information about CONNECT and/or contact Theresa at (517)333-2477 or (800)760-4600 ext 326 or tsquires@prosynergy.org.
Leadership Development Coordinator
Melinda Haus-Johnson, MSW has advocated for disability rights for over a decade. She has worked at Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc. and was a co-founder of the Michigan State University Council for Students with Disabilities.
Melinda first joined MDRC as an MSW intern in August 2005 and joined our staff as the Leadership Development Coordinator in January 2006. Melinda has a Masters Degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Organizational and Community Practice and her long-term goal is to start a non-profit organization that enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Carolyn Lejuste
Program Manager
Carolyn Lejuste, PhD has worked in the field of disability rights since 1978. With over 20 years experience of organizing both in her professional and private life, Carolyn has understood community organizing as a powerful tool of change. Carolyn values continuing education, and was recently certified by the Fielding Institute in Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement.
Carolyn founded the Center for Disability Leadership (CDL), a W.K. Kellogg funded project from 1993 to 1996. CDL was structured after the SALT program at Highlander Education and Research Center. Many of the people who attended the CDL workshops continue to be active in Michigan's disability rights advocacy community.
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Connections for Community Leadership is funded by the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council.
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