NASDDDS Board Elections

The NASDDDS Board of Directors is responsible for administering the affairs of the association and establishing all organizational policies. The board is composed of four officers and four members-at-large. All board members are elected by the membership. The officers serve concurrent two-year terms, while the board members-at-large serve staggered, three-year terms. See the current NASDDDS Board of Directors at THIS LINK.

The NASDDDS membership will be asked at the Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to elect two board Members-at-Large from the below slate of candidates.

We strongly encourage each director to spend some time reviewing the candidates’ bios and information before our annual meeting. We are so thrilled to have such a wonderful group of candidates interested in serving our membership!

Kristin Ahrens

PENNSYLVANIA
Deputy Secretary |  Office of Developmental Programs

Kristin Ahrens currently serves as the Deputy Secretary for Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) within the Department of Human Services. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Secretary in 2018,…

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Tony Green

NEBRASKA
Director  |  Division of Developmental Disabilities 

Tony Green was appointed as the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) for Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in August 2020. Prior to that, he…

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Heather Norton

VIRGINIA
Assistant Commissioner  |  Division of Developmental Services 

Heather Norton has been with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services since 2014; first as the Director of Community Supports and Services and then as the Assistant Commissioner…

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Jody Roberts

DELAWARE
Director | Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

Jody Roberts is the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services in the Department of Health and Social Services for the State of Delaware. The division provides HCBS services…

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Brad Turner

TENNESSEE
Commissioner  |  Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 

Brad Turner was appointed in January 2019 by Gov. Bill Lee as the commissioner of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.  He is the third person to serve in…

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Joey Younie

SOUTH DAKOTA
Director  |  Division of Developmental Disabilities 

Joey Younie is the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities with the South Dakota Department of Human Services. Mrs. Younie has spent most of her career in state government,…

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NASDDDS Meet the Board Candidates: September 28, 2023