Members

Members listed below reflect the required positions as outlined in the Nevada Early Intervention Interagency
Coordinating Council By-Laws. All members are appointed by the Governor.

If you would like to join the council, please visit: Official State of Nevada Forms (nv.gov)

Pre-service Personnel Preparation

Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)

UNLV College of Education, Special Education

Nevada University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Janice Lee

Nevada Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Nevada, Reno

State Legislature

Assemblywoman Tracy Brown-May

Nevada State Legislature

Head Start Agency

Brooke Yarborough

Division of Welfare

Parent Representatives of Infants or Toddlers with Disabilities, Aged 12 or Younger

Savannah Celestino 

Southern Region - Las Vegas

VACANT

Rural/Frontier Region

VACANT

Southern Region

Dr. Laurie Henderson

Northwest Region

Public or Private Providers of Nevada Early Intervention Services

Julie Dame

Nevada Early Intervention Services – Las Vegas

Sarah Horsman

Nevada Early Intervention Services – Reno

Amy Hendrickson

Nevada Early Intervention Services - Rural/Frontier

Dana Aronson

Theraplay Solutions - Community Provider

State Education Agency Responsible for Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities

Catherine Guzy

IDEA 619 Coordinator, Office of Inclusive Education, Department of Education

State Agency Involved in the Provision or Payment for Early Intervention Services

VACANT

Office of The Coordinator of Education of Homeless Children and Youth

VACANT

State Foster Care Agency

Anita Kelly

Division of Child and Family Services, Social Service Program Specialist III

Agency Responsible for The State Government of Insurance

VACANT

State Mental Health Agency

VACANT

Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Indian Health Services, The Tribal Council

VACANT

Nevada Developmental Disabilities Council

Catherine Nielsen

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities

Parent Training or Parents Encouraging Parents Program

Robin Kincaid

Nevada Parents Encouraging Parents (NVPEP)

Nevada Disability, Advocacy, and Law Center

VACANT

State Medicaid Program

Monica Schiffer

Division of Health Care Financing and Policy