Additional Members: Joyce Hawk, Nancy Hinkley, Drew Greenwald 

Contact us: dcdtnewyork@gmail.com

Mission Statement

The New York Chapter of DCDT strives to increase collaboration efforts in effective transition planning for individuals with disabilities by reducing the duplication of efforts and aligning resources and communication.

2020-2021 NY DCDT GOALS

• To continue to increase the visibility and utility of NYS DCDT
• Increase knowledge, adoption and use of Evidence-Based Practices related to quality transition programs and practices across NYS
• To work collaboratively and align our goals with those of NYSED Office of Special Education (OSE)
• To collaborate and plan a NYS transition professional development institute

Board Meeting Dates

• November 4, 2021- Zoom Link
  • Regular Meeting from 4-5
  • Annual Meeting from 5-6
• January 6, 2022 from 4-6: Zoom Link
• March 3, 2022 from 4-6: Zoom Link
• May 5, 2022 from 4-6: Zoom Link
• July 25 and 26, 2022- Annual Retreat, Saratoga Springs, NY

Board Meeting Minutes

• Retreat Minutes 7.26 and 7.27

Board Members

Elected Officers:

• Cathy Pantelides– President (cp646@cornell.edu)
• Matthew Jurgens, Vice President (professorjurgens@gmail.com)
• Open, President Elect ( )
• Open, Secretary ( )
• Colleen Crisell, Treasurer (ccrisell@gmail.com)

Committee Members:

• Nancy Hinkley, Membership Chair (nah36@cornell.edu)
• Andrew Greenwald, Publicity and Communication Co-Chair (greenseagar@yahoo.com)
• Joyce Hawk, Publicity and Communication Co-Chair (jhawk@wihd.org)

NYS CHAPTER – DIVISION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, INC. (NYDCDT), is a domestic not-for-profit corporation: NYS DCDT Constitution and By-Laws 2021