I’ve spent a lifetime in and out of Special Ed. I am a person who receives support services and helped provide support services. Here are some of my recent activities:

Academic Education:

• Community Partnerships in Research (CPiR) Didactic for Early Career Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (annually)
• LEND/UCEDD Trainees and Fellows, Getting to Know Your Story, Interactive Arts Movement-Improv Activity (annually)

Artist/Advocate:

• How to be a Good Stranger to Someone with a Disability – video with Phamaly Theater Company
• Featured Artist, Brian Be, Madison House Autism Foundation link
• Voices of Adults with Autism video featured story
• Poem by Brian Be: together/apart; together a part

Community Leadership:

• IDDEAS (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Equitable Access to Services) Advisory Council, Denver Human Services | Member (2021-present) and Chair (2024, 2025)
• Lighting the Way Conference, Keynote Speaker, Augustana University, South Dakota, June 2025
• Planning Committee Member, SOAR Conference 2025 (Seeking Opportunities for an Advocacy Revolution), Oct 3-5, 2025
• Panelist, Opening Plenary, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference, November 2024
• Emcee and presenter, SOAR Conference 2023 (Seeking Opportunities for an Advocacy Revolution), Oct 27-29, 2023