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How two women brought change to the Intellectual Disabilities System.

It started with two women and a vision. A vision that everyone belongs in the community, everyone deserves the right to a happy and meaningful life, and everyone’s voice should be heard. Audrey Coccia and Maureen Devaney created Vision For EQuality (VFE) in 1996 to change the lack of understanding and support people with disabilities and their families experienced in the community. What we take for granted; the sense of belonging and acceptance for who we are; being treated with respect; the opportunity to express our own spirituality; have the power, authority and resources to control our own destiny; and having options and security in our lives are not the norm for people with disabilities. Audrey Coccia and Maureen Devaney vowed to change that reality. Vision For Equality was one of the first agencies in the nation to develop programs that enabled people with disabilities and their families to directly monitor services provided to the disabilities community.

Board of Directors

Executive Directors

Audrey Coccia

Audrey “Dee” Coccia

Co-Executive Director
Maureen Devaney

Maureen Devaney

Co-Executive Director

Directors

Jill Long

Director of Operations
Francine Hogan

Francine Hogan

Director, PA Family Network
Nancy LeClair

Nancy LeClair

Director of Monitoring Programs
Sheila Stasko

Sheila Stasko

Director, PA Waiting List Campaign

Administrative Staff

Jill Long

Director of Operations

Heather Williams

HR Administrative Assistant
Maria Pacheco

Maria Pacheco

Administrative Assistant (Bilingual)
Beatrice Saddic

Beatrice Saddic

Fiscal Administrative Assistant

Matthew Saddic

Clerical Assistant

Ryan Esmond

Clerical Assistant

Sean Esmond

Clerical Assistant

Advocacy

Ed McNicholas

Ed McNicholas

Advocacy Manager
Sue Moore

Sue Moore

Advocate
Maria Pacheco

Maria Pacheco

Advocacy Intake Coordinator (Bilingual)
Marisol Ramos

Marisol Ramos

Community Advocate (Bilingual)

Consumer and Family Satisfaction Team

Kenyatta Haley

CSFT Coordinator

enVision New Possibilities

Doreatha Davis

Family Navigator
Joan Nelson

Joan Nelson

enVision Program Manager

June Waters-Bey

Family Navigator

Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) – Philadelphia

Marie Nocitra

Clerical Assistant
Nancy LeClair

Nancy LeClair

Director of Monitoring Programs

Jamie Kentz

IM4Q Program Coordinator
Lisa Dowdle

Lisa Dowdle

IM4Q Program Assistant - Philadelphia

Barbara Jackson

IM4Q Monitor - Philadelphia
Beatrice Saddic

Beatrice Saddic

IM4Q Monitor - Philadelphia
Carol Costello

Carol Costello

IM4Q Monitor - Philadelphia

Mary Lou Graeber

IM4Q Monitor - Philadelphia
Tamar Riley

Tamar Riley

IM4Q Monitor - Philadelphia

Mary Badame

IM4Q Data Monitor - Philadelphia

Latino Services

Marisol Ramos

Marisol Ramos

Latino Services Coordinator (Bilingual)

Betty Frometa

Latino Services (Bilingual)
Julio Nieves

Julio Nieves

Latino Services (Bilingual)
Maria Pacheco

Maria Pacheco

Latino Services (Bilingual)

PA Families Need Nurses Now

Megan Luczkowski

Meghann Luczkowski

Independent Contractor
Victoria Salerno

Victoria Schiano

Advisory Council
Danna Casserly

Danna Casserly

Advisory Council
Gloria Shotz

Gloria Shotz

Advisory Council

PA Family Network

PA Family Advisors Across the Commonwealth

Francine Hogan

Francine Hogan

Director, PA Family Network
Diana Smaglik

Diana Smaglik

Program Manager & Family Advisor

Francesca Trevenen

Program Coordinator
Cindy Gifford

Cindy Gifford

PA Family Network Coordinator

Kourtney Miles

Social Media and Communications Specialist

Linda Sue Morris

PAFN Advisor

Charme N Karnash

PAFN Advisor

Nicolynn Habecker

Employment Specialist - inVEST

Francine Fellows

Family Advisor - Employment Specialist

Lisa Butler

Employment Specialist - inVEST

Amy Bioni

Family Advisor - Employment Specialist

Melissa Fawley

Family Advisor

Tracie Craig

Family Advisor - InVEST

Lisa Cannon

Family Advisor - InVEST

Carol Nye

Family Advisor

Sara Nye

Family Advisor

Mary Elks

Family Advisor

Rachel Frometa

Family Advisor (Bilingual)

Ernest Roundtree

Family Advisor

Noelle Karnash

Family Advisor

Leisa Rodriguez

Family Advisor (Bilingual)

Ninoska Nunez

Family Advisor (Bilingual)

Joan Nery

Family Advisor (Bilingual)

June Morris

Family Advisor

Gabriel Smaglik

Family Advisor

Pierce Meier

Family Advisor
Sue Tuckerman

Sue Tuckerman

Family Advisor

Ursula Lesic

Family Advisor

Betty Frometa

Family Advisor - Central Region (Bilingual)

Carey Freeman

Family Advisor
Christine Gaus

Christine Gaus

Family Advisor
Darcy Elks

Darcy Elks

Family Advisor

Geysa Rodriguez

Family Advisor (Bilingual)

Joanne Tziovannis

Family Advisor

Jamie Mistretta

Family Advisor
Julio Nieves

Julio Nieves

Family Advisor (Bilingual)
Marisol Ramos

Marisol Ramos

Family Advisor (Bilingual)
Sarah Pepper

Sarah Pepper

Sibling Advisor

Tina DiBiaso

Family Advisor

PA Waiting List Campaign

Sheila Stasko

Sheila Stasko

Director, PA Waiting List Campaign
Mary Saunders

Mary Saunders

Project Assistant
Tom Carasiti

Tom Carasiti

Community Advisor
Marisol Ramos

Marisol Ramos

Community Advisor (Bilingual)
Ned Whitehead

Ned Whitehead

Community Advisor

Philadelphia Parent Support Groups

Carol Costello

Carol Costello

Co-Coordinator - Roxborough Parent Support Group Representative
Doreatha Davis

Doreatha Davis

Co-Coordinator / West Philadelphia Parent Support Group Representative
Marjorie Anderson

Marjorie Anderson

The Heart of the Family Parent Support Group Center City/South Philadelphia Representative
Cleo Dupree

Cleo Dupree

There’s A Place for Us Parent Support Group North Philadelphia Representative
Verna Edwards

Verna Edwards

NW Family Support Group Representative
Joan Nelson

Joan Nelson

Northeast Support Group Navigated by Families
Lizzie Richardson

Lizzie Richardson

Philadelphia Parent Support Group

System Navigation & Trauma Informed Care for Families

Melissa A Suarez

Family Supports Specialist 0-5

Sarah Leaman

Family Supports Specialist 0-5

Chou Hallegra

Project Manager

Sherell Robinson

Family Navigator

Jenneen Jenkins-Smith

Family Navigator

Voices Rising for Justice

Jen Fischer

Project Coordinator
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