Sheila Stasko coordinates PA WL and directs the PA WL Campaign Training program. She has been an outspoken advocate and organizer for the rights of persons with disabilities for 25 years. Sheila founded Parents of Down Syndrome in 1978 and served as President for 8 years. She served as chair and co-chair of the Right to Education Task Force for 19 years. In 1991, Sheila created “Life After High School.” Sheila is a member of the PAC and served as co-chair of the Planning Advisory Committee of the Office of Mental Retardation 2001-2002. She was a member of the Multi-Year Plan, Waiting List Planning Committee. She is currently co-chair of the Waiting List Committee, a sub-committee of the PAC, and the Waiting List Oversight Committee. Sheila is the mother of six children; her youngest son John works in the community. He has intellectual disabilities.
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