State Rehabilitation Council Membership

NC State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) members are appointed to three-year terms by one of three authorities: Governor, President Pro-Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Council members are selected to represent a diverse array of vocational rehabilitation (VR) service system stakeholders, including consumers, counselors, self-advocates with a cross-section of physical, cognitive, sensory and mental disabilities and advocates for people with disabilities who are unable to represent themselves due to their disability. Additionally, at least one member is selected to represent the following entities on the council:

NC Client Assistance Program
NC community rehabilitation program (CRP) service providers
State Workforce Development Agency
Business, industry and labor
State Education Agency
Parent Training and Information Centers
Section 121 Projects (American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services)

State Rehabilitation Council Membership.
Council Members	City	Represents
Michael Maybee, Chair	Boone	Labor
Vacant		State Education Agency
Vacant		NC Chamber of Commerce
Derek Burress, Vice Chair	Snow Hill	Disability Advocacy Groups
Beth Voll	Concord	Parent Training and Information Centers
Vacant		Disability Advocacy Groups
Vacant		EIPD Consumers
Celeste Hunt	Maxton	Director of Projects under Section 121
Kathie Smith	Raleigh	Division Director, EIPD Ex-Officio Member
Berlina “Yvette” German	Raleigh	Department of Commerce, Workforce Solutions
Vacant		Providers of Community Rehabilitation Programs
Gloria Garton	Wilmington	Statewide Independent Living Council
James Jones	Fayetteville	Regional Rehabilitation Centers for Physically Disabled
Dr. Yolanda Edwards	Winston Salem	Non-Divisional Rehabilitation Counselors
David Dyson	Greensboro	Disability Advocacy Groups
Basil Lyberg	Charlotte	Disability Advocacy Groups
Aparna Sudhini	Cary	Business and Industry

SRC Subcommittees

The Executive Committee is responsible for compiling the council’s response to the Unified State Plan and triennial Comprehensive Needs Assessment, preparing the annual report, establishing meeting agendas and setting the general direction of the council and its committees.
The Consumer Input and Public Outreach Committee reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations to the council regarding the effectiveness of VR delivered by the division and other public and private agencies in the state. The committee also gathers information using the consumer satisfaction survey, public forums and feedback from the NC Client Assistance Program.
The Policy and Rules Review Committee makes recommendations related to division policy and procedures that impact the public, are subject to public rule-making hearings under NC’s Administrative Procedures Act and are required for WIOA compliance.

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