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The New York Makes Work Pay Initiative (NY-MWP) builds on New York State's rich history of engaging in employment systems change efforts to affect positive work outcomes for New Yorkers with disabilities. The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) through the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (RFMH), with their management partners Cornell University and Syracuse University, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) join the state agencies and organizations comprising the membership of the Governor's Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council's (MISCC) Employment Committee in designing and implementing a series of statewide strategic interventions to close the employment gap for individuals with disabilities.

Staff Directory

	Name	Organization	Email
	Meera Adya Director of Research	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	madya@law.syr.edu
	John Allen Special Assistant to Commissioner	NYS Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229	corajba@omh.state.ny.us
	Brett Blanchard Web Developer	Other 415 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	brb76@cornell.edu
	Me'Shae Brooks-Rolling Dir. of Special Events & Public Relations	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	mrolling@law.syr.edu
	Ray Cebula Training and TA Specialist	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	rac79@cornell.edu
	Bill Erickson Research Specialist	Employment and Disability Institute 303 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	wae1@cornell.edu
	Alexis Falise Project Coordinator	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	ac258@cornell.edu
	Thomas Golden Co-Principal Investigator	EDI Employment and Disability Institute Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	tpg3@cornell.edu
	Deborah Greene Senior Program Development Associate	Burton Blatt Institute 2681 State Rte. 89 Seneca Falls, NY 13148	dlgreene@law.syr.edu
	Steve Haimowitz Research Associate	Burton Blatt Institute 5555 Gardner Road Altamont, NY 12009	sjhaimow@law.syr.edu
	Elizabeth Jennings Research Project Coordinator	Burton Blatt Institute 1667 K Street, N.W., Suite 640 Washington, DC 20006	evjennin@law.syr.edu
	Arun Karpur Research Associate	Employment and Disability Institute 303 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	ak564@cornell.edu
	Miranda Kennedy Research Project Coordinator	Burton Blatt Institute 805 Argos Circle, Lafayette, CO 80026 Washington, DC 20006	mtkenned@law.syr.edu
	Mary Killeen Research Project Coordinator	Burton Blatt Institute 3226 Woodland Lane Alexandria, VA 22309	mbkillee@law.syr.edu
	Nicole LaCorte-Klein Senior Program Development Associate	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	nllacort@law.syr.edu
	Camille Lee Web Developer	Test One-Stop Cornell University 201 Dolgen Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	cgl8@cornell.edu
	Ed Lopez-Soto Training and TA Specialist	Employment and Disability Institute 249 Highland Ave Rochester, NY 14620	ejl44@cornell.edu
	Michael Morris Co-Principal Investigator	Burton Blatt Institute 1667 K Street, N.W., Suite 640 Washington, DC 20006	mmorris@ndi-inc.org
	Celestia Ohrazda Instructional Design/Web Developer	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	cohrazda@syr.edu
	Mary Ridgely Adjunct Faculty	Cornell University 4126 Old Stage Road Brooklyn, WI 53521	mpr25@cornell.edu
	James Schmeling Chief Operating Officer	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	jschmeli@law.syr.edu
	Michael Seereiter MIG Director	NYS Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229	Coramjs@omh.state.ny.us
	Gary Shaheen Co-Principal Investigator	Burton Blatt Institute 900 So. Crouse Avenue, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13244	geshahee@law.syr.edu
	Tom Sperduto Administrative Assistant	NYS Office of Mental Health, Recipient Affairs 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229	istctxs@omh.state.ny.us
	Katie Steigerwalt Project Assistant	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	kms342@cornell.edu
	Francine Tishman Program Associate	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	ft56@cornell.edu
	Jeff Trondsen Web Developer	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	jdt35@cornell.edu
	Lars Vilhuber Economist	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	lars.vilhuber@cornell.edu
	Sarah Von Schrader Research Associate	Employment and Disability Institute 201 Dolgen Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853	sv282@cornell.edu