Contact Our Team
National Service Inclusion Project
Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI)
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
Toll-free: 888-491-0326 (voice and TTY)
Fax: 617-287-4352
nsip@umb.edu
Mailing address for overnight delivery only:
Institute for Community Inclusion
UMass Boston
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02116
Toll-free: 888-491-0326 (voice and TTY)
Fax: 617-287-4352
Public transportation options and driving directions to 20 Park Plaza.
Training and Technical Assistance Team
Paula Sotnik
Project Director
Institute for Community Inclusion
888-491-0326 (toll-free voice and TTY)
617-287-4343 (direct line)
paula.sotnik@umb.edu
Paula Sotnik has over twenty-five years of experience working as a director, curriculum developer, trainer, and diversity and disability specialist. She oversees the National Service Inclusion Project, the national T&TA center on accessibility and disability issues funded by CNCS. She also oversees the ICI Community Capacity Building team, which houses federal and state projects designed to support underrepresented communities and individuals to access mainstream services. Ms. Sotnik has served as a lead training consultant and author on culture brokering for the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Prior to this project, she developed and coordinated several capacity-building projects with community organizations that examined the experiences of individuals with disabilities from diverse cultures related to person-centered planning and assistive technology. She also developed and directed several federal- and state-funded assistive technology projects for individuals with cognitive disabilities to live more independently in their homes. Paula has served on several consumer advocacy boards, consulted nationally, and conducted presentations and published on topics related to diversity and disability, accommodations, responsive outreach strategies, and developing the capacity of organizations to include individuals with disabilities. Paula has undergraduate degrees in social work and psychology and has taken graduate courses in business and nonprofit management.
Jason Wheeler
Sr. Program Manager
Institute for Community Inclusion
888-491-0326 (toll-free voice and TTY)
617-287-4372 (direct line)
jason.wheeler@umb.edu
Jason P. Wheeler is
the Senior Program Manager for the National Service Inclusion
Project.
For the past 15 years, Jason has been professionally committed to youth
leadership and development. Jason’s experience was catalyzed
by his extensive
involvement in National Service programs focused on issues related to
education, disability inclusion and social justice. Before joining the
NSIP
Team, Jason worked extensively with a wide range of people with
disabilities in
the areas of independent living, access to technology, community
involvement,
employment, and case management. He has, throughout his life, served as
a
volunteer and in community service roles. Jason is a graduate trainee
of the
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
(LEND)
Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, a graduate level
interdisciplinary
training for health professionals. Jason is currently enrolled in a
Master’s of
Health-care Management Program at
Lucy Bayard
Sr. Training Specialist
Institute for Community Inclusion
888-491-0326 (toll-free voice and TTY)
617-287-4355 (direct line)
Lucy.Bayard@umb.edu
Lucy Bayard is a Senior Training Specialist with the National Service Inclusion Project. Lucy worked as a special education teacher and as a program coordinator in the public and not-for-profit sectors developing curricula, promoting inclusion in schools as well as working with teachers and youth to create inclusive learning environments throughout the community. She received an undergraduate degree in service-learning at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master¹s degree in Special Education from Lesley University.
Chad Gobert
Online Training Specialist
Institute for Community Inclusion
888-491-0326 (toll-free voice and TTY)
617-287-7703 (direct line)
Chad.Gobert@umb.edu
Chad Gobert is an Online Training Specialist with the National Service Inclusion Project. Prior to working at UMass Boston, he developed online training materials for users to receive certification in courses created for both the public and private sector. Chad received his Master's degree in Communication and Rhetorical Theory from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May 2007. In graduate school, his teaching focus included face-to-face classes in Public Speaking and online courses in Business and Professional Communication, emphasizing work force development and business acumen skills. Chad also received his Undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Communication and Journalism in 2002. Chad's volunteer activities include counseling for HIV outreach, testing, and research and participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters to encourage youth literacy and supportive environments.
Anne Riordan
Project Specialist
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
888-491-0326 (toll-free voice and TTY)
ariordan@aucd.org
Anne Riordan works with both the National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) and University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Technical Assistance projects. Prior to working for AUCD, Anne was a Fulbright Fellow in Mongolia, where she conducted research on Mongolian teachers' perceptions of disability in the classroom. She completed a master's degree in Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. Anne graduated from DePaul University, Chicago with a degree in Secondary Education in 2003, and served in the United States Peace Corps, Choibalsan City, Mongolia 2003-2005.
Research and Data Coordination Team
Margot Birnbaum
Research Assistant
Jennifer Bose, M.A.
Research Data Coordinator
Susan M. Foley, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Mark Hutchinson
Research Assistant
Administrative Support
Andrew Glazier
Staff Assistant
Jonathan Keleher
Marketing and Communications
Jeff Coburn
Web Specialist
David Temelini, J.D., M.Ed.
Publications and Dissemination Coordinator
Alvaro Tobar,
Instructional Design Coordinator
©The National Service Inclusion Project is a cooperative agreement (#01CAM0016) between the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston in collaboration with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.