Bryan Dooley Email & Phone Number

As Chairman, I work with our executive director. We are a state wide organization that works to represent the interests of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Community and promote systemic change. We accomplish this through giving small grants to programs that foster innovation in our community. In the position, I have become more and more.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US

My blog, Observations from Below, is just that. My observations about any and all things from the seat of my wheelchair.

• Research and post relevant content to Facebook.
• Write a monthly blog entry.

• Responsible for making management decisions affecting the organization.
• Hiring executive administrators.
• Overseeing program implementation and progress.
• Utilized my network in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school system to begin the YES program and different but alike programs.
• Organize staff roll-a-dexes into an easy to use spread sheet format.
• Actively co-teaching the YES program in 5 schools with Adaptable staff

• Contribute to a plan designed to improve the college or university experience of students with developmental disabilities (DD) in the UNC or NC Community College systems.
• Review persuasive documents presented to colleges without programs for students with DD.
• Interact with other emerging leaders with developmental disabilities, representatives of state agencies and organizations, legislators, educators, and families and other advocates.
• Write documents designed to inspire future students with DD to achieve their own dreams in college and beyond.
• Raising awareness of current legislative efforts.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Attend and participate in Board and committee meetings.Make a firm commitment to achieving the Board's goals and objectives.Help the Board reach group decisions.Maintain awareness of changing needs in the communitySupport and participate in fundraising activities.Participate in annual self-assessment regarding contribution to the Board.Engage in creative.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

I wrote monthly blog posts for The Root of it All: The Arc of North Carolina Blog

New York City, NY, US

• Write and submit regular column entitled “Observations from Below.”

• Engaged with experts in the field of disabilities.
• Collaborated on organizational systems change.
• Received advanced leadership development training.

Articulate the barriers to transition to college, career and community for individuals with disabilities and their connection to health equity,Identify promising strategies to remove the barriers and gather the stories of individuals with disabilities who have benefited from these strategies, andDevelop specific national and state level recommendations for.

• Submit articles for publication.
• Write and submit weekly non-profit profiles.
• Write and submit regular column entitled “Observations from Below.”
• Compile extensive research for articles.
• Interact with diverse sources.
• Collaborate with staff to market, increase readership and grow business

• Counseled small group of delegates.
• Taught independent living philosophy.
• Assisted facilitating activities.
• Modeled leadership and activism.
• Facilitated small group discussions.

• Inform media and members of public about communicating with people with disabilities in an emergency.
• Provide feedback on the small form application from ReadyNC

• Delivered testimony to a panel which included members of the NC legislature.
• Received advanced advocacy training.
• Interacted with experts in many fields.
• Assisted other class members with assignments.
• Selected to assist with the program in the future

Greensboro, NC, US

• Advocated for student concerns, especially accessibility improvements.
• Directly impacted college policies regarding student life

Greensboro, NC, US

• Participated in implementing the college's ongoing diversity plan.
• Planning and producing campus events to highlight diversity.
• Participated in negotiations with the college administration to pursue the Diversity Plan.

Greensboro, NC, US

• Student advocate for the population with disabilities at Guilford College.
• Made recommendations for improving accessability and disability services in the Guilford community.
• Proposed modifications to the Guilford College diversity action plan.
• Published a guide to making the first year of college successful for students with disability, available on the Guilford College website.

• Published over 50 articles.
• Wrote diversity and other training materials available on the website.
• Contributor to an award winning collegiate newspaper in print and online.
• Mentored new staff writers on diversity issues and writing style.
• Valued member of collaborative writing team.

• Member of the National Board for Kids as Self Advocates
• Responsible for publishing three Tip Sheet documents annually that are available on the organization’s webpage to advise young people with disabilities
• Attended in-person training meeting to improve my advocation skills
• Participate in bi-weekly tele-conferences

• Attended Forsyth in Motion meetings to learn about transportation issues in Winston-Salem and wrote letters to members of Forsyth in Motion to gain information.
• Produced a 20-page transportation information pamphlet for people with disabilities

• Contributed to a neighborhood and housing assessment and analysis project.
• Responsible for compiling data and completing field work for the organization to make decisions and plans for future neighborhood development projects

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Bachelor'S Degree, History

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Education record

High School, General Studies