Gary Blumenthal Email & Phone Number

Harrisburg, Pa, Us

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

InVision Human Services provides supports and assistance to individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism who wish to live and work in the community, and their families, with individualized and customized supports and services. InVision is a member of PAR and ANCOR and is regarded as one of the premier human services providers in Pennsylvania.

4 Lemoyne Drive, Suite 203 – Lemoyne, Pa

PAR is a nonprofit organization that represents home and community-based service providers in Pennsylvania. PAR members provide services and supports to tens of thousands of individuals in Pennsylvania with autism and/or intellectual disability. PAR’s mission is to strengthen the capacity of its membership to provide person-centered services to Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability and/or autism.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Representative of 140 member agencies delivering supports and services to people with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and related cognitive disabilities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Work with Governor, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Supports, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, State Legislature and others to maintain and increase supports and services for community inclusion.Successfully led collaborative… Show more Representative of 140 member agencies delivering supports and services to people with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and related cognitive disabilities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Work with Governor, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Supports, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, State Legislature and others to maintain and increase supports and services for community inclusion.Successfully led collaborative effort to restore over $200 million in Governor's and State Senate cuts to Developmental Disabilities and Medicaid state budgets during 2009 legislative sessionWorked with state Medicaid authorities, Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Developmental Disabilities and service providers to maximize federal waiver authority to preserve state service system despite state general funding reductions.Frequent Guest Editorial Columnist for statewide Massachusetts newspaper chain Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a member of an independent federal agency advising the President of the United States and Congress on issues pertaining to people with disabilities. Worked extensively on Medicaid, Managed Care and closure of segregated institutions. Promoted community integration.

Recruited to implement reforms stemming from County Management Audit and to achieve transition after founding director's unexpected death.Responsible for $20 Million annual budget .Secured additional county government funding to implement Inclusion Based Employment Programs beyond narrow sheltered workshop focus.

California Developmental Disabilities program.Oversaw case management for 13,000 individuals receiving services and supports.Promoted self advocacyRestored Regional Center certification following troubled state audit and review Responsible for $200 million budgetLeft to assume JCDS helm upon death of founder

Supervised all State of Kansas social service and programs for state's largest regional office.Supervised and directed 550 staff members.Oversaw human service programs including Medicaid , TANF, benefits eligibility, work programs, employment services, mental health grants, developmental disability grants

CEO of nation's fourth largest protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities.Oversaw programmatic, budget and litigation operations.Achieved litigation and legislative successes creating more resources for disability service programSuccessfully settled class action lawsuit with Goverrnor Jeb Bush resulting in infusion of $400 million into developmental disabilities supports and services.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Administration AppointeeEstablished National Collaborative Academies on Mental Retardation Provided Best Practice Training to diverse stakeholders including state legislators, state budget officers, business community, consumers and family advocatesEstablished interagency agreements with various federal and state authorities and jurisdictions to promote public policy and best practice training.Produced and published several national reports and Reports to the President of the… Show more Administration AppointeeEstablished National Collaborative Academies on Mental Retardation Provided Best Practice Training to diverse stakeholders including state legislators, state budget officers, business community, consumers and family advocatesEstablished interagency agreements with various federal and state authorities and jurisdictions to promote public policy and best practice training.Produced and published several national reports and Reports to the President of the United StatesWhite House contact on developmental disability issues.Member of leadership team, Administration on Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Advisor to Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding disability issues. Show less

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

American Government, Social Studies

B.S, Social Science Education

B.S., Education

M.A, Educational Administration

M.A., Educational Administration