Executive Director

Dr. Mary D. Lopez graduated from Woodbridge High School (and found her way back to Prince William County 30 years later!) and Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. She earned her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Sociology from Northwestern University.

Independent Living Advocate

Administration & Advocacy

Amanda Gollaher

agollaher@ieccil.org

703-257-5400 ext. 110

 I was born in Prince William hospital July 30^th 1987. I have grown up in Manassas all my life and jumped from house to house with my family. Growing up with alcoholic parents was not easy but my grandmother tried her best to give me the upbringing my parents couldn’t seem to get a grasp on. In the fall of my freshman year my mother decided she had had enough and decided to turn her life around for the sake of her children. I graduated from Manassas Park High School June 11^th 2005 and since then have been searching for what I want to do with my life as far as a career is concerned. Ie worked two retail jobs since getting out of high school, still not sure what to do with my life. I found IEC thanks to a really good friend of mine Pat who encouraged me to apply after she saw the job announced. Since beginning to work here I have learned to respect the disabled community a heck of a lot more, now that I see what kind of adversity is out there. I look forward to moving along and maybe developing this into my career. Who knows what the future holds for me?

Program Director

Roberta first came to IEC as a volunteer, while attending school to become a medical assistant. On the last day of her externship she was offered a part-time job at IEC as an office assistant. She quickly moved to full-time as she was promoted to the Community Action position. From that position she learned, from hands on experience, about advocacy, The American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Independent Living history. She then moved into the position of Service Facilitator where she was able to meet people face-to-face and worked hard to get the services they so badly needed. Currently, she holds both the position of the Community Action Specialist and an EDCD PAS Facilitator. Her time is split between visiting consumers to make sure they are receiving the proper amounts and kinds of care needed in their own homes and working with groups of people interested in making positive changes for people with disabilities in Virginia.

Policy Analyst and Service Facilitator

Jane Burnette is a new Service Facilitator for IEC, and she will be conducting IEC’s Housing and Transportation Alliance grant.  Ms. Burnette has written and edited special education publications for more than 20 years.  She worked with the Council for Exceptional Children for 13 years, collaborating with some of the best researchers and practitioners in the US to develop high quality publications to meet the needs of teachers, administrators, and others involved in the education of students with disabilities.  Prior to working at CEC, Jane contributed her expertise to special education research projects at JWK International Corporation and at Nero & Associates, where, among other projects, she managed the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Follow-Up and contributed to early studies of mainstreaming that helped to shape the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.

Elderly and Disabled Consumer Directed Waiver Facilitator

Tamika Davis tdavis@ieccil.org

703-257-5400 ext. 111