| Margery Ames Retires from IAC |
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| Written by Fred Scaglione |
| Thursday, 02 July 2009 14:10 |
Margery E. Ames has retired as Executive Director of the InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Agencies (IAC). She was appointed the first Executive Director of the InterAgency Council in 1983. At that time, the fledgling organization consisted of 40 not-for-profit providers of services to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in New York City. Under her stewardship during more than a quarter century, IAC grew to include more than 120 corporate providers operating over 1,000 programs throughout the metropolitan area, serving more than 100,000 individuals and families each day. During her tenure, IAC emerged as a leading lobbying and advocacy organization on legislative and regulatory matters regarding the availability and provision of services for New Yorkers with mental retardation and developmental disabilities – all during a period of unprecedented growth in the scale and quality of these services. From 1975 through 1983, Ames served as Assistant Consultant and then as Consultant on Public Social Policy for the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. Ames received her BA degree from Skidmore College, her J.D. degree from Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC., and is a member of the New York State Bar. She is the author or co-author of numerous publications and had she has taught numerous workshops and seminars and lectured at New York Medical College in Valhalla, at Hunter College School of Social Work, New York University Graduate School of Education, and Fordham Law School. She is the former President and current Vice President of the Board of Directors of Leake & Watts Services, Inc. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
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