Legislature Schedule April 26-May 9
MAY 08
Committee on Rules and Judiciary
10:00 A.M.
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
MAY 09
Committee on Education and Workforce Development
10:00 A.M.
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall
The Committee will receive testimony on the status of special education programs in the territory’s public schools, to include local and federal funding, and participating service providers.
BLOCK I
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ph.D., Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education
Karen H. Brown, Ph.D., MPH, CCC-SLP, Dean, University of the Virgin Islands
Suzanne Darrow-Magras, Ph.D., Director, University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and
Learning
Honorable Gary Molloy, Ph.D., Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Angus Drigo, Executive Director, Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
BLOCK II
Invited Testifiers:
Jody Miller, EdD, BCBA, Director, Coral Reef Academy
Sophia Parrilla, PhD, Clinical Director, Island Therapy Solutions
Mardly Smith, Owner and Recruiter, Orange Tree Staffing
Julie Sommer, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist & Director, JS Therapies



