December 15, 2015
Building relationships and participating in community activities are important parts of all of our lives.
Join The Arc’s Center for Future Planning to learn how you can support people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families to create a future plan that includes opportunities for growing and supporting the development of social connections and recreational activities throughout a lifetime.
Speaker Bios
Al Condeluci
Al Condeluci is a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh PA, USA. He received his masters and doctorate degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and for the past 42 years has served as CEO of CLASS, a full service nonprofit organization supporting people with disabilities; holding faculty appointments with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Social Work. His books, Interdependence (1991, 1995), Beyond Difference (1996), Cultural Shifting (2002), Advocacy for Change (2004), Together is Better (2008), Social Capital (2014) and the Macro Change Handbook (2015) have been used around the world.
Dee Duncan
Dee Duncan is the Founder and Executive Director of New Directions Travel, which provides travel and holiday vacations for people with developmental disabilities. She founded the New Directions organization in 1985 and continues to inspire others and dedicate her efforts to accomplishing their mission. New Directions travel was named Nonprofit of the Year for 2015 by the Mayor’s office in Santa Barbara. Dee has worked with people with developmental disabilities since 1977. She earned a BS in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Regina Watts
Regina Watts is the Activities Program Director at The Point/The Arc of Northern Kentucky where she provides socialization experiences for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She started in the disabilities filed over 40 years ago as a volunteer at a summer program. While Regina has seen many twists and turns in her career, she has always found herself returning to the field. She enjoys helping individuals turn their dreams into reality by accomplishing their different goals.