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The Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM) is funded by a Cooperative Agreement from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (Grant number H264J00002) and is housed at the Interwork Institute at the San Diego State University Research Foundation.  The purpose of the VRTAC-QM is to provide training and technical assistance that will enable State VR agency personnel to manage available resources, improve effective service delivery, and increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The VRTAC-QM provides TA and training in VR program and performance quality management, fiscal and resource quality management of the VR program and general quality management of organizations.

Lead Organization:

The Interwork Institute at San Diego State University’s Research Foundation

Key Personnel (click on the staff name for a short bio):

Dr. Chaz Compton
Project Director

Chip Kenney
Co-Project Director

Rachel Anderson
Program Director

Sarah Clardy
Program Director

Dr. Meera Adya
Program Evaluator

Allison Flanagan

Allison Flanagan
Program Coordinator

Bill Colombo

Bill Colombo
Program Coordinator

Andrew J. Karhan, M.P.A, M.A
Program Coordinator

Brittny MacIver
Program Coordinator

Chris Merritt
Program Coordinator

Kathryn Marchesano
Program Coordinator

Patricia Henke 
Program Coordinator

Christa Strickland-Kucerak 
Training and TA Developer

Dr. Erica Taylor
Program Evaluator

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Partners:

George Washington University

George Washington University’s Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)

Key Personnel:

Maureen McGuire-Kuletz,
Ed.D, CRC
Co-Director-CRCRE and Principal Investigator-VRTAC-QM

Carol N. Pankow,
M.S.
Project Director-GWU Team VRTAC-QM

Melissa Diehl,
M.A. Ed., CRC
Senior Center Technical Assistance & Research Analyst

Crystal Garry
M.S.
Senior Center Technical Assistance & Research Analyst