Inclusion Consultants

The Olmstead Implementation Office is working with the Dendros Group to support consultants with lived experience of disability. Lived experience of disability includes people with disabilities and family members. These consultants are working closely with state agency staff to create the next Olmstead Plan. There are 18 Inclusion Consultants. Get to know them more below! Click on their photos or names for their full bios.

Abraham has tan skin, dark hair, and wears glasses. They are wearing a light colored checkered button up shirt.

(he/they)

Working with: MDVA, OIO, and E1MN

Adam is a man with white skin, short dark hair, glasses, and a short beard.

Adam Harrington

(he/him)

Working with: MDVA and DCT

Alesha is a Black non-binary person. They have short dark hair and are wearing a denim jacket.

(they/them)

Working with: Housing

Angela is a woman with dark blonde hair and black frame glasses. She is wearing a black and white button down shirt and is standing outside in front of a pine tree.

(she/her)

Working with: DOC and DHS

Bob is an older man with light skin sitting in a wheelchair. He is wearing a hat, glasses, and a Minnesota Twins shirt.

Working with: DEED

Dee is a multi-cultural woman with light skin. She has red hair with bangs and is wearing a blue sweatshirt.

Working with: Housing

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Ivory Taylor

(she/her)

Working with: DHS

James is a white man with short dark hair and glasses. He is standing in front of a brick wall and wearing a gray sweater.

(he/him)

Working with: MDH and DPS

Madam is a young Black woman with her hair pulled back. She has a side part and long bangs tucked behind her ear. Madam has a nose piercing. She is wearing a white shirt with a black blazer and a gold necklace.

Jasmiine (Madam) Robinson

(she/her)

Working with: DPS and DCT

Ken is a man with tan skin, white hair, and a short white beard. He is wearing a brown plaid collared shirt.

(he/him)

Working with: Met Council and MnDOT

Kevin is a middle aged man with dark skin tone. He is bald and has a goatee that is wrapped in multiple colors. He wears glasses and a tan button down shirt.

(he/him)

Working with: MnDOT and DHS

Mao is a young Asian Hmong woman. She is sitting in her powered wheelchair and smiling. She wears a light pink t shirt and has her dark hair pulled back. She is wearing wire rimmed glasses.

(she/her)

Working with: DHS

Mercedes is a Black woman with long, wavy, reddish-brown hair. She is wearing glasses and a long-sleeved paisley shirt.

(she/her)

Working with: MDE, DEED, and E1MN

Nikki is an Ojibwe woman with long, dark hair. She is wearing a blue floral shirt and a grey cardigan.

(she/her)

Working with: DCYF and OIO

Rich is a Black man with long locs. Rich is wearing a tan shirt with a white collar.

Rich Pennington

(he/him/king)

Working with: DCYF and DOC

Sandy is a Hmong American woman with wavy brown hair and bangs. She is wearing a black suit with a bright pink shirt and fun earrings.

(she/her)

Working with: MDH

Taylor is a young Ojibwe woman. She has long, medium brown wavy hair and glasses. She is wearing a white shirt and is in her power wheelchair.

(she/her)

Working with: MDE