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Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities announced

February 25 2010

Former FACT Co-Chair, Sharon Lewis, has been hired for the position of Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities at the Administration for Children and Families.  In a release from Secretary Sebelius, "Sharon has extensive experience as a disability policy advocate. She has worked as the Senior Disability Policy Advisor to U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor Chairman George Miller since 2007. In that role, she has advised Chairman Miller on legislative strategy and disability-related policy in education, employment and healthcare, and has served as the lead staffer on the disability provisions of key pieces of legislation and on implementation oversight. Sharon will begin her work at HHS next month."   

"Sharon Lewis, Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families

Sharon Lewis has over ten years of experience as a disability policy advocate. She currently serves as the Senior Disability Policy Advisor to U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor Chairman George Miller, a position she has held since 2007. In this capacity, she advises Chairman Miller and members of the Committee on legislative strategy and disability-related policy in education, employment and healthcare. Sharon also serves as the lead staffer on disability provisions of key pieces of legislation and on implementation oversight.  During President Obama’s transition, Sharon served as a member of the Department of Education Agency Review Team.

Previously, she worked as a Kennedy Public Policy Fellow for U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children & Families Chairman Chris Dodd.  Prior to her work in Congress, Sharon served on the state level in various disability policy and program roles, and as a grassroots community organizer. Sharon received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis."