Michelle Howard

About Michelle Howard

Over 35 years management and direct service experience of disability/community-based services including vocational counseling, supported employment, habilitation/day services, community participation, transition from high school to work, case management, and waiver/supported living.* CARF surveyor and editor * Experience with successful implementation of Ticket to Work, Project Search, Medicaid waiver, and electronic case management systems * Over twenty-five years’ experience technical assistance and consulting in school, community-based rehabilitation services, Vocational Counselors, schools, and mental health centers, including strategic planning, organizational change, person-centered planning, working with persons with autism/ASD, program evaluation, management, and employment * Thirty years of extensive curriculum development and training experience, including eight years in a university setting (UAP)* Extensive grant writing, grant administration, and grant review experience including capital campaigns * Facilitator and trainer of person-centered planning, including Personal Futures Planning, PATH, and Essential Lifestyle Planning; CPS (Creative Problem Solving) Facilitator * Frequent presenter at national and state conferences * Author of several journal articles, book chapters, and other resource materials related to community-based services, transition, and organizational change

Experience

1. Executive Director CEO

   Summerhouse Houston

   Dec 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   I work with a fabulous board and fantastic staff team to ensure that the Houston community benefits from the skills, interactions, and presence of young adults with IDD/autism.

Education

• Indiana University Indianapolis

  Masters of Social Work

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BSW