AUCD Experts

Leslie Cohen, JD

Center:

AZ-Sonoran UCEDD

Contact Information:

655 N. Alvernon Way , Tucson, AZ, 85716

520-626-2369

[email protected]

Leadership:

Discipline Coordinators:

Project/Program/Clinic Contacts:

Project Lead for AHCCCS (Medicaid) Technical Assistance projects;
NAMISA Youth Mental Health Alliance

Discipline(s):

Law
Law

AUCD Council Membership:

Council on Research and Evaluation
NSIP

Vita/Bio:

Leslie Cohen graduated with a bachelors degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a juris doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She practiced law in the area of civil litigation for many years in both the private and public sectors. She brings to the position extensive experience in developmental disabilities advocacy and policy as well as broad based community connections with stakeholders in government agencies, self-advocacy and family groups, provider agencies and ADD network partners. Ms. Cohen's experience includes over ten years as Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Disability Law, Arizona's protection and advocacy system. She has been a long-time member of the Arizona's Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, including as Chair of its Public Affairs Committee. She has served as a consultant to organizations in Arizona and nationally on a wide variety of strategic planning, management and substantive disability issues and as a peer program reviewer for the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and the Center for Mental Health Services. She is a member of the Advisory Council for the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University; Board of Directors of the Primavera Foundation and Linkages Arizona; and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). Ms. Cohen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and adjunct faculty at the Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona.

Service:

Linked Projects

Autism Summit State Team Mini Grant Project

Project SEARCH Arizona

People with Disabilities & their Families: How to Create the Life You Want to Live in Economically Difficult Times (Forum Series)

Autism Summit State Team Mini Grant Project

Core Funding

Project SEARCH Arizona

Native American Needs Assessment Project

Project BASTIIA: Building Accessible and Sustainable Transportation for Increased Independence - Arizona

Core Funding

Native American Needs Assessment Project