Leadership & Members
The full Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council meets four times a year, but a collection of smaller committees also support Council-funded projects and strategies. Members from five committees vote on and present proposals to the larger Council: the Executive Committee, Public Policy Committee, Grants Committee, and Supporting Employment First Ad-hoc Committee.
*What's a self-advocate, you ask? A self-advocate is an individual with a developmental disability who speaks up for their wants, needs and opinions.
Council Members
![Melissa Van Hook](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/council-_0000_Vice%20Chair%20Melissa%20Van%20Hook.jpg?itok=yZPXKO2p)
Melissa Van Hook
![JJ Rico](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/council-_0003_Council%20Member%20JJ%20Rico.jpg?itok=Gr8H_DLD)
J.J. Rico
![Kin Chung-Counts](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Untitled%20design%20%285%29.png?itok=AGXQiG6R)
Kin Chung-Counts
![Monica Cooper](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Council_0003_Council%20Member%20Monica%20Cooper%20Option%202.jpg?itok=e4HTXjLA)
Monica Cooper
![Meghan Cox](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Council_0005_Council%20Member%20Meghan%20Cox.jpg?itok=ZApq1uW5)
Meghan Cox
![Bianca Demara](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Council_0010_Council%20Member%20Bianca%20Demara.jpg?itok=3yYaj-L_)
Bianca Demara
![Vanessa Felix](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Vanessa%20Felix%20Head%20Shot_Web.png?itok=n7DRbA-O)
Vanessa Felix
![Erik Jensen](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Untitled%20design%20%284%29.png?itok=e3XV1jJ7)
Erik Jensen
![AHCCCS Representative Benjamin R. Kauffman headshot](https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/styles/council_member_photo/public/Untitled%20design%20%282%29.png?itok=lKmmOqI-)
Benjamin R. Kauffman
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