Emmett - BIO

[Guest guest]

For any new members who missed the biography of our Ask the Expert

guest, here is ' background again:

About : Emmett is a national leader in assisting

corporations in development of outreach efforts to the disability

community. He is an individual with a disability and a parent of

three daughters with disabilities. currently serves as the

Senior Vice President of ENSA Healthcare (www.ensahealthcare.com)

and is a Partner in the consulting firm Two Steps Forward

(www.twostepsforwardinc.com). He is a Ph.D. candidate in

Rehabilitation Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology.

recently completed 1.5 years working as the Disability Program

Manager for Walgreens setting up the company's national disability

initiative (www.walgreensoutreach.com). He is assisting Easter

Seals National in laying the foundation for their national autism

services network (www.easterseals.com/autism).

has also worked with companies such as UPS, ABN Amro/LaSalle

Banks, Century Tile, and the Brookfield Zoo in developing outreach

efforts targeting the disability community. He served as the

Project Director for three award winning research/demonstration

projects examining career development and transition strategies for

individuals with autism and other disabilities

(www.vocationalalliance.com). is the co-inventor of

the " focus business model " - an award winning job placement model

for people with disabilities used across the state of Illinois. He

is a Core Consultant for the University of Illinois national

rehabilitation training grant. co-authored a chapter on

school to work transition in the book 'Employment for Individuals

With Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability', and is

currently writing a book entitled 'Business & Autism: The Desktop

Guide on How Companies Target the Growing Autism Community'.

has presented at over 200 national, state, and local conferences on

issues related to career development, transition, the business

community, and disability.