Mary C. Cerreto, Ph.D.

EDUCATION:
1976      Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1977      Internship: Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

HONORS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS (selected):
State Government Performance Awards:   Governor's Citation for Outstanding Performance (1996)    
GBArc DMR Employee Award (1993)
ANCOR & UMINN National QA Award (1994)

Distinguished Alumni Awards:  Connecticut College (1998) 
UCLA Mental Retardation & Child Psychiatry Program (1986)
Scholarship Awards:  Phi Beta Kappa (Winthrop Scholar - Junior Year, 1972)       
Leadership & Good Citizenship Awards: Putnam Grammar School (1965); Putnam High School (1969);
Connecticut College Fielding Award (1973) 

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES:

Consultant, Independent Practice
State of Maryland, Design and implementation of quality assurance systems
Rhode Island Governor's Commission to Study the Early Intervention Program, Technical Assistance
Institute for Community Inclusion, Boston, MA:  Policy analysis
State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT: Outcome assessment of service quality
St. Coletta's of Massachusetts, Hanover, MA:  Policy & procedures; QA; Home and work services management
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA:  Outcome measurement; grant writing 
Rhode Island Arc, Cranston, RI:  Evaluation of statewide early intervention services
Human Services Research Institute, Cambridge, MA:  Quality of services to Pennhurst class members
Washington State providers, Seattle, WA:  Maximizing choice; implementation of quality assurance 
New Hampshire School Systems, Wolfeboro, Pelham, NH:  Inclusion for children with severe disabilities  
	
1992-1997

Assistant Commissioner, Office for Quality Enhancement

Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Developed, implemented & evaluated statewide outcome-oriented QA system   
Wrote, secured approval and assured compliance with HCBS waiver
		
1995-96    Researcher:  John's Hopkins Department of International Public Health (Bandung, Indonesia)
Established World Health Organization guidelines for use of Vitamin A in infancy
				
1991-95    National Advisory Panel:  United States, Sonya Fryer et al. v. Oregon
		
1991-92  Assistant Commissioner for Facilities Management
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation, Boston, MA
Oversight and management of 7 state Developmental Centers

1988-91    Director of the Department of Psychology
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
                 

1985-88    Chief Executive Officer: ACDD
The Accreditation Council on Services for People with Developmental Disabilities, 
Washington, DC and Boston, MA
Edited 1987 Edition of ACDD Standards that became basis for 1988 ICF/MR regulations
		
1981-85    Associate Professor & Chief Psychologist in Pediatrics (tenured 1980)

1977-80    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Preventive Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX