VITA NAME: HOME ADDRESS: D. Jay Gense 16605 W Cibola Lane Surprise, AZ 85387 EDUCATION AND LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONS EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION George Fox University; 2003-2004 University of Oregon; 2010-2012 EDUCATION SPECIALIST (Ed.S.) University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; June, 1983 Field: Orientation and Mobility for Multi-Impaired/Deafblind Emphasis Areas in Masters and Ed.S. Programs: Orientation and Mobility /Education of the Blind-Visually Impaired Deafblind Education Educational Administration/Supervision B.S. EDUCATION, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.; 1979 Major: Special Education/Elementary Education Emphasis Areas: Education of Students with Blindness/Visual Impairment Education of Students with Developmental Disabilities Professional Licensure: State of Oregon a) Education Administration All Levels b) Standard Teaching License Visually Impaired Professional Certifications: Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) - Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE National Center on Deaf-Blindness Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University 2013-present Position: Director Responsible for implementation of the National Center on Deaf-Blindness, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness 2009-2013 Position: Director RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for implementation of the National Center on Deaf-Blindness, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Columbia Regional Program, Portland Public Schools 2008-2009 Position: Director RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRESENT POSITION: Responsible for all operations of Columbia Regional Program o Five individual programs serving students with low incidence disabilities residing in a 4 county region, including the greater Portland metropolitan area o 130 staff members serving over 3,000 students o Approximate budget of $20,000,000 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, Continued Salus University / Pennsylvania College of Optometry 1997 - present Position: Adjunct Faculty; Department of Graduate Studies in Vision Impairment Co-Coordinator, Orientation and Mobility Certification Graduate Program - Oregon Oregon Department of Education 1996-2008 Position: Director, Special Schools and Programs (January 2007 January 2008) RESPONSIBILITIES: Director of Special Schools (Oregon School for the Deaf and Oregon School for the Blind), providing management and oversight for both of Oregon s two special schools Biennial budget: $23,000,000 Director of Regional Programs, providing management and oversight to Oregon s legislatively mandated Regional Program system serving students with low incidence disabilities (Blind/Visually Impaired; Deafblind; Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Orthopedically Impaired; Autism Spectrum Disorders). Supervise all staff associated with Regional Programs, and manage all fiscal activities associated with Regional Program contracts. Biennial budget: $61,000,000 Previous positions at the Oregon Department of Education: Director of the Oregon Deafblind Project (1996-2008), providing management and oversight to the U.S. Department of Education grant to the Oregon Department of Education. 5 year grant budgets: approximately $750,000 Director of Corrections Education, providing management and oversight to Oregon s youth corrections education program, serving students incarcerated in Oregon Youth Authority facilities and Oregon Juvenile Detention facilities. Biennial budget: $23,000,000 Director of Long Term Care and Treatment / Hospital Programs Education, providing management and oversight to Oregon s youth served through these facilities. Biennial budget: $31,000,000 Coordinator, State Special Education Monitoring May 1999 February 2003 Manage and implement state monitoring of special education services implemented by all school districts and other educational agencies across the state, as required under IDEA
Education Specialist, Office of Special Education November 1996 June 1999 Coordinator: Oregon Project for Services to Children who are Deafblind September 1996 1999 Willamette ESD: Mid-Oregon Regional Services, Salem, OR August 1988 - September 1996 Position: Regional Deafblind Consultant Teacher of Visually Impaired / Orientation & Mobility Specialist Anchorage Public Schools, Anchorage, AK August 1985-June 1988 Position: Orientation and Mobility Specialist Teacher of Deafblind/Visually Impaired Special Education Service Agency (SESA), Anchorage, AK August 1983-August 1985 Position: Education Specialist/Consultant, Education of Blind-Visually Impaired and Deafblind Orientation and Mobility Specialist North Dakota School for the Blind, Grand Forks, N.D. August 1980-July 1981 Position: Teacher of Deafblind Grafton State School, Grafton, N.D. August, 1979-July 1980 Position: Program Coordinator, Deafblind Program PUBLICATIONS BOOKS: Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment: Meeting Student s Learning Needs. (2005) AFB Press, New York, NY *Publication won the 2006 International Publication Award from Division 10 of AER ARTICLES: Parker, A.T., Malloy, P., Gense, J.D., & Killoran, J. Improving the national infrastructure for students who are deaf-blind: Intervener Services Initiative. Council for Exceptional Children, D.V.I. Quarterly, 59(1), 41-48, Spring 2014 Gense, D.J. and Smith, A. A Review of the Past, A Look to the Future: A Brief Report Regarding Provision of Special Education and Related Services and Supports for Children who are Deaf-Blind. AER Journal, Fall 2010 Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H Jumping In Principles to Guide Teams in Assessing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairments. Insight, Royal National Institute of the Blind, London, Winter 2007 Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. Orientation and Mobility for Students Who Are Deafblind, REVISED (2004) DB-LINK Fact Sheet, Teaching Research, Western Oregon University Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. Identifying Autism in Students with Blindness and Visual Impairment RE:view, Winter 1995
Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. (1999) Using Assistive Technology for Learners Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, in Increasing Literacy Levels: Final Report. Mississippi State University Rebabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. Orientation and Mobility for Students Who Are Deafblind (1999) DB-LINK Fact Sheet, Teaching Research, Western Oregon University Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. Bus Travel for Students with Deafblindness (1995), in HAND IN HAND, Essentials of Communication and Orientation and Mobility for Your Students Who Are Deaf-Blind. AFB Press, New York, NY Gense, D.J, and Gense, M.H. (1993) Identifying and Working with Students with Autism and Blindness/Visual Impairment Videotape publication, Oregon Department of Education. Gense, D. J. A Model Motorically Based Body Image Training Program for Pre-Operational Deafblind Students (1983) University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEES Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) Association for the Education & Rehabilitation of Blind/Visually Impaired (AER) Member since 1983 President, Oregon AER: 2001-2002 President Elect, Oregon AER: 2000-2001 Treasurer, Oregon AER: 1993-1996 Director, Division IX, Northwest Region: 1990-1992 President: Alaska AER Chapter 1985-1988 Board Member, Northwest Region, AER 1984-1988 Council for Exceptional Children American Association of Deafblind Deafblind People of Oregon, 1996 present PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Yes They Can: Ensuring Access to College and Career Ready Standards for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities and Other Complex Support Needs (OSEP Project Director s Meeting, July 2014) Identifying and Working with Students with Visual Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorders: 1, 2, 3, and 4 day workshops presented at: o Summer Institute on Blindness and Autism Spectrum Disorders; Albany, NY; July 2010 o Texas Region 10 ESC Professional Development Conference on Visual o Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorders; Dallas, TX; October 2009 Texas Region 4 ESC Guest Lecture Workshop in Visual Impairment s and Autism; Houston, TX; June 2009 o Tri-State Conference on Visual Impairments and ASD; Cromwell, CT; April 2009 o International AER Conference, Chicago, IL; July 2008 o Nebraska Autism Conference; March 2008 o Indiana State Conference on Low Incidence Disabilities; April 2008 o o Virginia Sowell Center Keynote Address - Distinguished Lecture Series: Autism and Visual Impairments; Lubbock, TX; November 2007 Seven SEES Keynote Address - Conference on Autism and Sensory Impairments, Cleveland, OH; October, 2007 o Kentucky Gateways Conference; July 2007 o Ohio Conference on Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities; July 2007
o South Carolina Professional Development Series on Visual Impairments; November 2006 o Maine/Delaware/New Hampshire/Massachusetts Professional Development Weekend; Portland, ME; September 2006 o Wisconsin State Conference on Blindness and Visual Impairment; August 2006 o AER International Conference, Salt Lake City, UT; July 2006 o Pennsylvania State AER Conference; April 2006 o Iowa State Vision Conference; March 2006 o Florida Weekend with the Experts; November 2004 o AER International Conference, Orlando, FL; July 2004 o Texas Summer Institute; July 2003 o Ohio Deafblind Summer Institute; May 2003 o Wisconsin Low Incidence Institute; April 2003 o Washington State Conference on Low Incidence Disabilities; July 2002 o APH Seminar, Macon, Georgia; February 2002 o National video-broadcast; Pennsylvania Department of Education; January 1998 o AER International Conference, Denver, CO; July 1994 o AER International Conference, Los Angeles, CA; July 1992 Purposeful Movement and Travel for Students Who Are Deafblind 2, 3, and 4 day workshops presented at: o Wisconsin Summer Institute; August 2004 o Texas Summer Institute, Houston; July 2003 o Ohio Deafblind Summer Institute; May 2003 o AER International Conference, Toronto, Canada; July 2002 o British Columbia Sensory Disabilities Conference; November 2001 Communication Strategies for Students Who Are Deafblind Oregon Summer Institute; July 2001 Purposeful Movement for Students Who Are Deafblind Oregon Summer Institute; July 2002 Foundations for Early Movement and Orientation and Mobility Instruction for Students with Deafblindness Workshop presented at AER International Conference: St. Louis, MO; July 1996 Planning for Movement, Exploration, and Travel for Students with Deafblindness Full day workshop co-presented at Iowa Vision Seminar; March 1996 Identifying Autism in Students with Blindness and Visual Impairments Full day workshop co-presented at Iowa School for the Blind; March 1995 Orientation and Mobility for Students with Deafblindness Full day workshop co-presented at Alaska Special Education Conference; February 1994 Sign Language for Students with Deafblindness Taught at the Oregon School for the Blind; Salem, OR; October 1994-March, 1995 Orientation and Mobility for Students with Deafblindness Presentation at Oregon AER Conference, Bend, OR; October 1993 Working with Students with Deafblindness 3 quarter-hour Course, Co-Taught for Western Oregon State College; Spring Term, 1992 Braille I 3 semester-hour Course, Taught for Portland State University; Winter Term, 1991
Manual Communication for Deafblind: District sign language class taught for Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK; October, l987- March 1988 Van Dijk Methodologies for the Deafblind: Canadian Association for Deafblind, Regional Conference, Richmond, British Columbia; February 6-8, 1986 Early Intervention Orientation and Mobility Instruction for Preschool Children with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities International Symposium on Visually Handicapped Infants and Young Children, Birth to Seven - "The First Steps", Aruba, Netherland Antilles; May 24, 1983