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DJ has close to 20 years of experience, related to disability and employment programs and policy, across the public workforce development system at the local, state, and national levels. In DJ’s current role as a Sr. Technical Assistance and Research Analyst he provides technical assistance (TA) and training for the VA DARS EPIC Disability Innovation Fund grant, the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) and the Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR). His early career experience included working for the Alaska Department of Labor as a case manager for the Adult/Dislocated worker programs as well as leading Alaska’s Disability Program Navigator Initiative.

Following his time in Alaska, he was hired by the National Technical Assistance Center for the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Disability Program Navigator Initiative and its successor the Disability Employment Initiative. More recently, he led GW's work supporting state VR agencies in improving engagement and outcomes for participants living at the intersection of disability and poverty as part of the Targeted Communities Technical Assistance Center, funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

Additionally, he provided training and TA as a subject matter expert for the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center (WINTAC). He has a Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling from Western Washington University, completed and maintains a Community Partner Work Incentive Coordinator (CP-WIC) Certification from Virginia Commonwealth University, and recently completed his Doctoral coursework in Human and Organizational Learning, Executive Leadership Program and is in the process of writing his dissertation.