Richard Petty - Resume

TIRR Memorial Hermann - The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, Texas

Co-Director, ILRU - Independent Living Research Utilization (2015 - 2025)

Identified prospective grant proposals and successfully secured grants to fund nationwide programs of research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination across four major projects.
Managed and supervised cross institutional, multidisciplinary team of 19.
Formed and led large, successful national collaborative projects with budgets ranging from $3M to $5M to support the mission of the organization.
Analyzed grant prospects and developed short- and long-term goals, including recommendations for key partnerships, strategic programs, and program recipients of services. Prepared proposals and briefings for other leaders.

Director, IL-NET Training and Technical Assistance Center (2015 - 2024)

Directed all activities of national project with budget of $3.6M. Activities included needs assessment, continuous quality improvement, programming, personnel, operations, evaluation, and budgeting.
Spearheaded multidisciplinary teams of 40 trainers, instructors, consultants, authors, curriculum developers, and Web specialists.
Coordinated work of three major national partner organizations along with 18 external consultants.
Guided curriculum development for 24 webinars, 10 online self-paced tutorials along with 6 multi-state on-location training courses.

Director, National Center for Aging and Disability (2015-2025)

Conducted nationwide webinars and provided direct technical assistance to 20 non-profit organizations annually.

McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, Texas

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) (2016 - Present)

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Research Professor, School of Social Work (2014 - 2015)

Executive Director, National Resource Center for Participant- Directed Services (2014 - 2015)

Collaborated with faculty and administrators to understand institutional priorities and created and executed annual strategic plans for funding them.
Directed multidisciplinary team of 8 researchers, consultants, instructors, and trainers whose mission was to conduct research and provide training and publications for participant-directed programs.
Engaged social work faculty in activities of the National Resource Center serving an external audience of organizations offering participant-directed services.
Designed and executed an annual operating plan to achieve university goals in proposal development and external funding awards for high priority, cross-institutional and university-wide projects.

TIRR - The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, Texas

Director, New Community Opportunities Center (2010 - 2014)

Coordinated research to identify exemplary service programs, including case studies and mixed-methods research.
Facilitated development of monographs, articles, and other publications featuring exemplary programs. Directed and facilitated training on exemplary programs.
Wrote and assisted others in writing complex proposals, high-level briefings, and collateral materials for institutional fund raising.

Director, ILRU Community Living Partnership (2004 - 2007)

Headed multi-organization partnership to provide consulting and training support for innovative programs providing community-based services for people with disabilities.

Director, Real Choice Systems Change Collaborative (2001 - 2003)

Directed multi-organization partnership to foster and support Real Choice Systems Change grantees.
Facilitated consulting and training to support advanced programs offering innovative community-based services.

Director, IL-NET Training and Technical Assistance Center (1998 - 2014)

Directed IL-NET, a national project that provided training and technical assistance on programming and management to Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), organizations that foster community independence for people with disabilities.
Coordinated three organizations and multi-consultant national programs to provide training for disability-led centers for independent living.
Administered national partnership to provide consulting services for community-based organizations.
Managed budget of $6M across five-year period to provide services for statewide independent living centers.

Expertise and Passions