Michael Mayer

Prior to joining CRA, Senior Partner, Dr. Michael "Mike" Mayer was the Executive Director  of the Institute on Complex Disabilities for 12 years. He also has been providing cutting-edge training and consultation services internationally since 1990. Mike is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and trainer; his unique approach, compassionate drive, and enlightening and dynamic presentations have led over 400 local, state, and national organizations to pursue his penetrating and enriching training. He has trained over 40,000 personnel all over the world, including the United States, Canada, the Middle East, the Pacific Rim, Africa, Asia, and Europe. He has been directly responsible for overseeing the development of community residential, vocational, and other support and treatment services for over 500 people who have disabilities, specializing in individuals with more severe and/or complex disabilities. He has also overseen and/or consulted on the development, modification to, and/or conversion of family and community services and supports for over 5,250 people.

Mike has authored and edited over 50 publications including books, chapters, and articles. He has developed numerous curricula, assessment tools, and protocols that are used throughout the world to assist in the diagnosis, treatment, support planning, service evaluation, and training for people who have complex disabilities. He has served on the faculty of several colleges, universities, institutes, international forums, and boards of directors.

He also organizes and provides program design, development, and management supports for organizations that support people with disabilities. One of his major focuses is to facilitate organizational implementation of systems transformation and service conversions efforts. Mike's dedication to community supports has been a passion of his since he was a young adult, and it clearly shows in his focus on preventing institutionalization and supporting deinstitutionalization. He has a strong desire to help all, especially those previously deemed "too difficult" to support within the community.