Jeffrey J. Tamburo, LMSW, CESP
Jeffrey J. Tamburo, LMSW, CESP, has been an Extension Associate/Training Specialist for the Yang-Tan Institute since 2015. Previously, he worked for the Center for Human Services Education, a division of Heritage Christian Services, as a Training and Organizational Development Specialist. Since 2013, Jeffrey has served as lead trainer for the NYS Consortium for the Advancement of Supported Employment (NYS CASE), an EDI initiative and an ACCES-VR funded project that offers training for supported employment providers across New York State. His employment in EDI also includes working as a training specialist for the Northeast ADA Center, where he provides training on the Americans with Disabilities Act to individuals and organizations in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Previously, Jeffrey worked for many years as Director of Employment Services for Enable, an affiliate of the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State. He also served as Project Administrator for the NYS Institute for Health Transition Training, where he played a key role in the creation, design, and dissemination of Healthy Transitions, a web-based tool for youth with developmental disabilities, families, service coordinators and health care providers. Jeffrey served two terms as Co-President of New York State Association of People Supporting EmploymentFirst (APSE) and retains an active APSE membership while continuing to serve as an ex-officio member of the board of directors. Jeffrey has also served as Chair of the National APSE Employment Support Professional Certification Council, and was among the first individuals in the nation to hold the Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) designation.