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FACULTY
Rob Crawford - Veronica
Lieb - Justin Coller - Mia Coudret - Estelle
Esposito -
Monecia Dennis - Elissa
C. Levine - Shirley Schroeder -
Steve Mozer - Matt Curran -
Leon
Johnson - Angela Sullivan - Diana Lubick - Gary Kush - Nanette Bowles - Paul McCray -
Vonecia Hill - Shawn Stendel - Back to About
Veronica Lieb (Crawford) | President
Veronica is the President and HR - Generalist of Life Development Institute.
She holds a BA in Psychology, MA in Human Resources Development and is
a Board Certified Senior Disability Analyst. For her thesis in graduate
school, Veronica did her research study on Diversity in the Workplace
including individuals with disabilities as a minority population. Her
career includes both professional and the practitioners experience the
adult domains of life, training/working one on one and in groups with
LD, ADHD, High Functioning Autism, Aspergers, Substance Abuse, PTSD, Mood
Disorders, Mild TBI, Personality Disorders and family dynamic issues.
She was an adjunct college professor teaching life skills and career planning,
worked for a Fortune 100 company as a Human Resources Training Manager
and Recruiter ensuring compliance of ADA, training on employment laws,
team and leadership roles, diversity in the workplace, and employee relations.
Veronica is a member on the Education and Training Committee of Jobing.Com,
SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management), NETPA (AZ Networking Employment
and Training Professional Association), VSHRA (Valley of the Sun Human
Resources Association), EMA (Employment Management Association), DLA (Diversity
Leadership Alliance), LDA (Learning Disabilities Association America),
ASA (Autism Society of America) and the ABDA (American Board Disability
Analysts).
Her book “Embracing
the Monster: Overcoming the Challenges of Hidden Disabilities,”which
was released in 2002 by Brookes Publishing and is in it’s second
printing. She has been featured in numerous publications including LDA
News briefs, NCLD/Our World magazine, LDonLine/First Person and Smart
Kids with LD. Veronica is a respected spokesperson on behalf of and for
adults with LD, ADHD, and mental health issues across the nation and speaking
at local and national conferences. She is a passionate and tireless spokeswoman
working to enhance the recognition of adults with hidden disabilities
as the most unrecognized and misunderstood minority in our society. Veronica
works with LD staff to integrate our students into the community where
others can see their talents and contributions not knowing they are any
different from other millennium generation young adults! It is her great
joy for others in the community to see how talented and amazingly involved
LDI students are that they want in to what we have going on! Even more
meaningful to her is that the students begin to see their own power develop
as they start to present themselves as a representative minority for their
up and coming generation.
