Washington, DC – January 31, 2022 –  Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities (Quality Trust), a nonprofit organization that focuses on improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families in the District of Columbia, announced that Shawn Ullman has been selected as their next Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2022. Ullman will be responsible for leading strategic planning, resource development, and organizational management of all aspects of Quality Trust.

Shawn comes to Quality Trust from The Arc where she served as the Senior Director of National Initiatives. She joined The Arc as Director of TheArc@School in April of 2016. Before joining The Arc, she was a staff attorney for 11 years with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC), the protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities in the District of Columbia. Prior to that, Shawn was an Equal Justice Works Fellow for the Ohio State Legal Services Association, where she helped build the capacity of legal service attorneys throughout Ohio. Shawn has presented to students, parents, educators, and government agencies regarding the rights of students and their families in the special education process. Shawn received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her bachelor’s degree in political science from DePauw University.

Shawn succeeds Tina Campanella, the founding Executive Director of Quality Trust, who has served the organization for 20 years. Tina’s significant accomplishments include leading Quality Trust as a strong, independent, and effective advocacy organization in DC, and leading efforts to improve community systems and supports for DC residents with developmental disabilities and their families. Tina led the organization to: secure multi-year funding from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence against Women, create Family Ties of DC, the first peer-to-peer parent support network in DC, serve on the Steering Committee for the Court Excellence project, and represent the first court case in DC to terminate guardianship in favor of supported decision-making.

Quality Trust is a 21-year strong nonprofit with a mission to be an independent catalyst for change in the lives of people of all ages with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia and beyond. Quality Trust was incorporated in 2001, and the first Board of Directors was appointed by the Mayor of DC in September of 2001.

Find out more about Quality Trust at www.DCQualityTrust.org, or by calling the office at (202) 448-1444.