Meet Our Staff

Tanja Blicker-Ucran,
DIRECTOR

Tanja is a Coordinator for the Cross Disability Coalition and facilitates Coalition meetings. She develops and participates in the Coalition’s speaking bureau. These presentations are offered to various disability agencies across the State. Tanja has a B.S. in Social Work from Rhode Island College, and her interests include reading, movies and exercising.

Deanne GagneDeanne Gagne,
COORDINATOR

Deanne is a Coordinator for the Cross Disability Coalition and facilitates Coalition meetings. She helped develop and is the lead person for the Sexual Abuse Awareness presentation “Stay Safe”. Deanne also assists with teaching Job club.

Deanne has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Rhode Island College and her interests include reading, listening to music, exercising, and spending time with family and friends.

Rachel FerreiraRachel Ferreira,
COORDINATOR

Rachel is a Coordinator for the Cross Disability Coalition and helps facilitate Coalition meetings.