Annette Downey

Annette Downey, is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Community Living Services in Michigan. Previously, Annette worked as the Executive Director of the Oakland Community Health Network and the Executive Director of Community Living Services of Oakland County Michigan. Annette Downey is based in southeast Michigan but has worked on national projects as far away as Israel and Ontario to Wisconsin, Delaware, and several states in between. Most of her projects focus on Person-Centered Planning, Self-Determination, Real Life Quality Outcomes, and Community Focused Planning for people with developmental disabilities. She is a tireless advocate for systems change aimed at promoting people with disabilities’ right to choose their own life paths and to control who, what, when, where, and how their supports are provided. Annette is a graduate of the 2009 Summer Leadership Institute.