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She is the co-author or editor of over 15 publications focusing on the education of children with deafblindness that are now used internationally as the basis of trainings for teachers, administrators and parents. Riggio was named coordinator of Perkins’ Educational Leadership Program in 2012. Prior to her current role, she served as an Educational Consultant for Perkins International, and as a regional coordinator for both the Africa and Asia & Pacific regions. Riggio earned a master’s degree in Multi-handicapped and Deafblind Education from Boston College, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Special and Elementary Education. Over the years, Riggio has traveled to Israel, Ukraine, Jordan, Portugal, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa, Korea, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Haiti to provide technical assistance to local partners. Before she joined the Perkins International team, Riggio was the Project Director for the National Deafblind Training Project, which developed training institutes in deafblindess for teachers and parents.
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Educational Leadership Program (ELP) participants travel from across the globe to take part in an immersive education experience. Graduates become leaders in their home countries—expanding educational opportunities for children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities wherever they work.
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Dr. Ramona Jean-Perkins is an Associate Professor currently serving as the Educational Leadership Program Coordinator for the Masters and Doctoral Programs at Xavier University of Louisiana. A native of New Orleans, she earned a BA degree in Elementary Education from Xavier University, and an M.Ed. from Southern University in Baton Rouge, certification in Supervision and Instruction and Principalship from The University of South Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from The University of Southern Mississippi. She taught in public schools in Mobile, AL and in New Orleans, LA. She held positions at the district level in Mobile and New Orleans as an Elementary Curriculum Supervisor, Director of Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation, District Reading Specialist, Associate Director of Reading and Language Arts, and Assistant Principal K-8.
Collegiate experiences in education include methods courses, reading, early childhood, secondary reading, content, assessment, and leadership courses. She served as the PK-16+ Coordinator (SUNO) and the Quality Enhancement Coordinator (Dillard University). These positions focused on preparing university units for accreditation compliance for NCATE and SACS. She has served as the External Evaluator of the NOYCE (MSTI) grant for Xavier University.
Dr. Perkins’ research interests include: Early Childhood Education, Assessment, Graduate Service-Learning, Program Evaluation, Accreditation, Curriculum, and Program Design. She has served on State Department Advisory Councils in AL & LA.
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She is the co-author or editor of over 15 publications focusing on the education of children with deafblindness that are now used internationally as the basis of trainings for teachers, administrators and parents. Riggio was named coordinator of Perkins' Educational Leadership Program in 2012.
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