Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., is the Director of the Tarjan Center, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior, at UCLA. She is also the Founder and Director of the National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA. Dr. Raynor has over 40 years of experience advancing policies and practices for supporting diverse families, inclusive postsecondary education, competitive integrated employment, and careers in the arts for people with disabilities. Dr. Raynor was a recipient of a Disparities Fund Grant (2018-2020) from the Department of Developmental Services to develop and implement a mentor curriculum to build resilience and assist Chinese and Latino monolingual speaking families plan for and access needed regional center services for their transition age youth or young adult. Dr. Raynor is the Past President of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities and is a Governor appointed member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and active in a number of committees and taskforces at local, state and national level. Dr. Raynor holds degrees from Boston University and USC in Occupational Therapy and a doctorate from UCLA in Educational Psychology.