VOCATIONAL EXPERT
Chief Executive Officer, Owner, Broughton Associates, Inc.
2002 – Present
Vocational Expert, Job Placement Specialist and Rehabilitation Counselor. Duties: job placement, labor market surveys, medical coordination, staff supervisor, expert witness testimony, and disability management advisor. Specializing in vocational assessments and job placement of workers’ compensation claimants. Analyzing and determining injured person’s ability to find employment, given the residual effects of his or her injury, taking into consideration all factors that affect employability.
Commissioner, Department of Rehabilitative Services
1999-2002
Appointed by Governor James Gilmore in October 1999. Agency Head responsible for a complex multi-funded state agency with an operating budget of $121,500,000 forDRSand $24,500,000 forWoodrowWilsonRehabilitationCenter, which provides opportunities and assistance to individuals with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities in their efforts to obtain employment. Detailed responsibilities include, but not limited to, administrative oversight for:
1095 Employees
43 Vocational Rehabilitation Field Offices
4 Vocational Rehabilitation Regional Offices
4 Disability Determination Services Regional Offices
5 Major programmatic areas: Vocational Rehabilitation, Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, Disability Determination Services, Community- Based Programs, and Administrative Services.
President, Owner,Broughton Associates, Inc.
1982 – 1999
Vocational Expert, Job Placement Specialist and Rehabilitation Counselor. Duties: job placement, labor market surveys, medical coordination, staff supervision, vocational assessments, and expert witness testimony. Specialized in the job placement of workers’ compensation claimants and vocational assessments. Analyzed and determined injured person’s ability to find employment and their earning capacity, given the residual effects of his or her injury, taking into consideration all factors that affect his or her employability.
EDUCATION
1965 UniversityofRichmond, BA in Philosophy
1979 U.S.Army Command andGeneralStaffCollege
2005 AuburnUniversity, M. Ed. in Rehabilitation and Special Education Rehabilitation Services
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
Certified Case Manager
American Board of Disability Analysts (Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomat)
Licensed as a Rehabilitation Provider with theCommonwealthofVirginia
Certified Personnel Consultant
Vocational Expert, Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals
Diplomate, American Board of Vocational Experts
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
Past - Board Member -VirginiaTreatmentCenter for Children (MedicalCollege of Virginia)
Resource and Development Committee Chairman
Member of the Governor’s Board for People with Disabilities –Commonwealth ofVa.
Chairman of the Employment Committee
National Association Rehab Professional Private Sector – Regional Director for Virginia(1992-1993). Co-Chairman of Legislative Committee.
National Organization of Rehabilitation Professionals (NORP) – Charter Member and Treasurer (August 2001).
Chi Sigma Iota, Alpha Psi Omega Chapter – Outstanding Service Award (2000 – 2001)
Case Manager’s Society of America, Richmond Chapter Vice President (2003- 2004)
Alpha Theta Chi Collegiate Honor Society,AuburnUniversity(2005)
NorthstarAcademyChairman of the Board of Trustees (A School for Special Needs Children)
Present – Case Manager’s Society of America, Richmond Chapter President (2004-2005)
RichmondWorkforce Investment Board
American Board of Vocational Experts – President
National Rehabilitation Association
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
National Rehabilitation Job Placement and Development Division
VirginiaRehabilitation Association
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
OTHER ACTIVITIES, PAST AND PRESENT
RichmondJaycees – Director of the Year 1971 Association of theUnited StatesArmy
United StatesArmy Reserve – Rotary Club
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) FirstBaptistChurch
Field of Expertise: Transportation American Legion
and Public Affairs Shrine
Reserve Officers’ Association
