Bill Gaventa serves as Director of Community and Congregational Supports at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, and Associate Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

In his role at The Boggs Center, Bill works on community supports, training for community services staff, and supervision of a program in Clinical Pastoral Education. He also coordinates a training and technical assistance team for the New Jersey Self Directed Supports Projects, including the Self Determination Initiative.

Bill has served in a variety of professional and volunteer roles. Before coming to New Jersey, he was Coordinator of Family Support for the Georgia Developmental Disabilities Council. He moved to Georgia from New York, where he served as Chaplain and Coordinator of Religious Services for the Monroe Developmental Center. He was a graduate of Stetson University in Florida and Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

As writer and author, he is Co-Editor of the Journal of Religion Disability, and Health, editor of two newsletters, and a columnist for Insight, the national newsletter of The Arc of the United States. Writings include journal articles, book chapters, monographs, resource collections, booklets, and three edited books.

In volunteer roles, Bill has served as Executive Secretary for the Religion and Spirituality Division of the AAIDD since 1985. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the AAIDD.

Publications

Work Address:
The Boggs Center
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688

Phone: 732-235-9304
FAX: 732-235-9330
Email: bill.gaventa@umdnj.edu