Leadership Team
Laura Buckner, M.Ed.
Laura Buckner, M.Ed.
Laura Buckner, M.Ed.
Laura Buckner, M.Ed., founding partner of the Institute for Person-Centered Practices, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and former special educator. Laura has invested the last 15 years in providing training on the local, state, and national levels. Laura is a Certified Mentor Trainer in Person Centered Practices through the Learning Community for Person Centered Practices. She has considerable experience facilitating Person-Centered Plans using the materials of the Learning Community, and in training plan facilitators. Laura believes her greatest expertise comes from her experience as a mother. Her adult son has been both impetus and inspiration to Laura's work to create inclusive communities, along with plans that enable people to live lives of choice successfully with the right supports, in those communities.
Aimee Ortiz-Day
Laura Buckner, M.Ed.
Laura Buckner, M.Ed.
Aimee Day is the Director of PCP Programs and Family Outreach at the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. She focuses on person-centered practices, increasing self-advocacy skills, and promoting the inclusion of individuals with disabilities.
Aimee is a bilingual mentor and trainer certified in Person Centered Thinking and People Planning Together. She works extensively with families, students, and school districts to create inclusive educational environments. Aimee is also a mother of two sons who have disabilities, and she collaborates with her son Ty on advocacy and educational initiatives.