Tedra Jackson is the Grants Manager for the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council), with responsibility for developing plan objectives, requests for proposals and the overall spending plan for the DD Council's statewide grants program. Jackson leads the Council's Race, Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) committee and facilitates Michigan's Community of Practice on Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Developmental Disabilities. Jackson has been recognized for her leadership as well as her equity and inclusion work in a space.