Jeffrey Tamburo

Jeffrey J. Tamburo, LMSW, works as a Training and Content Development Associate for Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations School, in the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI). Previously, he worked for the Center for Human Services Education, a division of Heritage Christian Services, as a Training and Organizational Development Specialist. Jeffrey works on a number of projects for YTI, including the NYS Consortium for the Advancement of Supported Employment (NYS CASE), a Cornell initiative and an ACCES-VR funded project that offers training for employment service providers across New York State. His employment at Cornell also includes work for the Northeast ADA Center, where he provides training on the Americans with Disabilities Act to individuals and organizations in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. His work also includes the federally-funded NIDILRR project Diversity Partners, where he has been instrumental in developing online learning modules to assist employment service professionals in building better relationships with businesses.

Previously, Jeffrey worked for many years as Director of Employment Services for Enable, an affiliate of the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State. He also served as Project Administrator for the NYS Institute for Health Transition Training, where he played a key role in the creation, design, and dissemination of Healthy Transitions, a web-based tool for youth with developmental disabilities, families, service coordinators and health care providers. Jeffrey served two terms as Co-President of New York State Association of People Supporting EmploymentFirst (APSE) and retains an active APSE membership while continuing to serve as an ex-officio member of the board of directors. Jeffrey has also served as Chair of the National APSE Employment Support Professional Certification Council, and was among the first individuals in the nation to hold the Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) designation.

Jeffrey holds a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Villanova University.