Full Name
Janet LaBreck
Job Title
Principal
Company
Synergy Consulting Partners
Speaker Bio
Janet L. LaBreck is the former Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under President Barack Obama. Under her leadership, Janet helped promulgate the most substantive national policy regulation changes to the Vocational Rehabilitation program in over 15 years. During the last six years of her 27-year career with the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB), Janet was appointed to serve as Commissioner by former governor Duval Patrick until her transition to Washington, D.C. in 2013. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Optometry from New England College of Optometry (NECO) for her innovative partnership that resulted in the establishment of a mobile eye care clinic for individuals with low vision conditions. Most recently, Janet has established Janet L. LaBreck Consulting LLC in addition to becoming the Co-Founder of Synergy Consulting Partners. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees for both the Perkins School for the Blind and the National Braille Press.
Janet LaBreck