TASP is a small, but growing, non-profit.

chelsea.tighe@achancetoparent.net
With over 20 years of experience in the field of disabilities and a background in developmental disabilities, early intervention, childcare, and family support, Chelsea’s work is firmly rooted in increasing positive outcomes for children and families. Chelsea has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in early childhood education and is the Executive Director for The Association for Successful Parenting (TASP), a non-profit committed to supporting families where the parent(s) have a cognitive disability. At TASP, she works closely with a committed Board of Directors to reach professionals and self-advocates across the country, and internationally, to improve outcomes for parents with IDD and their children. Prior to joining TASP in 2017, Chelsea worked at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland for 12 years, where she was the Director of the Family Support Services Program at KKI and the Growing Together Program at PACT. The Family Support Services Program works with both children and adults with developmental disabilities, and their families, through the local Early Intervention program and the State Developmental Disabilities Administration, and the Growing Together Program supported parents with intellectual disabilities (IDD) in the state’s only home and center-based program for parents with IDD.
Janet Wilson, TASP Program Coordinator
janet.wilson@achancetoparent.net
Janet Wilson works part-time for TASP, and part-time in her role as Senior Program Coordinator with Sooner Success in Oklahoma. Janet is adept at strategic planning and project management, and significantly enhanced program attendance and stakeholder engagement at Sooner SUCCESS. She is a dedicated worker, eager to leverage knowledge in social services and program development and is skilled in running social services initiatives and developing policies and procedures. Janet has extensive experience advocating for social and economic well-being of individuals and families, and joins TASP to implement the 2-year WITH Grant.