Walter W. Stockton

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Walter W. Stockton

President and Chief Executive Officer, Kinexion

Walter W. Stockton is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinexion, a management service organization (MSO) for an affiliate network comprised of Independent Group Home Living Program, Inc., [IGHL], The New Interdisciplinary School [NIS], The Center for Developmental Disabilities, Inc., The Association for Technology Dependent Children, Inc./d.b.a Angela's House, Head Injury Association, Inc., [HIA], Maryhaven, Inc., and East End Disability Associates, Inc., [EEDA]. This network positions seven well-respected not-for-profit organizations to lead the way in which we are able to provide lifetime supports for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mr. Stockton was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He earned his degree in Psychology from California State University in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, he accepted a position at Maryhaven Center of Hope in Port Jefferson Station, New York, as the Director of Recreation, where he subsequently served as Director of Residential Services.

Upon earning a Master's Degree in Special Education at Adelphi University, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Careers at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, New York. He also served as the Program Director of the Therapeutic Recreation Leadership Program and initiated a Community Residence Management curriculum for the college.

In 1978, he established IGHL after receiving an initial one-to-one grant to convert a private home on Long Island's North Shore into a residence for eight adults living with developmental disabilities who previously resided in the Willowbrook State School. Today, IGHL operates more than 80 homes and 25 day habilitation programs, including a 32 bed skilled nursing facility, and has built a network infrastructure that allows providers to work in solidarity to realize significant efficiencies. 

Mr. Stockton served as a member of the Quogue School Board for 18 years and as its President for 5 years. He is currently the President of the Alliance of Long Island Agencies, Inc., and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Advance Care Alliance (ACA). ACA is a care coordination organization currently supporting over 25,000 individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the downstate New York area. Mr. Stockton has also been elected Chairman of TriaDD/MyCompass, a developing statewide managed care organization that will eventually support over 65,000 people living with disabilities throughout New York State.