Laura Vegas, MPS, serves as a HCBS TA Senior Analyst on the TA for HCBS & PASRR Programs Contract administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She has more than 24 years of experience working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Ms. Vegas was part of a team that led the effort to close a sheltered workshop and connect people to their community through person-centered planning and practices and witnessed the positive change in people's lives who were affected by the transition. With that background, Ms. Vegas has spent her career working for people, families and with organizations to promote systems change that will better support quality of life for people so that they may realize their dreams and personal goals.