WASHINGTON, DC - Nov 18, 2016 – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts. Below are the list of individuals that are part of the disability community, and are being appointed to posts that are to the United States Access Board, and the National Council on Disability.
President Obama said, “I am honored that these talented individuals have decided to serve our country. They bring their years of experience and expertise to this Administration, and I look forward to working with them.”Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda, Appointee for Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board
Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda is Founder and President of World ENABLED and The Pineda Foundation, positions he has held since 2003. Dr. Pineda was an Adjunct Professor in City and Regional Planning and the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, positions he held in 2012. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the World Institute on Disability in 2011 and a Principal Investigator at the Department of Education in 2009. Dr. Pineda was a Researcher at the Institute for Urban and Regional Development in 2005 and at the University of California, Berkeley’s Kujacic Endowment in 2004. He was a member of the Youth Advisory Committee of the National Council on Disability in 2003 and received the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award in 2009. He was first appointed to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in 2015. Dr. Pineda received a B.A., B.S., and an M.C.P. from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Shelley Siegel, Appointee for Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board
Shelley Siegel is Founder and President of Universal Design & Education Network, LLC, positions she has held since 1991. Ms. Siegel is also Consulting Designer of the Siegel Design Group, Inc., where she has worked since 1972. Ms. Siegel is a Fellow of the American Society of Interior Designers and a member of the Design Alliance for Accessible and Sustainable Environments. She is a former member of the Advisory Panel for the National Universal Design Program of the American Society of Interior Designers, the Florida Coordinating Council on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs ADA Advisory Board. She was first appointed to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in 2016. Ms. Siegel received an A.S. from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, a B.L.S. from Barry University, and an M.A. from Nova Southeastern University.
Karen Tamley, Appointee for Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board
Karen Tamley is Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities for the City of Chicago, a position she has held since 2005. Ms. Tamley is Co-Founder of the Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing, where she also served as a National Organizer from 1994 to 2004. She was Director of Programs at Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago from 1996 to 2005, Housing Director at Atlantis Community, Inc. from 1992 to 1996, and Executive Assistant at the National Disability Action Center from 1990 to 1992. Ms. Tamley is a member of the Executive Committee of Meals on Wheels Chicago, the Board of Directors of Pace Suburban Bus, and the Transit Access Advisory Committee of the Regional Transportation Authority. Ms. Tamley received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Maxwell Barrows, Appointee for Member, President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Maxwell Barrows is Outreach Director for Green Mountain Self-Advocates, a position he has held since 2007. Mr. Barrows served as Region 8 Representative at Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered from 2008 to 2016, and also served as the organization’s Vice President from 2010 to 2012. He is Co-Founder of Capitol Advocates Together and serves on the State Program Standing Committee for Development Services. Mr. Barrows was recognized as a White House Champion of Change in 2015.
Ryan Easterly, Appointee for Member, President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Ryan Easterly is Co-Founder and Director of Northern California Community Relations at MySupport, Inc, positions he has held since 2015. Mr. Easterly served in several roles at The HSC Foundation from 2007 to 2015, including Manager and Senior Coordinator of the National Youth Transitions Initiative, and Program Coordinator. Mr. Easterly was Program Assistant for the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy from 2006 to 2007. He serves on the boards of Community Resources for Independent Living, Special Hope Foundation, and Ala Costa Centers. Mr. Easterly received a B.S. from Troy University.
Billy W. Altom, Appointee for Member, National Council on Disability
Billy W. Altom is Executive Director of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, a position he has held since 2007. Mr. Altom was Executive Director for Delta Resource Center for Independent Living from 1996 to 2007 and Program Director for Spa Area Independent Living Services, Inc. from 1993 to 1996. He serves on the National AgrAbility Project Advisory Committee and the National Disability Leadership Alliance Steering Committee. He previously served as Chair of the Rail Vehicles Accessibility Advisory Committee of the U.S. Access Board. Mr. Altom received a B.A. from the University of Arkansas.
Dr. Rabia Belt, Appointee for Member, National Council on Disability
Dr. Rabia Belt is an Assistant Professor at Stanford Law School, a position she has held since 2016. Dr. Belt was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgetown University Law Center from 2014 to 2015 and a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan from 2007 to 2010. She was named a Kathryn T. Preyer Scholar in 2014. Dr. Belt received an A.B. from Harvard University and an M.A., J.D., and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Wendy S. Harbour, Appointee for Member, National Council on Disability
Dr. Wendy S. Harbour is Director of the National Center for College Students with Disabilities, Coordinator for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Disability Consortium, and Advisor for Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring, positions she has held since 2015. Dr. Harbour held various positions at Syracuse University from 2009 to 2015, including the Lawrence B. Taishoff Professor of Inclusive Higher Education, Executive Director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, Co-Director of the Center on Human Policy, Co-Coordinator of the Disability Studies Program, and Coordinator of the American Sign Language Program. Dr. Harbour was an Adjunct Professor at the Boston Teacher Residency Program at the University of Massachusetts-Boston from 2006 to 2008 and at the American Sign Language Program at Northeastern University in 2007. She was a Disability Specialist from 1995 to 2001 and an Academic Assistance and Testing Coordinator from 1995 to 1998 in Disability Services at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Dr. Harbour received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and an Ed.M. and Ed.D. from Harvard University.
Benro T. Ogunyipe, Appointee for Member, National Council on Disability
Benro T. Ogunyipe is an Accessibility Specialist for the Illinois Department of Human Services, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Ogunyipe was President of the National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and Vice President and Chairman of the organization’s Board from 2007 to 2011. He was Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission from 2007 to 2012 and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago. Mr. Ogunyipe was appointed to the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force by the Governor of Illinois in 2016. He was first appointed to the National Council on Disability in 2014. Mr. Ogunyipe received a B.A. from Gallaudet University and an M.P.A. from DePaul University School of Public Service.
Clyde Terry, Appointee for Member, and upon appointment to be designated Chairperson, National Council on Disability
Clyde Terry is Chief Executive Officer of Granite State Independent Living, a position he has held since 2002. Mr. Terry worked at the New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council as Executive Director from 2001 to 2002 and as Director of Policy and Planning from 1994 to 2001. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Hampshire in 1996 and Hearing Officer/American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at the New Hampshire Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities’ Office of Client and Legal Services from 1988 to 1994. Mr. Terry serves on the Governor’s Commission on Disability in New Hampshire and the Concord Hospital Medical Ethics Committee. He served on the National Task Force on Accessible Elections and the ADA Watch Advisory Council. Mr. Terry was first appointed to the National Council on Disability in 2011 and was designated Chairperson in 2015. Mr. Terry received a B.S. from Emerson College and a J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center, now the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
SOURCE: Press Release, the White House on Nov. 18, 2016
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