Who Sits on the Board of Directors for AAPD?
Officers
- Chairman - The Honorable Tony Coelho, Disability Rights Advocate
- Vice-Chairman - The Honorable Ralph Boyd, Jr., Freddie Mac
- Secretary - Joyce Bender, Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
- Treasurer - Meredith Ryan-Reid, MARSH USA Inc.
- Immediate Past Chair - Cheryl Sensenbrenner, Disability Rights Advocate
- Day Al-Mohamed, DayInWashington.com
- Kelby Brick, Purple Communications
- Robert “Bobby” Coward, Direct Action
- Mary Davis, CSC
- Wendy Elliott-Vandivier, Elliott-Vandivier, Hibbs & Associates, LLC
- B. Keith Fulton, Verizon
- Mitch Glazier, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- Claudia Gordon, DEAFinite Possibilities, Inc.
- Alison A. Hillman, Open Society Institute
- Andrew J. Imparato, President and CEO, AAPD
- Edward Kennedy Jr., Marwood Group
- Mark Perriello
- John Register, United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
- Will Ris, American Airlines
- Helen Roth, Disability Policy Consultant
- Laura Sanford, AT&T Foundation
- Margaret Staton, ELA Foundation
- Eric Vaughn, BookHill Partners
- James Weisman, United Spinal Association
- Betty Williams, Arc of Indiana.
AAPD was launched on July 25, 1995, and has received its 501(c)(3) designation. Key subcommittees of AAPD were developed to focus on three targeted agendas: Membership and Benefits, Policy and Operations.
The board set individual membership dues at $15.00 annually to reinforce affordability for all people with disabilities, their friends and families. "If we are talking about an organization that is open to all people with disabilities, we cannot forget that 2/3 of us are unemployed and probably cannot afford more," said former board member Judi Chamberlin. "Individual membership in AAPD must be affordable."
According to founding member Justin Dart, "AAPD gives us the opportunity for harmonious unity and will help create the strong voice needed to overcome thousands of years of attitudinal and physical barriers."
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