Association Officers
| President
Dr. Andre Washington (2024-2026)
Langston University
RRTC on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
6700 N. MLK
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Contact Andre Washington |
Vice President
Muslimah S. LaForce, MS (2024-2026)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Center for Advanced Communications Policy
500 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30332
Contact Salimah LaForce |
| Past-President
Ms. Wendy Strobel Gower (2024-2026)
Cornell University
Institute on Employment and Disability
201 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Wendy Strobel Gower |
President-Elect
(vacant) |
| Secretary
Dr. Rayna Sage (2022-2025)
Project Director
RTC: Rural
Room 253 Corbin Hall
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
Contact Rayna Sage |
Fiscal Manager (non voting)
Robin Jones (2023-2025)
Project Director
Great Lakes ADA Center
Department on Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W Roosevelt Road, Room 404
Chicago, IL 60608
Contact Robin Jones
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Executive Committee Members-at-Large
Ms. Jessica Chaiken (2023-2025)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken |
Dr. Ann Deschamps (2023-2025)
Mid-Atlantic ADA Regional Center
TransCen
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852
Contact Ann Deschamps |
Dr. Kelsey Goddard (2023-2026)
Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Ave, Room 4089
Lawrence, KS 66045-7599
Contact Kelsey Goddard |
Dr. Katie Warden (2023-2026)
Northwest ADA Regional Center
Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation
University of Washington
6912 220th St. SW, Suite 105
Mountlake Terrace, Washington 98043
Contact Katie Warden |
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Dr. Kacie R. Dentleegrand (2024-2027)
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on
Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
Langston University – Oklahoma City Campus
7401 N. Kelley Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Contact Kacie Dentleegrand
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Dr. Miriam Heyman (2024-2027)
Community Living Equity Center
Lurie Institute for Disability Policy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
415 South Street MS 035
Waltham, MA 02453
Contact Miriam Heyman |
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Committee Chairs
Committee Descriptions
Committee chairs are appointed by the President and their terms may coincide with the President’s term.
| Program Committee
Muslimah S. LaForce, MS (2024-2025)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Center for Advanced Communications Policy
500 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30332
Contact Salimah LaForce |
Nominating Committee
Ms. Wendy Strobel Gower (2024-2026)
Cornell University
Institute on Employment and Disability
201 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Wendy Strobel Gower |
| By-Laws and Rules and Regulations
Ms. Joann Starks (2023-2025)
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1400 Crystal Dr., 10th Fl
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Contact Joann Starks |
KT and Training Committee
Dr. Kathleen Murphy (2019-2025)
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1400 Crystal Dr., 10th Fl
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Contact Kathleen Murphy |
| Legislative Committee
Dr. Jae Kennedy (2020-2025)
Washington State University
Department of Health Policy and Administration
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210
Contact Jae Kennedy |
Membership Committee
Ms. Jessica Chaiken (2016-2025)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken |
| Research Committee
Dr. Sarah von Schrader (2024-2025)
Cornell University
Institute on Employment and Disability
Dolgen Hall, Room 303B
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Sarah von Schrader |
Communications Committee
Mr. Mark Odum (2016-2025)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Mark Odum |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Dr. Andre Washington (2020-2025)
Langston University
RRTC on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
6700 N. MLK
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Contact Andre Washington
Ms. Jessica Chaiken (2020-2025)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken |
Awards Committee
Robin Jones (2015-2025)
Project Director
Great Lakes ADA Center
Department on Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W Roosevelt Road, Room 404
Chicago, IL 60608
Contact Robin Jones |
