Executive Committee

Association Officers

President

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

President-Elect

Jae Kennedy (2025-2026)
Washington State University
Department of Health Policy and Administration
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210
Contact Jae Kennedy

Past-President

Wendy Strobel Gower (2024-2026)
Northeast ADA Regional Center
Cornell University
Institute on Employment and Disability
201 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Wendy Strobel Gower

Secretary

Emily Shuman (2025-2028)
Project Director
Rocky Mountain ADA Regional Center
University of Northern Colorado
Gunter Hall 1170, Campus Box 155
Greeley, CO 80639
Contact Emily Shuman

Fiscal Manager (non voting)

Robin Jones (2023-)
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

 

Executive Committee Members-at-Large

Jessica Chaiken (2025-2028)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken
Ann Deschamps (2025-2026)
Mid-Atlantic ADA Regional Center
TransCen
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852
Contact Ann Deschamps
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
Yochai Eisenberg (2025-2028)
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 Yochai Eisenberg

Tonie Sadler (2025-2027)
Center on Knowledge Translation of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1400 Crystal Dr., 10th Fl
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Contact Tonie Sadler

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

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 (2024-2026)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Center for Advanced Communications Policy
500 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30332
Contact Salimah LaForce

Nominating Committee

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

Joann Starks (2024-2026)
Contact Joann Starks

KT and Training Committee

Kathleen Murphy (2019-2026)
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
1400 Crystal Dr., 10th Fl
Arlington, VA 22202-3289
Contact Kathleen Murphy

Legislative Committee

Jae Kennedy (2020-2026)
Washington State University
Department of Health Policy and Administration
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210
Contact Jae Kennedy

Membership Committee

Jessica Chaiken (2016-2026)
National Rehab. Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken

Research Committee

Sarah von Schrader (2024-2026)
Cornell University
Institute on Employment and Disability
Dolgen Hall, Room 303B
Ithaca, NY 14853
Contact Sarah von Schrader

Communications Committee

Rayna Sage (2025-2026)
RTC: Rural
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
Contact Rayna Sage

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Andre Washington (2020-2026)
Langston University
RRTC on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
6700 N. MLK
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Contact Andre Washington

Jessica Chaiken (2020-2026)
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
HeiTech Services, Inc.
8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500
Landover, MD 20785
Contact Jessica Chaiken

 Awards Committee

Robin Jones (2015-2026)
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