Governance
The DRBA is governed by the Board of Directors, which:
- Establishes necessary and appropriate rules of order and procedures for operation of the DRBA.
- Selects and administers the work done by the DRBA and makes decisions on behalf of DRBA as a whole.
- Meets periodically to confer about DRBA activities and vet potential DRBA members.
Officers
- Lydia X.Z. Brown (Co-Chair)
- Ariel Simms, The Arc of the United States (Co-Chair)
- John Waldo, Law Office of John F. Waldo (Treasurer)
- Rebecca Williford, Disability Rights Advocates (Secretary)
Members of the Board of Directors
- Nancy Alisberg, Retired
- Heather Ansley, Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Lia Sifuentes Davis, Disability Rights Texas
- Brian Dimmick, American Civil Liberties Union
- Al Elia, TRE Legal Practice
- James Felakos, Law Office of James Felakos
- Karla Gilbride, Public Justice – District of Columbia
- Michele Magar, The Tanya Project: A Medical-Legal Partnership for Women with Cancer
- Julie Nepveu, AARP Foundation Litigation
- Caitlin Parton, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
- Malhar Shah, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Kenneth Shiotani, National Disability Rights Network
- Mehgan Sidhu, University of Pennsylvania
- Holly Stiles, Disability Rights North Carolina
- Tauna Szymanski, Communication First
- Nicole Tuchinda, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law