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.

Board of Directors members serve for 2-year terms. All decisions of the Board of Directors are decided by majority vote. The current members of the DRBA Board of Directors are:

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