President
Meet our Staff
Meet Our Fellows
Abigail Alvarez, Nonprofit Management Fellow
Abigail Alvarez is a sophomore at Santa Clara University, studying political science and Spanish in the University Honors Program. She currently serves as the board president of Oregon Student Voice (OSV), an organization that aims to reform education policy. [click to continue…]
Adam Fishbein, Jewish Inclusion and Volunteer Recruitment Fellow
Adam Fishbein’s interest in disability advocacy stems from his own mental health and learning challenges. Throughout his childhood, he was involved in the PA Tourette Syndrome Alliance (PA-TSA) and the Tourette Association of America. [click to continue…]
Ana Kohout, Nonprofit Management Fellow
Ana Kohout is a rising junior at Beloit College, where she is a double major in education and youth studies and disability studies. She hopes to become an elementary school teacher and work toward making schools more accessible. [click to continue…]
Angelica Vega, Policy Fellow
As a person with a disability and woman of color, Angelica Vega is passionate about fighting stigmas and promoting diversity and inclusion in schools and the workplace. She is majoring in philosophy and minoring in public health at American University. [click to continue…]
Anthony Rendolph Clarke Brown II, Communications Fellow
Anthony Brown currently writes recruiting profiles for athletes in high schools and junior colleges across the United States for PorterMedium.com. He graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature. [click to continue…]
Elizabeth Batwinis, Nonprofit Management Fellow
Elizabeth Batwinis is a rising senior at Virginia Tech where she is working toward a dual degree in psychology and human development and a minor in integrative health and wellness. She enjoys teaching cycle classes and cheering on the Washington Nationals. [click to continue…]
Jolie Carr, Communications Fellow
Jolie Carr is a senior at Samford University in Birmingham, where she is President of TEDxSamfordU, an organization that hosts TED talk-style events. She is also the VP of community relations for Samford’s chapter of the women’s fraternity Delta Delta Delta. [click to continue…]
Kai Fox, Nonprofit Management Fellow
Kai Fox is a rising junior at American University majoring in interdisciplinary studies. He serves as the CEO of a nonprofit called Students for Free Expression, which strives to build a community of students who believe in free speech and equip them to defend it in higher education. [click to continue…]
Laka Mitiku Negassa, Policy Fellow
Laka Negassa just finished her first year in the master’s program at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is interested in how health policy affects the disability community in terms of access to health care and quality of that care. [click to continue…]
Molly McConville, Policy Fellow
Molly McConville’s passion for disability rights stems from her personal relationships with family members and friends living with disabilities and witnessing firsthand the discrimination they experience. She hopes to pursue a career advocating for marginalized communities. [click to continue…]
Nemo Charlton, Policy Fellow
Nemo Charlton’s interest in disability advocacy as well as social justice stems in part from having autism. At the University of Maryland, they advocated for Title IX funding through coalition building and a social media campaign. [click to continue…]
Sarah Meehan, Political Communications Fellow
Sarah Meehan joined RespectAbility to continue her longstanding advocacy for people with disabilities, including herself. As a student, she co-founded the Association of Students with Disabilities or Chronic Conditions (A.S.D.C.C) and will serve as President next year. [click to continue…]
