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Adrienne Baez, Policy Fellow
Adrienne Baez is passionate about where community interaction and policy change meet in the nonprofit sector and hopes to be an active part of her own disability community. She wants to increase accessibility, in education and employment. [click to continue…]
Ana Lucia Figueroa, Policy Fellow
Ana Lucia Figueroa aspires to work in social media and in government programs that help those who need it the most. She has worked as a translator in events like “Vosh Arizona Ophthalmology day” in Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico. [click to continue…]
Bryan Munguia, Communications Fellow
A son of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college student, Bryan Munguia learned about the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry and wants to increase diversity of all minorities to break negative stereotypes in society. [click to continue…]
Emily Counts, Development Fellow
Emily Counts became passionate about working with people with disabilities through her work with Friends in Action. She plans to work in communities with barriers to healthcare access, healthy food, education, employment and physical activity. [click to continue…]
Eric Ascher, Communications Fellow
Eric Ascher joined RespectAbility because he is passionate about challenging the stigmas that people with disabilities face. A graduate from Goucher College, he has experience with website design, video editing, writing blog posts and research projects. [click to continue…]
Jaimie Ninan, Policy Fellow
Jaimie Ninan became passionate about disability rights after her husband acquired disabilities while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Her goal is to fight stigmas so that all people with disabilities can contribute to society as they wish. [click to continue…]
Juliet Arcila Rojas, Development Fellow
Juliet Arcila Rojas wants to work in the public sector to ensure all populations are fairly represented. Her history with the disability community stems from her mother, who taught and assisted students with physical and mental disabilities. [click to continue…]
Richelle Ross, Development Fellow
Richelle Ross hopes to combine her studies in Sports Medicine with her social advocacy work to create more recreational opportunities for children with disabilities. She would like to continue working with and advocating for athletes with disabilities. [click to continue…]
Ryan Knight, Communications Fellow
Ryan Knight has spastic cerebral palsy. He wants to create a magazine for people with disabilities by people with disabilities and increase awareness of the disability community through motivational speaking. [click to continue…]
Sarah Bram, Communications Fellow
As a person with cerebral palsy, Sarah Bram has been a pathfinder her entire life, paving the road for those after her. She is passionate about working for nonprofit organizations, specifically in social media management. [click to continue…]
Stephanie Farfan, Policy Fellow
Stephanie Farfan has been a part of Little People of America (LPA) since she was 16 years old and volunteers her time as a co-chair for the Hispanic Affairs Committee. She hopes to pursue a career benefitting the international disability community. [click to continue…]
Steve Bobadilla, Communications Fellow
Steve Bobadilla was diagnosed with Spina Bifida L3 L4 at birth. While studying communications at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, he co-founded an inclusion program called the Adaptive Sports Program. [click to continue…]
Tameir Yeheyes, Communications Fellow
Tameir Yeheyes is passionate about serving the community, making a difference in the world and working hard on behalf of people with disabilities. Upon graduation, she hopes to work for a nonprofit work or a government agency. [click to continue…]
