In 2017, Melanie R. Cawthon joined Disabilitysa as the executive director, having originally helped to found the organization a decade prior.
In 1993, Melanie V. Kennedy founded the Eagles Nest Group Center, which provides day programs and residential care for medically fragile individuals.
Candace Tompkins, MA, LMHC, has proven her skills as the director of psychological services for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
Olivia Ann Ferrante was a traveling teacher for the visually impaired from 1974 to 1992 and continues to serve her community as a disability advocate.
In 2020, Amany Abouelkhir began work as as a benefits counselor and outreach specialist for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York.
Margaret Chase Hager spent her career as a devoted advocate for people with disabilities in the state of Virginia and nationally.
Following a 40-year career in education, Kimberly Callihan Kaczmarek, MS, established the nonprofit Sleepy Coffee, Too Inc., which will open in fall 2022.
Shanna Y. Niehaus is involved in a compassionate city research project and runs the Kainado blog to advocate for the disabled community.
Since 1999, Kay Cowie excelled as an advocate for children with disabilities, working with school districts and/or one-on-one with parents.
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