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Committees

Advocacy Steering Committee

Jeff Thom, CA, Chair 
David Trott, AL, Officer Liaison
Claire Stanley, Staff Liaison

Advocacy Services

Jeff Thom, CA, Chair

Employment

Peter Altschul, OR, Chair 

Mental Health Advocacy

Pam Shaw, PA, Chair

Rehabilitation Issues

Christine Hunsinger, PA, Chair

Transportation Pedestrian Environmental Access (Trans-PEAC)

Pat Sheehan, MD, Chair
Liz Bottner, DC, Vice Chair


Audio Description Project Steering Committee

Kim Charlson, MA, Co-Chair and Officer Liaison 
Carl Richardson, MA, Co-Chair
Dianna Leonard, Staff Liaison

ADP Achievement Awards

Jeff Thom, CA, Chair

ADP Accessible Gaming

Aaron Spelker, MA, Chair

ADP BADIE (Benefits of Audio Description In Education) Awards

Carl Richardson, MA, Chair
Susan Glass, CA, Vice Chair

ADP Conference Planning

Kim Charlson, MA, Chair

ADP International Coordinating Committee

Kim Charlson, MA, Chair

ADP Media

Carl Richardson, Chair, MA

ADP Performing Arts

Sheila Young, FL, Chair

ADP Section 508

Pat Sheehan, MD, Chair


Conference and Convention Steering Committee

Janet Dickelman, MN, Chair 
Deb Cook Lewis, WA, Officer Liaison
Nancy Becker, Staff Liaison

Convention Coordination

Janet Dickelman, MN, Chair

Convention Program

Deb Cook Lewis, WA, Chair

Awards

Koni Sims, SD, Co-Chair
Carrie Muth, OR, Co-Chair


Fundraising Steering Committee

Michael Garrett, TX, Officer Liaison
Dan Spoone, Staff Liaison

Resource Development

Leslie Spoone, Chair, FL
Dan Dillon, Vice Chair, TN

Investments

Michael Garrett, TX, Chair and Officer Liaison
Nancy Becker, Staff Liaison

Auction

Leslie Spoone, Chair, FL
Marsha Farrow, Vice Chair, GA

Monthly Monetary Support

Jean Mann, NY, Chair

Walk

Donna Brown, WV, Chair
Amanda Selm, KY, Vice Chair


Governance Steering Committee (formerly Voting Task Force)

Pat Sheehan, MD, Chair
Jeff Thom, CA, Vice Chair
Deb Cook Lewis, WA, Officer Liaison

Constitution and Bylaws

John McCann, AZ, Chair
Maria Hansen, NY, Vice Chair

Credentials

Ralph Smitherman, MS, Chair

Nominating

Mitch Pomerantz, CA, Chair

Resolutions

Gabe Griffith, CA, Chair
Ray Campbell, IL, Vice Chair


Membership Services Steering Committee

Kenneth Semien Sr., TX, National Membership Chair and Officer Liaison
Cindy Hollis, Staff Liaison

Community Support

Lucy Edmonds, MI, Chair
Belinda Collins, NC, Vice Chair

DKM First-Timers and ACB Leadership Fellows

Zelda Gebhard, ND, Chair
Melanie Sinohui, AZ, Vice Chair

History

Christopher Gray, CA, Chair
David Trott, AL, Vice Chair

INSPIRE Mentoring Program

Kenneth Semien Sr., TX, Chair

Leadership Training (Berl Colley Leadership Institute)

Donna Brown, WV, Chair
Doug Powell, VA, Vice Chair

Membership

Ardis Bazyn, CO, Chair

Multicultural Affairs 

Cheryl Cumings, WA, Chair

Scholarship 

Amanda Selm, KY, Chair
Patty Slaby, WI, Vice Chair

Sight and Sound Impaired

Carl Richardson, MA, Chair

Women

Linda Porelle, ME, Chair
Lori Scharff, NY, Co-Chair


Stand Alone Committees
 

ACB Media 

Rachel Schroeder, IL, Chair
Rick Morin, MA, Staff Liaison

Get Up and Get Moving 

Leslie Spoone, FL, Chair
Koni Sims, SD, Co-Chair

Prohibited Conduct 

Mitch Pomerantz, CA, Chair