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New Disabled South is proud that 100% of our staff and board are disabled people with roots in the South.

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Board

  • An Asian American woman with short black hair wearing blue jeans, a black blazer, and a purple shirt, sitting in her wheelchair with her arms crossed and smiling.

    Mia Ives-Rublee (she/her) - Chair

    Center For American Progress

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  • A Black woman wearing a red top, dark glasses, and colorful wrap on her head standing against a faded brick background and light wall.

    Keri Gray (she/her) - Vice Chair

    National Alliance of Melanin Disabled Advocates

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  • A white woman with short hair wearing a light grey jacket and dark shirt sitting at a microphone with a name plate that reads "Ms Lilly"

    Bethany Lilly (she/her) - Secretary

    Disability Policy Advocate

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  • A Black man with medium length hair wearing a dark suit, red shirt, and striped red tie.

    Elijah Armstrong (he/him)

    Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

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  • A white man with brown curly hair, dark glasses, and a light blue button up shirt with yellow tie.

    Mark Crenshaw (he/him)

    Georgia State University

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  • A Black woman with shoulder length hair wearing a dark blazer and red top.

    Tameeka L. Hunter (she/her)

    Florida International University

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  • A Black man with light locs wearing thin framed glasses and a dark sweater.

    D'Arcee Charington Neal (he/him)

    The Ohio State University

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  • A nonbinary person with dark brown skin and black hair wearing glasses, a dangling earring, and turning his face to the side with his hand beneath his chin.

    Noor Pervez (he/him)

    Autistic Self Advocacy Network

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  • A Black woman with pink locs, wearing sunglasses, a white sweater, and a black shirt standing in front of trees.

    Kailey Wise (she/her)

    Valdosta State University

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  • A white woman with long light brown hair wearing a blue sweater.

    Carden Wyckoff (she/her)

    Salesforce

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Advisory Council

  • A Black woman with natural hair wearing a red top and standing in front of trees.

    Stacey Abrams

    Author, entrepreneur, political leader

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  • A white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a patterned purple shirt standing in front of a building with trees

    Emily Blum

    Disability Lead

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  • A Black woman wearing glasses with locs pulled back into a pony tail

    Lisa Simms Booth

    Smith Center for Healing and Arts

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  • A Black man with locs wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and blue tie standing in front of a wall with words written on it.

    Patrick Cokley

    Civic Influencers

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  • A white woman with long dark brain wearing a yellow top standing in front of trees.

    Micaela Connery

    The Kelsey

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  • A Black woman with red wavy hair wearing a white sweatshirt in front of a blue background.

    Brittany Packnett Cunningham

    Activist, educator, writer

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  • A white woman with short brown hair wearing glasses, a black blazer, and a white top.

    Dahna Goldstein

    Halcyon

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  • An asian woman with dark shoulder length hair wearing a grey jacket with red top standing in front of a wood wall.

    Elena Hung

    Little Lobbyists

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  • An asian woman with long dark hair wearing glasses and a red top.

    Ai-jen Poo

    National Domestic Workers Alliance

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  • Paul Timmons

    Kelly’s Kitchen

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  • A white woman with red lipstick, hoop earrings, a black top, and shoulder length curly brown hair.

    Sara Totonchi

    Social justice leader

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  • A white woman with shoulder length brown hair with red lipstick in front of trees.

    Maria Town

    American Association of People with Disabilities

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