Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductees
2015
Carl Augusto
Kirk Bauer
Joyce Bender
Marca Bristo
Jason Bryn
Kelly Buckland
Tony Coelho
Rebecca Cokley
Dan Ellerman
Lex Frieden
Judith Heumann
Andrew Imparato
I. King Jordan
John Kemp
Kathy Martinez
Tatyana McFadden
Oswald Mondejar
Alan Muir
Ari Ne’eman
Jason Olsen
Treva Roanhorse
Harilyn Rousso
Katherine Seelman
Jennifer Sheehy
Susan Sygall
Kirk Bauer
Joyce Bender
Marca Bristo
Jason Bryn
Kelly Buckland
Tony Coelho
Rebecca Cokley
Dan Ellerman
Lex Frieden
Judith Heumann
Andrew Imparato
I. King Jordan
John Kemp
Kathy Martinez
Tatyana McFadden
Oswald Mondejar
Alan Muir
Ari Ne’eman
Jason Olsen
Treva Roanhorse
Harilyn Rousso
Katherine Seelman
Jennifer Sheehy
Susan Sygall
2016
Alethea Alphonsah
Jeanne Argoff
Kathleen Brockway
Mary Brougher
Nancy J. Bazanchuk
Daniel Davis
Eye to Eye
Claudia Gordon
Renee Kirby
Mathew McCollough
Donna Meltzer
Christina Mills
Next Steps Ambassadore Program
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Project LENS
Kathy Petkauskos
Alicia Reagan
Regina Snowden
Bob Vetere
Jeff Weinstein
Anita Wright
Jeanne Argoff
Kathleen Brockway
Mary Brougher
Nancy J. Bazanchuk
Daniel Davis
Eye to Eye
Claudia Gordon
Renee Kirby
Mathew McCollough
Donna Meltzer
Christina Mills
Next Steps Ambassadore Program
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Project LENS
Kathy Petkauskos
Alicia Reagan
Regina Snowden
Bob Vetere
Jeff Weinstein
Anita Wright
2017
Stacy Abrams
Subhashish Acharya
Barbara Butz
Ollie Cantos
Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Allison Chisenhall
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, & Technology (DO-IT)
Ryan Easterly
Donna Fox
Wendy Harbour
Human Engineering Research Laboratories
David Johns
Leah Katz-Hernandez
Talila Lewis
Dana Marlowe
Bob McDonald
Colet Mitchell
Shelia Newman
Margaret Price
Curtis Richards
Project SEARCH
Marie Strahan
Maria Town
Nicole Turon-Diaz
Robin Jenks Vanderlip
Rooted in Rights
Dior Vargas
Taryn Williams
Subhashish Acharya
Barbara Butz
Ollie Cantos
Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Allison Chisenhall
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, & Technology (DO-IT)
Ryan Easterly
Donna Fox
Wendy Harbour
Human Engineering Research Laboratories
David Johns
Leah Katz-Hernandez
Talila Lewis
Dana Marlowe
Bob McDonald
Colet Mitchell
Shelia Newman
Margaret Price
Curtis Richards
Project SEARCH
Marie Strahan
Maria Town
Nicole Turon-Diaz
Robin Jenks Vanderlip
Rooted in Rights
Dior Vargas
Taryn Williams
2018
Scott Badesch
Julia Bascom
Rhonda Basha
Boulder Valley School District’s Eye to Eye Program
Sarah Buikema
Kari Cooke
Steve Famiglietti
Anne Greeley Fossler
Eve Hill
Xian Horn
Daniel Martinez
Deborah McCarthy
Mentoring Circle – Alec Frazier, Tari Hartman Squire, & Jd Michaels
National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND)
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI) Mentoring
NextBillion.org
PEAC
Robert E. Pipia
Christopher Rosa
Maegan Shanks
Liz Weintraub
Tiffany Yu
Julia Bascom
Rhonda Basha
Boulder Valley School District’s Eye to Eye Program
Sarah Buikema
Kari Cooke
Steve Famiglietti
Anne Greeley Fossler
Eve Hill
Xian Horn
Daniel Martinez
Deborah McCarthy
Mentoring Circle – Alec Frazier, Tari Hartman Squire, & Jd Michaels
National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND)
National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI) Mentoring
NextBillion.org
PEAC
Robert E. Pipia
Christopher Rosa
Maegan Shanks
Liz Weintraub
Tiffany Yu
2019
4 Wheel City
Joshua Basile
Lydia X.Z. Brown
Darren Burton
Catherine Campisi
Mark Crenshaw
Allegra Heath-Stout
Pascuala Herrera
Br. Christopher Stephen Jenks
Elizabeth Jennings
Margaux Joffe
Alisa Key
Barbara Kornblau
Ken Kunken
Paul Lewis
Aimee Mangold
Susan Mazrui
Hayden Mears
Donté Mickens
Leroy Moore Jr.
Maria Palacios
Katherine Perez
Dylan Rafaty
Maggie Roffee
John-Ross Rizzo
Debra Ruh
Suzanne Stolz
Joe Strechay
Josie Thomas
Daman Wandke
Erik Weihenmayer
Paul Wieland
Maysoon Zayid
Joshua Basile
Lydia X.Z. Brown
Darren Burton
Catherine Campisi
Mark Crenshaw
Allegra Heath-Stout
Pascuala Herrera
Br. Christopher Stephen Jenks
Elizabeth Jennings
Margaux Joffe
Alisa Key
Barbara Kornblau
Ken Kunken
Paul Lewis
Aimee Mangold
Susan Mazrui
Hayden Mears
Donté Mickens
Leroy Moore Jr.
Maria Palacios
Katherine Perez
Dylan Rafaty
Maggie Roffee
John-Ross Rizzo
Debra Ruh
Suzanne Stolz
Joe Strechay
Josie Thomas
Daman Wandke
Erik Weihenmayer
Paul Wieland
Maysoon Zayid
2020
Day Al-Mohamed
Dr. Kojo Amissah
Dr. Josie Badger
Christopher Barbie
Max Barrows
Fanisee Bias
Horace Brown
Kenna Chic
Dr. Alex Cohen
Consortia of Administrators of Native American Rehabilitation
Meenakshi Das
Nefertali Deeb
Sharon daVanport
Command Sergeant Major (RET) Gretchen G. Evans
Luticha Andre Doucette
Darya Farivar
Allilsa Fernandez
Raul A. Gallegos
Finn Gardiner
Danielle Garth
Dustin Gibson
Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr.
Ray Grand
Keri Gray
Keisha Greaves
A. Randall Haas
Conchita Hernandez Legorreta
Sandy Ho
Christopher D. Johnson
Najma Johnson
Keith P. Jones
Shayda Kafai
Mimi Khuc
Andraéa N LaVant
AJ Link
Lisa A. Matrundola, Ed.D.
Duane G. Mayes
Nicolas Meyering
Aisha Brandford Murdaugh
National Federation of the Blind of Texas
Akemi Nishida
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Noor Pervez
Dr. LaMondre Pough
Liz Pritchard
Scott Michael Robertson
Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán
Marcie Roth
Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i
Bonnielin Swenor, PhD
Vilissa Thompson, LMSW
Jim E. Warne, M.S.
Karen Willis
Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.)
Alice Wong
Danny Woodburn
Dr. Kojo Amissah
Dr. Josie Badger
Christopher Barbie
Max Barrows
Fanisee Bias
Horace Brown
Kenna Chic
Dr. Alex Cohen
Consortia of Administrators of Native American Rehabilitation
Meenakshi Das
Nefertali Deeb
Sharon daVanport
Command Sergeant Major (RET) Gretchen G. Evans
Luticha Andre Doucette
Darya Farivar
Allilsa Fernandez
Raul A. Gallegos
Finn Gardiner
Danielle Garth
Dustin Gibson
Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr.
Ray Grand
Keri Gray
Keisha Greaves
A. Randall Haas
Conchita Hernandez Legorreta
Sandy Ho
Christopher D. Johnson
Najma Johnson
Keith P. Jones
Shayda Kafai
Mimi Khuc
Andraéa N LaVant
AJ Link
Lisa A. Matrundola, Ed.D.
Duane G. Mayes
Nicolas Meyering
Aisha Brandford Murdaugh
National Federation of the Blind of Texas
Akemi Nishida
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Noor Pervez
Dr. LaMondre Pough
Liz Pritchard
Scott Michael Robertson
Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán
Marcie Roth
Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i
Bonnielin Swenor, PhD
Vilissa Thompson, LMSW
Jim E. Warne, M.S.
Karen Willis
Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.)
Alice Wong
Danny Woodburn
2021
Rayna Aylward
Trisha Brockway
Curran Brown
California Transition Alliance
Marie Dagenais-Lewis
Disability EmpowHer Network
Will Fried
Nandita Gupta
I’m Determined
Lisa Johnson
Gayatri Kini
Kelan L. Koning
Elaine Kubik
Nic Novicki
RAMPD
Dr. Tilak Ratnanather
Emily Reed
Dr. Toni Saia
Darryl Sanchez
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
BJ Stasio
Kevin R. Webb
Eli A. Wolff
Stephanie Woodward, Esq.
Trisha Brockway
Curran Brown
California Transition Alliance
Marie Dagenais-Lewis
Disability EmpowHer Network
Will Fried
Nandita Gupta
I’m Determined
Lisa Johnson
Gayatri Kini
Kelan L. Koning
Elaine Kubik
Nic Novicki
RAMPD
Dr. Tilak Ratnanather
Emily Reed
Dr. Toni Saia
Darryl Sanchez
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
BJ Stasio
Kevin R. Webb
Eli A. Wolff
Stephanie Woodward, Esq.
2022
Pau Abustan
Sara M. Acevedo Espinal
Michael Agyin
Steve Allen
Azza A. Altiraifi
Aurora Youth Options
Bender Leadership Academy
Jennifer “Jenny” Border
Dan Campbell
Capital Clubhouse Inc.
Candace Coleman
Jen Deerinwater
Mary Fashik
Cindy Fritz
Great Life Mentoring
Aimi Hamraie
Saili S. Kulkarni
Michael Morris
Karen Nakamura
The NAN Project
Shain A. M. Neumeier
No Barriers USA
Oluwatobi Maeyen Odugunwa
Libbie Rifkin
Nechama F. Sammet Moring
Tristan Scremin
Silver Lining Mentoring
Kelly Timmons
Jess L. Wilcox Cowing
Nancy M. Yang
Sara M. Acevedo Espinal
Michael Agyin
Steve Allen
Azza A. Altiraifi
Aurora Youth Options
Bender Leadership Academy
Jennifer “Jenny” Border
Dan Campbell
Capital Clubhouse Inc.
Candace Coleman
Jen Deerinwater
Mary Fashik
Cindy Fritz
Great Life Mentoring
Aimi Hamraie
Saili S. Kulkarni
Michael Morris
Karen Nakamura
The NAN Project
Shain A. M. Neumeier
No Barriers USA
Oluwatobi Maeyen Odugunwa
Libbie Rifkin
Nechama F. Sammet Moring
Tristan Scremin
Silver Lining Mentoring
Kelly Timmons
Jess L. Wilcox Cowing
Nancy M. Yang
2024
Pearl Burgin
Ryan Chalmers
IMPACTability
Christine Liao
Melissa Lomax
Sophie Poost
Ryan Chalmers
IMPACTability
Christine Liao
Melissa Lomax
Sophie Poost
2025
Edmund Essel Asiedu
Autistic Voiceover Artists (AVA)
Scott Bellman
Kathryn Carroll
Dr. Gabrielle Ficchi
Scott Hammerstrom
Johileny Merán
Abby Ritter
Katie Shelley
Patricia Welch Saleeby
Autistic Voiceover Artists (AVA)
Scott Bellman
Kathryn Carroll
Dr. Gabrielle Ficchi
Scott Hammerstrom
Johileny Merán
Abby Ritter
Katie Shelley
Patricia Welch Saleeby
2026
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