Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Speakers


Adler, Hope
Communications Project Manager
ePolicyWorks

Aiken, Brooke
FDIC Section 508 Program Manager
Division of Information Technology Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Anderson, Holly
Policy Liaison for Individuals with Disabilities
Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education

Arditti, Avi
Deputy Chief, Plain Language and Content Division,
Office of Communications U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security

Bailey, Bruce
IT Specialist
U.S. Access Board

Bailey, Kelley
Section 508 Application Testing Team Lead, CTFL, CTFL-AT, Certified Trusted Tester
Federal Aviation Administration

Baquis, David
Accessibility Specialist
US Access Board

Barrett, Don
Section 508 Coordinator
Department of Education

Becker, Don
Video Producer
U.S. Geological Survey

Botten, Bill
Training Coordinator, Senior Accessibility Specialist
Office of Technical and Information Services U.S. Access Board

Bourne, Sarah
Director of IT
Accessibility at the Massachusetts State CIO Office

Bradley Montgomery, Rachael
Accessibility Architect
Library of Congress

Brewer, Judy
Director of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Burnham, Jonni
Acting Manager
Disability Resource Center-Department of Transportation

C. Baker, Robert
Director
508 Governance Division OAST Dept of Homeland Security

Capozzi, David
Board Member
United Spinal Association Inc.

Chamberlain, Helen
Program Director-Section 508
GSA-IT Accessibility and Workforce Division

Charlson, Kim
President
American Council of the Blind ACB Audio Description Project

Clinton-Brown, Cynthia
Executive Director
DHS OCIO Office of Accessible Systems & Technology (OAST)

Cook , James
Senior Content Specialist
ECS Federal in support of DHS | OCIO | Customer Experience Directorate (CXD)

Creagan, Timothy
Senior Accessibility Specialist
U.S. Access Board

Crowell, Pierce
508 Program Manager
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Dobak, Carol
Deputy Commissioner, RSA, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
U.S. Department of Education

Dorsey, Jennifer
Social Media Coordinator
NIH National Cancer Institute

Ehrhardt, Britt
Co-Chair
Federal Communicators Network

Ellison, Amy
Cartographer and Special Event Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State of Minnesota

Eng, Katherine
Senior ICT Accessibility Specialist
U.S. Access Board

Feijoo, Ammie Farraj
21st Century IDEA Implementation Lead, Technology Transformation Services (TTS)
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Fessler, Dore
Procurement Analyst
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Firth, Chet J.
Senior Advisor, Section 508 Program Compliance, Risk and Remediation (CRR)
Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Department of Veterans Affairs

Floyd, Nicshan
Team Lead of Management Services
U.S Department of Homeland Security/Office of Accessibility Systems & Technology

Funk, Kevin
Senior Policy Advisor
General Services Administration (GSA)

Grimes, Justin
Officer, Office of the Federal Chief Information
Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President

Harmon, Matthew T.
Director of Web Operations & Communications
DHS

Hartley, Michele
Media Accessibility Coordinator
Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service

Hoffman, Allen
Office of Accessible Systems & Technology
Department of Homeland Security

Horan, Jennifer
Section 508 Program Manager
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Horton, Michael
Accessible Design & Development Advisor Office of Government-wide Policy
General Services Administration

Humphrey, Yolonda
Program Manager and Section 508 Coordinator
IRS

Jolly, Robert
Product Manager and Accessibility Advocate, 10x Delivery Team, Technology Transformation Services
General Services Administration (GSA)

Jones, Bryson
National Social Media Manager
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jones, Crystal
Management and Program Analyst
Office of the Chief Information Officer U.S. Department of Education

Kaplan, Deborah
508 Policy Lead and 508 Coordinator
Department of Health and Human Services

Kline, Jeff
Program Director
Statewide EIR Accessibility Texas Department of Information Resources

Koudry, Alexander
Program Manager
Center for Information Technology Access (CITA); GSA

Krzystan, Joseph
Director of the Justice and Courts Portfolio
General Services Administration/18F

Ladau, Emily
Communications Consultant
ePolicyWorks

Laughman, Bill
Complaint Portal Administrator / Product Owner
U.S. Department of Justice / Civil Rights Division

LaZear, Gus
Vice President
Arizona Bridge to Independent Living General Manager of SpoFit

Ledbetter, Donna
Writer/Editor and Section 508 Coordinator
National Institute of Corrections Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Department of Justice

Levy, Alison
Disability Employment Program Manager
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Lindeman, Alex
IT Specialist, Section 508 Program Coordinator
National Park Service

Lippincott, Ben
Project Director, Industry & Consumer Education/Outreach/Support
Shepherd Center/LiveWell RERC and mRehab RERC

Lloyd, Paul
Education Program Manager
USDA TARGET Center Department of Agriculture

Lovley, Rebecca
IT Data and Policy, Section 508 PM, IT Testing COR
Federal Communications Commission

M. Law, PhD, Chris
Executive Director
Standard Accessibility Reporting Inc.

Maynor, Kate
Acting HHS Section 508 Official and Office of the Secretary (OS) 508 Coordinator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources

Mazrui, Jamal
Manager
Accessibility Clearinghouse Federal Communications Commission

Mazz, Marsha
Director, Office of Technical and Information Services
US Access Board

Miller, Amanda
508 Backup Program Manager
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Morin, Gary
Program Analyst
NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer

Nielson, Andrew
Director of the Government-wide IT Accessibility Program, Office of Government-wide Policy
General Services Administration

Nieves, Amy
Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Access Board

O’Keefe, David
Events and Communications Specialist
U.S. Access Board

Pace, Brandon
Enterprise Application Administrator
U.S Department of Homeland Security/Office of Accessibility Systems & Technology

Pavithran, PhD, Sachin D.
Executive Director
U.S. Access Board

Perry, JD, PhD, Tamara
Attorney, National Digital Access Team
Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education


Peterson, William
Executive Director
Office of Accessible Systems & Technology-Department of Homeland Security

Peterson, William
Former Executive Director (Retired)
Office of Accessible Systems & Technology-Department of Homeland Security (OAST)

Pham, Jacklynn
User Researcher/Designer
Previously with 18F GSA

Pines, Robert
Public Affairs Specialist
NIH National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health

Pittman, Katie
Special Assistant
Veterans Health Administration

Presley, Sarah
Accessibility Specialist
US Access Board

Proctor , Justen
Sr. Contracting Officer, Acquisition Division, Technology Transformation Services
General Services Administration (GSA)

Reese, Bernetta
Web and New Media Manager (Acting)
First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)

Rew, Mark
Team Lead
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program

Robinson, Norman
Office of Accessible Systems & Technology
Department of Homeland Security

Sajka, Janina
Fellow
Linux Foundation and Executive Chair for Accessible Platform Architectures Workgroup W3C

Schorr, Josh
Training Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist, Office of Technical and Information Services
U.S. Access Board

Shah, Rajiv
IT/Assistive Technology Specialist, Accessibility Division (GTM/OAA/AD)
Office of Accessibility & Accommodations Global Talent Management | U.S. Department of State

Sheehan, Patrick
Chief, Section 508 Office, Section 508 Program Manager
Department of Veterans' Affairs

Sirk, Betsy
Information Technology (IT) Program Manager
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Sitten, Robin
Educational Resources Specialist
Perkins eLearning Perkins School for the Blind

Smith-O'Connor, Kristen
Contractor
Federal Communications Commission

Smith-O'Connor , Kristen
Senior ICT Accessibility Specialist, Government-wide IT Accessibility Program
Office of Government-wide Policy General Services Administration

Snyder, Joel
President, Audio Description Associates, LLC (USA)
Director of Audio Description Project American Council of the Blind

Spellman, Jeanne
Founder and Developer
Spellman Consulting LLC

Stapleton, Dick
Deputy Director
Digital Communications Division HHS

Stenger, Dave
Senior Management Specialist
Section 508 SME GSA

Sullivan, John
Government-wide Section 508 Program Director
GSA

Sullivan, John
Government-wide Section 508 Program Director
General Services Administration

Trevino, Rod
Senior Accessibility Advocate
Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Triggs, Terry
Front Line Manager
508 Customer Support IRS

Urban, Mark D.
CDC Accessibility Program Manager (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

W, Benjamin
Program Manager
Central Intelligence Agency

Weaver, Terry
President
Weaver Consulting LLC

Whittington, David
Section 508 Subject Matter Expert
U.S. Census Bureau

Wilkins, Charles
Business Systems Planning Program Manager
Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Williams, Dan
U.S. Web Design System, Technology Transformation Services (TTS)
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Williams, Gerard
Section 504 Compliance Officer
Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division (CAOD) FCC

Winters, Cassie
Officer, Office of the Federal Chief Information
Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President

Wolz, Danielle
Contracting Officer, Acquisition Division, Technology Transformation Services
General Services Administration (GSA)

Wyant, Jay
Chief Information Accessibility Officer
Minnesota State CIO Office

Youngblood, Terri
President and owner, Accessible Systems, Inc.,
508 SME USDOJ