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Officers
Chair: Vijay Vasudevan
Chair-Elect: Katherine Froehlich-Grobe
Past Chair: Karl Cooper
Treasurer: Ilhom Akobirshoev
Secretary: Erika Twardzik
Student Liaison: Sydney Walls
Governing Councilor Representatives: Amy Rauworth and Kristine Mulhorn
Program Co-Chairs: Robyn Powell and Lindsey Mullis
Mentoring Chairs: Michael McKee
Communications Chair: Allison Tubbs
Membership Chair: Casey Herman
Awards Chair: Linda Long-Bellil
Policy Chair: Barbara Kornblau
Accessibility Liaison to APHA: Mackenzie Jones
Section Councilors: Robyn Powell, Ilhom Akobirshoev, Linda Long-Bellil, Yochai Eisenberg, Michael McKee, Allison Tubbs, and Barbara Kornblau
Committees
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Membership Committee: Casey Herman
The Membership Committee seeks to increase and retain membership.
Policy Committee: Barbara Kornblau
The Policy Committee follows policy matters nationally that affect the health of the population of people with disabilities. Topics of particular interest include disability health disparities, and policies that affect disability research, disability health equity, community living, disability cultural competency and participation. Please follow us on X or Facebook for policy updates.
Accessibility Liaison to APHA Accessibility Team: Mackenzie Jones
We work with APHA to improve the accessibility and inclusiveness of the Annual Meeting and assuring that presentations and meeting activities are accessible to everyone regardless of disability.
Awards Committee: Linda Long-Bellil
We work with APHA to recognize leaders in the field of disability and public health annually.