Meet the Staff
The staff of Michigan Disability Rights Coalition work daily to develop resources and increase access to content, assistive technology and leadership opportunities that advance the interests of people with disabilities across the state of Michigan.
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Meet the Team

Abby Squires
Demonstration Coordinator

Aimee Sterk
Program Director

Ajaunè Thomas
LEAD Youth Initiatives Coordinator

Bethany Styer
Administrative Assistant

Breannah Alexander Oppenhuizen
Director of LEAD Programs

Frank Vaca
Fellow Support Coordinator

Hala Alazzawi
LEAD Gender & Religion Initiatives Coordinator

Jileesa Irwin
Assistive Technology Outdoor Recreational Specialist

Kathleen Johnston-Calati
Program Manager

Kellie Blackwell
Assistive Technology Specialist

Laura Hall
Assistive Technology Program Manager

Norman G. DeLisle Jr.
Project Consultant

Omer Niazi
Immigration & Refugee Programming Lead

Paul Miller
Inclusion Specialist

Reyna Garcia
LEAD Latinx Initiatives Coordinator

Tameka Citchen-Spruce
LEAD Black Initiatives Coordinator
Theresa Metzmaker
Executive Director

Wade Handrich
Financial Director

Breannah Alexander Oppenhuizen
Director of LEAD Programs

Frank Vaca
Fellow Support Coordinator

Hala Alazzawi
LEAD Gender & Religion Initiatives Coordinator

Jileesa Irwin
Assistive Technology Outdoor Recreational Specialist
Meet the Board

Alan Hejl
Member
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale, Michigan

Christopher Wardell
Vice Chair
East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing, Michigan

Dalia Smith
Member
Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan
Joel W. Cooper
Treasurer
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lucia Rios
Member
Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan

Sarah Slocum
Board Chair
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan

Alan Hejl
Member
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale, Michigan

Christopher Wardell
Vice Chair
East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing, Michigan

Dalia Smith
Member
Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan
Joel W. Cooper
Treasurer
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan