DO-IT Mentors

Mentors encourage DO-IT Scholars, Ambassadors, and Pals as they pursue academic programs and careers. Most Mentors have disabilities themselves. They share valuable experiences, insights, and resources with younger participants.

Adanna Abakporo
University of Washington

Sean Barrett
Mobility impairment
Region Manager
Rehabilitation Services Administration

Kevin Berg
Cerebral palsy
Nonprofit Director

Anindya "Bapin" Bhattacharyya
Deaf/blind
Supervisor of technology department
Helen Keller National Center

Kim Borowicz
Disability rights lawyer
Access Living

Karen L. Braitmayer
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Architect, business owner
Karen Braitmayer, FAIA

Belinda Brandon
Blind
Retired research economist

Ben Brynildsen
Learning disability
Career Advisor
Boeing

Gina Ceylan
Visual impairment
Ph.D. candidate
University of Missouri

Wendy Chisholm
Senior Accessibility Strategist
Microsoft

Rebecca Cory
Learning disability
Faculty Program Coordinator
City University

Frank Cuta
Blind
Electrical engineer
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs

Don Daughtry
Visual impairment
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota

Jennifer Diedrich
Student
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Imke Durre
Blind
Climatologist
NOAA National Climatic Data Center

Samantha Estrada
Physical disability
Student of Applied Mathematics and
Psychology
University of Texas at El Paso

Cheryl Field
Occupational Therapist
Mukilteo School District

Kathryn Finton
Myasthenia gravis
Ph.D. candidate, biomolecuar structure and design
University of Washington

John Gardner
Blind
President and CEO
ViewPlus Technologies

Kajari Ghosh Dastidar
Ph.D. candidate, computer science
University of Iowa

Marni Goldman
Spinal muscular atrophy
Education Director for science research
Stanford University

Julie Grant
Paraplegic, L2 spinal cord injury
University of Washington

Steve Harper
Cerebral palsy
Student and web developer

Roger Harris
Stroke, kidney failure
Associate Professor Emeritus, retired
Biological Structure
University of Washington, School of Medicine

Mamoru Iwabuchi
Associate Professor
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Tokyo

Sungeeta Jain
Paraplegic
Director
The Orphan Project, India

Joshua Lessing
Ph.D. candidate, physical chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sara Lopez
Program Administrator and Lecturer
University of Washington, Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Program

Robert F. McKellar
Spina bifida
Author of An Accident of Birth, educator, and counselor

Theresa Mina
Learning disability
Graduate student

Stephanie Moore
Project scientist
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Jennifer Mundl
C1-ventilator dependent, quadriplegia
Assistive Technology Specialist
Courage Center Rehabilitation Facility

Monica Olsson
Cerebral palsy
Outreach and Access Advocate
Reel Grrls

Bruce Parks
Hearing impairment
School Improvement Coordinator
Vermont Department of Education

Tracy Peterson
Mobility impairment
Computer science, Spanish major
Southwest State University

Gay Lloyd Pinder
Deaf
Program Director and Speech Language Pathologist
Children's Therapy Center

Ed Pottharst
Deaf
Neighborhood District Coordinator
City of Seattle, Department of Neighborhoods

Tracy Rackensperger
Cerebral palsy
Research and Information Coordinator
University of Georgia

Charity Ranger
Friedreich's ataxia
Independent Living Program Staff
Alliance of People with disAbilities

Sally Richards
Workforce Specialist: disability program
Northwest Employment and Training Center

Michael Richardson
Deaf
Co-Director and Technical Assistance Lead Northwest ADA Center
2013 DO-IT Trailblazer Award Recipient

Andrew Riggle
Cerebral palsy
Graduate Student

Keith Routley
Deaf
Park Ranger

Marcia Sipe-Dan
PTSD and brain damage
Master's candidate rehabilitation counseling
Western Washington University

Greg Smith
C-5 quadriplegia
Software design engineer
Microsoft

Carole Snyder
Cerebral palsy
Software developer engineer

Keith Stegbauer
Bioengineer
University of Washington

Vicki Stemper Allen
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator

Val Sundby-Thorp
Associate Dean
Clover Park Technical College

Aimee Verrall
Research Coordinator
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
University of Washington

Jennifer Weisbart-Moreno
Ph.D. candidate
Claremont Graduate University

Vasanth Williams
Software engineer

Paul Zaveruha
Surgeon