Board of Directors
Quemuel “Q” Arroyo
Board Member: Chief Accessibility Officer at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Kathleen Cail
Chair: Co-founder and director of ACCESS Cincinnati
Christie Falco
Board Member: Global Legal Director, Data and Commercial (ABI Growth) at AB InBev
Seth Keller, MD
Board Member, Neurologist, Co-chair of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG). Past President American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
Meelin Dian Chin Kit- Wells DDS, M.Ed.
President AADMD (Amercan Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry) Clinical Assistant Professor Board Certified Pediatric Dentist UBSDM EDI Committee Chair
Bieke Kreps, DDS, Msc
Vice Chair: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, NYU College of Dentistry.
Janet LeBreck
Board Member: Former Commissioner for the Blind, MA / National Rehabilitation Services Administration
Denise Parker
Treasurer: Director, Accounting Wise Consulting Associates
Steven Perlman, DDS, MscD, DHL
Board Member: President of Project Accessible Oral Health, Founder of Healthy Athletes and Special Olympics Special Smiles, Co-Founder of the American Academy of Development Medicine and Dentistry
Barbie Vartanian
Board Member: Director, Oral Health Advocacy & Policy Initiatives, NYU College of Dentistry
Vincent Siasoco MD, MBA
Family Medicine Physician. Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Director of Primary Care, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Montefiore Medical Center.
Advisory Board
Anita Altman
Co-Founder, ReelAbilities Film Festival.
Joseph Boggess
Hair and Make-Up Artist. Photographer.
Christine Bruno
Actor. Director. Teaching Artist. Disability Equity Consultant.
Lawrence Carter Long
Director of Communications, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund.
Becky Curran
Director, Disability Equality Index (DEI).
Ian Falconer
Children’s Book Author and Illustrator. Theater Set and Costume Designer.
Faye Ginsburg
Director, NYU Center for Media, Culture, and History. Professor of Anthropology, New York University. Co-Director, NYU Center for Disability Studies. Vice President, Dysautonomia Foundation.
Judy Heumann: WIll always lead us!
International Disability Justice, Disability Rights Advocate. Author, Friend
Xian Horn
Founder and Executive Director, Give Beauty Wings. Author. Blogger. Beauty and Disability Advocate.
Roger Kilmartin
Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, L'Oréal
Emily Ladau
Author. Digital Communications Consultant. Disability Rights Advocate.
Carr Massi
Disability Rights Advocate. Former President, Disabled In Action. Co-Founder, Metropolitan Chapter of the National Paraplegia Foundation.
Mem Nahadr
Performance Artist. Vocalist. Author. Composer. Filmmaker. Human Rights Activist.
Ralph Rucci
Artist. Couturier. Author
Michael Stein
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School.
Our Programs
Textbook Beauty is set to transform this narrative by offering a compassionate and respectful visual catalog that not only serves as an educational resource but also honors the humanity of each person featured.
Watch Faces Redefining the Art of Medical Education (FRAME). Gain a more humanized understanding of medical conditions and critical topics through our searchable, web-based educational film library.
Learn about our collaborations with hospital systems, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and educational institutions.
