Disability Cafe Podcast

01/01/2025

09/08/2024

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disability-cafe-podcast/episodes/Sharon-DaVanport-e2n0mg0

09/08/2024

Art Delaune lived in Fairbanks for 50 years and currently twice retired; once from Lynden Transport after 25 years of service and also from Access Alaska, where he worked for 10 years. Since he retired, he volunteered as an advocate working to assist individuals with developmental disabilities and h...

09/08/2024

Katie Cummings has dedicated over twenty years as a theater artist, educator and advocate for inclusion and diversity in theater. A Wisconsin native, Katie graduated from Cardinal Stritch University with a BA in Theater and Business. Her resume includes First Stage, Bunny Gumbo, UW-Milwaukee, Chambe...

09/08/2024

Katie Corbett is the Operations Specialist at Promote Local, where she brings simplicity and order to projects through her expertise in communications, writing, and project management. She is dedicated to delivering exceptional service to clients and thrives in the close-knit team environment. Outsi...

09/08/2024

Molly Cooney works for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) with a team of fabulous people. Their agency is charged with bringing people together to solve problems, remove barriers and create statewide change for the developmental disability community. When she is no...

09/08/2024

Jenny Benjamin is a poet and novelist who lives in Milwaukee, WI. Jenny has a background in teaching and writing for educational publishers. Jenny joined People First Wisconsin in September 2022 as a support team member.

09/08/2024

Barbara Beckert was the Director of External Advocacy for Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy system for Wisconsin. Barbara lead DRW’s voting access activities to protect the voting rights of people with disabilities. She was the co-lead the Wisconsin ...

09/08/2024

Krescene Beck has a lifetime of experience supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a licensed Nursing Home Administrator and former Executive Vice President of a large disability service agency, Krescene has spent the past 16+ years working on statewide grants focused....

09/08/2024

Erica Andres is a Senior Consultant at Applied Self-Direction. Erica has over 20 years of experience working in the Health and Human Services field and has the added expertise of living a self-directed life and directing her own care for over 20 years. Erica has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is a part...