Executive Committee
Chair: Kathryn Carroll, Esq.
Vice-Chair: Chad Eldred
Secretary: Beata Karpinska-Prehn
Treasurer: Yaw Appiadu
Member-At-Large: Jan Lynch
Ex Officio DSE Member: Joe Tedesco, ACCES-VR
A Director of a Center for Independent Living (CILs) Chosen by the Directors of CILs Within the State
Vacant/To be determined by an election
Members who are Representatives from CILs
Rasheta Bunting
Community Outreach/Advocate
Bronx Independent Living Services
Brooklyn, NY
347-337-4606
Sonam Ben Willow, LMSW, CRC
Advocate/Benefits Counselor
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Inc.
15-17 Third Street
Troy, NY 12180
518-274-0701 (V)
518-274-7944 (Fax)
Advocates
Michael Gilberg, Esq.
https://www.michaelgilbergesq.com/
Somers, NY
Kathryn Carroll, Esq.
784 Washington Avenue, Apt. 4
Albany, NY 12203
(347) 455-1521
Beata Karpinska-Prehn
131 Butler Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Jan Lynch
Finger Lakes Independence Center/FLIC
215 Fifth Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-2433 Ext. 205
Cliff Perez
33 Rankin Ave
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 396-8347
Emily Ladau
New York, NY
Maria Samuels
Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc.
984 North Broadway, LL-10
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-4717 Ext. 112
John Zick
AIM Independent Living Center
271 East First Street
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 962-8225 Ext. 116
Organizations Serving Individuals with Disabilities
Lindsay A. Miller, MPH
Executive Director
New York Association on Independent Living
155 Washington Ave, Suite 208
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-465-4650
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Brodie Enoch
Founder/Executive Director
The 145th Street Alliance
www.145alliance.org
212-234-5714
Chad Eldred
Southern Tier Independence Center
135 East Frederick St.
Binghamton, NY 13904
(607) 724-2111 Ext. 352
Keith Gurgui
Systems Advocate
Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc. (RCAL)
727 Ulster Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
Marcus Johnson
New York, NY
Vacant
Parent/Guardian of an Individual with a Disability
Youth Representative
Native American Representative
Vacant
Other appropriate individuals
Cynthia Alcozer
PO Box 432
Kings Park, NY 11754
Yaw Appiadu, MPH
Westchester Disabled on the Move Inc.
984 North Broadway, Suite 400
Yonkers, NY 10701
Vacant
Yesenia Torres
New York, NY
Barbara Goldstein
Delmar, NY
Stephanie Woodward
110 Wembly Rd
Rochester, NY 14616
Naomi Jones
NAN Disabilities Committee Chairwoman
NYC Chapter
106 W. 145th St.
Ny, Ny. 10039
(212) 690-4312
Business
DSU Members
Joseph Tedesco
NYS Education Department
Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (ACCES VR)
89 Washington Avenue
EBA 5th Floor
Albany, New York 12234