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.
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, AIA
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Architect, Business Owner
Studio Pacifica
Belinda Brandon
Blind
Retired research economist
Ben Brynildsen
Learning disability
Career Advisor
Boeing
Rebecca Cory
Learning disability
Manager of Disability Services
North Seattle Community College
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
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, L4 spinal cord injury
Counselor/Coordinator Intern
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
Ed Keller
Diabetes, mobility impairment
Biology Professor Emeritus
West Virginia University
Douglas Lefever
Cerebral palsy
Life Instructor
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
Jennifer Mundl
C1-ventilator dependent, quadriplegia
Assistive Technology Specialist
Courage Center Rehabilitation Facility
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
Assistant Director/Counseling Services Coordinator
Disability Resources for Students
University of Washington
Andrew Riggle
Cerebral palsy
Graduate Student
Keith Routley
Deaf
Park Ranger
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
Sr. Vocational Rehabilitation Coordinator
Virginia Stern
ENTRY POINT! and ACCESS Director
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Aimee Verrall
Research Coordinator
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
University of Washington
Vasanth Williams
Software Engineer
Paul Zaveruha
Surgeon