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Board of Directors

Officers

Executive Director

Diane Palmer
Phone: 301-277-2839

President

Donna Herring
7900 Johnson Ave Glenarden, MD 20706
Phone: (240) 460-7223
Email: drherring1@msn.com
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 officer term
July 1, 2022  to June 30, 2025 Board term

Vice President

Cindy Buddington*
421 Christopher Avenue, T-11
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Phone: (301) 963-3606
Mobile Phone: (301) 640-1067
Email: cbuddington@hotmail.com
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 officer term
July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 Board term

Treasurer

Seth Scheler
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028 officer term
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029 Board term

Secretary

Kim Allen* 
Youth Advocate
kra-mcmd@hotmail.com
240-229-8218
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027 officer term
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 board term

Members

Kisha Stover*
Disabilities Advocate/Ms. Wheelchair 2022
8111 Allendale Dr
Hyattsville MD, 20785
240-917-5803
antonettedstover@gmail.com
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 Board term

Joe Aukward* 
Retired
Prevention of Blindness Society
Bethany Beach, DE 
(301) 655-4378
jpaukward@gmail.com
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 Board term
 
Robert Watson* 
Executive Director, Dateable (social organization for people with/without disabilities) 
Former Executive Director, Ms. Wheelchair 
15520 Bald Eagle School Road 
Brandywine, MD 20613 
(301) 888-2232 (h)
(301) 343-7251 (c)
robert@dateable.org
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 Board term
 
Miriam Ruttenberg* 
Civil Rights Attorney
mhruttenberg@gmail.com 
Silver Spring, MD 
July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 Board term
 

* Indicates the individual identifies themselves as a person with a disability

No members receive compensation

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