Self-Advocate Scholarship Program

The Self-Advocate Scholarship Program gives financial support to help self-advocates attend ANCOR events.
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Leadership Academy Participants

Through an immersive two-year program, Leadership Academy participants build their expertise to enhance their influence in the field of disability services and supports.

2022-2024 Cohort

Jodi Blume
Minnesota
Rise, Inc.
Maghan Bowman ’24
Iowa
Executive Operations Director at Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Kirsten Crummel
Ohio
I Am Boundless, Inc.
Jason Featherson
Maine
Uplift, Inc.
Nathan Henninger
Ohio
I Am Boundless, Inc.
Jennifer Hodges ’24
Illinois
Trinity Services, Inc.
Terell Jones
Virginia
CRi
Sophia Mazaleski
Pennsylvania
NEPA Inclusive
Shanit Roman
Virginia
CRi
Andrea Sandrock
Ohio
I Am Boundless, Inc.
JoHanna Schultz
Pennsylvania
Laetitia Senjo
Virginia
CRi
Katie Slade ’24
Iowa
Executive Director at Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Birhanie Tessema
Washington, DC
RCM of Washington
Lauren Tilghman ’24
Pennsylvania
Director of Strategic Communications at inglis
Dawn Warden
Pennsylvania
KenCrest Services
Jared Weekly
Oregon
Sunny Oaks, Inc.
Pam Zimmerman ’24
Minnesota
Accord

2023-2025 Cohort

Liz Armentrout
Iowa
Systems Unlimited, Inc.
Amber Corrieri ’25
Iowa
Chief Operating Officer at Mainstream Living, Inc.
Sarah Cummings
Nevada
Dungarvin Nevada
Jordan Eddings
Kentucky
LifeSkills
Rachel Fuller
Maine
Skills, Inc.
Robert Gallant
Connecticut
Dungarvin Connecticut
Crystal Larson
Iowa
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Ursula Mekh
Virginia
CRi
Rachel Neumann
Kansas
COF Training Services, Inc.
Jennifer “Jen” Skelly ’25
Pennsylvania
Director of PA Operations at Penn-Mar Human Services
Erica Thomas ’25
District of Columbia
Education and Outreach Manager at RCM of Washington
Lauren Vohland ’25
Kansas
Executive Director at GoodLife Innovations