NCIL’s Governing Board is composed of 23 individuals, a majority of whom have disabilities. The Governing Board meets four times each year. A seven member Executive Committee, which meets monthly via teleconference, is empowered to make policy decisions between Governing Board meetings.
Executive Committee
President: Jason Beloungy
- Madison, Wisconsin
Access to Independence, Inc.
Vice President: Amber Smock
- Chicago, Illinois
- Access Living
Treasurer: Whitney Doyle
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Florida Independent Living Council
Secretary: John Herring
- Springfield, Illinois
- Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
Executive Director: Theo Braddy
- Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- National Council on Independent Living
Empowerment in Access Committee Chair: Vicki Landers
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Disability Pride Pennsylvania
Regional Representative Committee Chair: Kimberly Meck
- Seattle, Washington
- Disability Empowerment Center
Regional Representatives
Region 1: Steve Higgins
- East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- Independence Associates, Inc.
- Representing: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Region 2: Vacant
- Representing: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Region 3: Lillian Harrison
- Dover, Delaware
- Independent Resources, Inc.
- Representing: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Region 4: Edward Mitchell
- Jackson, Tennessee
- Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee
- Representing: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Region 5: Jennifer Kucera
- Columbus, Ohio
- The Center for Disability Empowerment
- Representing: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Region 6: Justina Plowden
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Southwest Louisiana Independence Center
- Representing: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region 7: Michael Parker
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Paraquad, Inc.
- Representing: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Region 8: Tami Hoar
- Missoula, Montana
- Summit Independent Living
- Representing: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Region 9: Lisa Hayes
- San Bernadino, California
- Rolling Start, Inc.
- Representing: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Region 10: Kimberly Meck
- Seattle, Washington
- Disability Empowerment Center
- Representing: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Members At Large
Karen Gridley
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
Amy Tweedle
- Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Spa Area Independent Living Services
Thomas Earle
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Liberty Resources
Ted Jackson
- San Rafael, California
- Marin Center for Independent Living
Ester DuRante
- Decatur, Georgia
- Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia
Jenny Stonemeier
- Dallas, Texas
- REACH, Inc.
Youth Member At Large: Andrew Brown
- East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- Independence Associates, Inc.
