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Accessibility Advisory Council members
Scott Norris (AAC chair)
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (state agency)
Lansing, MI
517-284-2871
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Tom Jones, president/CEO (AAC co-chair)
Michigan Operation Freedom Outdoors
Livonia, MI
734-612-6677
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Allen Beauchamp, board member
Superior Alliance for Independent Living
Disability Network of the Upper Peninsula
Marquette, MI
906-360-3019
Term expires: 1/1/2025
Ken Buchholtz, Upper Peninsula district director
Wheelin' Sportsmen - National Wild Turkey Federation
Escanaba, MI
906-553-2268
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Cindy Burkhour, MA, CTRS, CPRP
Access Recreation Group, LLC
Jenison, MI
616-560-2378
Term expires: 1/1/2024
Vendella Collins, executive director
Developmental Disabilities Council
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (state agency)
Lansing, MI
517-284-7292
Term expires: 1/1/2025
Michael F. Harris, government relations director
Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America
Novi, MI
248-476-9000
Term expires: 1/1/2024
Tyra Khan, interim statewide ADA compliance director
Michigan Department of Civil Rights (state agency)
Lansing, MI
517-241-1773
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Neal McKenzie, outdoorsman
Representing the deaf community
Davison, MI
810-412-0341
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Tina Nowakowski, director of communication and strategic partnerships
mParks/Michigan Recreation & Park Association
Lansing, MI
517-485-9888
Term expires: 1/1/2025
William Purves, director of planning and special projects
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
Ann Arbor, MI
734-971-0277
Term expires: 1/1/2025
Jessica Stark, recreational therapist
Lighthouse Neurological Rehab Center
Traverse City, MI
231-263-1350
Term expires: 1/1/2025
William "Billy" Vickers, business development
Rehab and Mobility Systems
Holly, MI
248-240-4480
Term expires: 1/1/2023
Bryan Wilkinson, owner
Michigan Trackchair
Brighton, MI
616-2TRACKS
Term expires: 1/1/2024
Robert Winn, ADA coordinator/facilities manager
Disability Network Eastern Michigan
Troy, MI
586-268-4160 Ext. 6630
Term expires: 1/1/2024
Duncan Wyeth
MSU adjunct professor and disability advocate
Eagle Harbor, MI
517-525-7090
Term expires: 1/1/2024
Ex-officio member
Kimberly Woolridge, deputy director
Michigan Department of Civil Rights (state agency)
Detroit, MI
313-456-3796
If you are interested in serving as a member on the council, please send an e-mail to Lindsey Henski Lindsey Henski.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff
Daniel Lord, finance and operations
AAC executive sponsor
Lansing, MI
517-284-5946
Stacy Haughey, Upper Peninsula field deputy
AAC Upper Peninsula sponsor
Marquette, MI
906-228-6561
Michael Holsinger, ADA coordinator
Lansing, MI
517-284-5946
Lindsey Henski, executive assistant to the council
Lansing, MI
517-284-5958