Carol Glazer
- President
Carol Glazer joined the National Organization on Disability (NOD) in July 2006 as the Executive Director of its National EmployAbility Partnership. She became NOD’s President in October, 2008. Under Carol’s leadership, NOD has forged many important relationships with leading businesses, allied disability...
Kevin Bezerra
- Client Relationship Manager
Kevin Bezerra earned his bachelor’s degree from the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo. He earned his degree in Kinesiology and focused on adapted physical activity...
Amber Cecil
- Communications Manager
Amber Cecil has over nine years of experience in non-profit management with a focus in communications and marketing, as well as program management and development...
William Elias
- Alan A. Reich Intern
William is NOD's 2018 Alan A. Reich intern and brings rich experience to the organization, including a career as a professional dancer, flight attendant and an inflight instructor. William graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2018 from CUNY’s Lehman College with a Bachelor of Arts and departmental honors.
Deanna Ferrante
- ConantLeadership Intern
Deanna is a 2018 ConantLeadership intern. NOD found Deanna through its Campus to Careers program. Deanna is from Carver, Massachusetts and has spent her whole life advocating for people with disabilities.
Jesse Fryburg
- Program Manager
As Program Manager, Jesse is responsible for developing and executing NOD’s newest national awareness campaign, including coordinating campaign elements with NOD’s corporate partners, as well as leading the development of the campaign’s core messaging, voice, and identity.
Howard Green
- Deputy Director, Professional Services
Howard Green, Deputy Director of Professional Services, is a nationally-recognized expert in building relationships between companies and the rehabilitation programs that serve many people with disabilities. During his tenure with NOD, Green has assisted a number of corporations mount successful disability employment...
Ansley Hopton
- NOD Intern
Ansley is a 2018 NOD intern, returning for her third summer. Ansley and her brother Braden, who has Down syndrome, have an everlasting bond that provides her with immeasurable drive and momentum to get involved as an advocate and activist for disability inclusion. Ansley is now approaching her senior year of high school.
Margaret Ling
- Event & Administrative Associate
Margaret received her B.B.A from Baruch College, City University of New York in Management, with a focus on Entrepreneurship. She devoted time outside of classes to advocating for people with disabilities on her campus and throughout the CUNY school system...
Sue Meirs
- Chief Operating Officer
Sue Meirs serves as Chief Operating Officer and oversees the National Organization on Disability’s suite of professional services, ensuring delivery of best-in-class disability employment products and services with high impact and exceptional quality to NOD’s corporate clients...
Julia Metro
- Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations
Julia Metro serves as NOD’s Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations, helping shape and execute the organization’s philanthropic and corporate engagement strategies...
Felicia M. Nurmsen
- Managing Director, Employer Services
Felicia M. Nurmsen serves as Managing Director of Employer Services, where she oversees NOD's suite of Professional Services, which brings disability employment initiatives to leading companies, and our innovative program, Campus to Careers, which brings professional-level talent with disabilities to hiring businesses. Felicia brings over 20 years of experience making the connection for business to the untapped talent pool of people with disabilities...
Miranda Pax
- Director of External Affairs
Miranda Pax leads external affairs for NOD, helping shape the national conversation around employment for Americans with disabilities and providing resources for Fortune 500 companies seeking to include people with disabilities as part of a diverse and productive workforce...
Jasmine Ruiz
- Special Assistant to the President
Jasmine Ruiz joined NOD in 2011 to provide finance, operations and development support to NOD’s headquarters in New York City, including database management, vendor relations and events management. In 2012, Jasmine transitioned into the President’s office by accepting the role of Executive Assistant...
Daniel Wynn
- Operations Associate
Daniel Wynn plays a key role in improving workflow operations and productivity across the organization. Daniel helps NOD achieve its disability employment mission and produce better bottom-line results by identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, creating centralized planning tools and reports, and coordinating special projects...
ASSOCIATE NETWORK
Michael Brogioli
- Professional Services Team Member
Michael Brogioli became the Executive Director of RESNA, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America in 2013; RESNA’s mission is to promote technology solutions for people with disabilities...
Joan Uhl Browne
- Professional Services Team Member
Joan Uhl Browne brings 20+ years of executive business experience in the private, public, and higher-education sectors. She is Founder and Principal, Collegiate InSite; former Chair of The University of Toledo Board of Trustees; and former President of Lott Industries...
Joe Chiappetta
- Professional Services Team Member
Serving in the disability community since the year 2000, Joe Chiappetta is a community organizer, award-winning author, and trainer. Joe has served as director of MERCYWORLDWIDE and founded Chicago's Workforce Developer Network (WDN)...
Cori C. Di Biase
- Professional Services Team Member
Cori C. Di Biase serves as a member of the National Organization on Disability professional services delivery team. Mr. Di Biase’s career has been dedicated to workforce development for veterans and civilians with disabilities, including directing military and corporate outreach programs...
Millie Hewitt
- Professional Services Team Member
Millie Hewett was the Richmond Virginia Area Sales manager for MANPOWER, Inc., where she developed successful partnerships between MANPOWER and local rehabilitation agencies. In addition she was a member of the Virginia Business Leadership Network Steering Committee...
Preety Kumar
- Professional Services Team Member
Preety Kumar, CEO of Deque Systems, Inc., co-founded the organization in 1999 to pave the way for digital equality both from both user and the technology perspectives. Under Preety’s vision and leadership, Deque has developed a uniquely robust suite of software tools that include WorldSpace and Amaze and become a market leader and a thought leader in digital accessibility software and services...
Graham Norwood
- Associate
Graham Norwood holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Brown University and a master’s degree in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies...