NDI Board of Directors
John Nelson, NDI Board Chairman
Reston, Virginia
Managing Partner of the Wall Street Without Walls initiative which provides financial technical assistance from finance professionals to community-based organizations in order to access the capital markets.
Alexandra McArthur, NDI Board Vice-Chair
Raleigh, NC
Senior Program Manager, Transitions for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, helping to unlock opportunity and the talents of young adults with neuromuscular disease. Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 and A White House Champion of Change Disability Employment 2014.
Pamela Owens, NDI Board Secretary
New York, New York
Director of Education and Training, National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions.
Sharon Brent, NDI Board Treasurer
Los Angeles, California
Parent of a son with multiple disabilities and nationally recognized expert trainer on Social Security benefits and work incentives.
Daniel Hartnett
Chicago, Illinois
Partner in the Corporate & Finance Department of Kaye Scholer LLP's Chicago office and heads the Chicago office's Structured Finance Practice Group.
Paula Kelley
Boston, Massachusetts
Managing Director, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and Client and Business Management Executive for the Northeast and Southeast Trust divisions, and serves as the enterprise executive co-sponsor for Bank of America's Disability Advocacy Group.
Michael Jensen
Los Angeles, California
Vice-President of Sales and Business Development, Stitcher Radio. Fifteen years of experience in both interactive media and traditional sales and marketing.
Joseph Blair
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Financial planner with Lincoln Financial Securities; Former executive of bank trust departments and a securities firm; He has over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry and has personal experience with disability.
Janet Hamer
Daytona Beach, Florida
Vice President and Southeast Regional Community Development Manager for TD Bank and a former staff member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. She is currently the Chairperson of the Board for the Florida Prosperity Partnership.
Dawn Edwards
New York, New York
Senior Managing Director for Mission Markets, an investment brokerage firm that has pioneered a web-based platform to match impact investors with social enterprises.
Oscar Jimenez-Solomon
New York, New York
Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Institute Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence where he is dedicated to improving the quality of life and economic inclusion of people with psychiatric disabilities.
Susan M. Tachau
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Co-Founder, Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF), which promotes and enhances the ability of Pennsylvanians with disabilities to live independently by providing education and financing for the purchase of assistive technology.
Dr. Donna R. Walton, EdD, CCBT
Washington, D.C.
Disability Program Manager (DPM) at Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) where she works to assure that people with disabilities are an integral part of the workforce.