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National AgrAbility Project Advisory Committee


Name State of Residence Occupation/Organization
Billy Altom Arkansas Executive Director, Associated Programs of Rural Independent Living Centers (APRIL), past farmer
Nell Bailey Washington, D.C. Executive Director, RESNA
Carl Davis Washington, D.C. National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, American Legion
Val Farmer Missouri Clinical psychologist serving a large farm case load. Has farm background and is a nationally syndicated author of a column on rural mental health issues.
Cory Frederick Wisconsin Registered Occupational Therapist and former dairy farmer
Amy Lueking Indiana Practicing registered occupational therapist with farm background
Stephen Myron, M.D. Indiana Rural physician and operator of a hog farm
Kent Schescke Washington, DC National FFA Organization staff member
Don Skinner Illinois Farmer with disability, Easter Seals Board Member
George Vernon Wisconsin Rural attorney and horse breeder
Hubert Von Holten and Kathy Smith Indiana Co-owners of Life Essentials, designers and fabricators of assistive technology; Hubert is a past farmer
Gerald Weisman Florida Rehabilitation Engineer, Incoming President of RESNA