Governor's Cabinet and Advisory Committee
for People with Disabilities
The Governor's Cabinet for People with Disabilities and the Governor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities have the following responsibilities:
- They make suggestions to the governor on policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation that help people with disabilities in Pennsylvania.
- They serve as points-of-contact between the governor and people with disabilities in order to make sure that state government is open, accountable, willing to respond.
- They work with all of the departments, commissions, and agencies under the governor to make sure the needs of people with disabilities and their required services and programs are accessible to those individuals.
- They work with the governor's offices and agencies to oversee the hiring and employment of people with disabilities in the commonwealth and ensure that no discrimination takes place.
To view the executive order establishing the Governor's Cabinet for People with Disabilities & Governor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities, click here.
Members of the Governor's Cabinet for People with Disabilities
| Department of Human Services | Secretary Teresa Miller (Cabinet Chair) |
| Department of Aging | Acting Secretary Robert Torres |
| Department of Agriculture | Secretary Russell Redding |
| Department of Banking & Securities | Secretary Robin Wiessmann |
| Department of Community and Economic Development | Secretary Dennis M. Davin |
| Department of Education | Secretary Pedro Rivera |
| Department of Health | Physician General and Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine |
| Department of Labor and Industry | Secretary W. Gerard "Jerry" Oleksiak |
| Department of Military and Veterans Affairs | Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli |
| Department of State | Acting Secretary Kathy Boockvar |
| Department of Transportation | Secretary Leslie Richards |
| Governor's Office of the Budget | Secretary Jen Swails |
| Governor's Office of Policy and Planning | Secretary Meg Snead |
| Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council | Executive Director Graham Mulholland |
| Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency | Exec. Dir. & CEO Brian A. Hudson, Sr. |
| Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission | Executive Director Chad Dion Lassiter |
| Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission | Executive Director |
| Pennsylvania Council on the Arts | Executive Director Karl Blischke |
Members of the Governor's Advisory Committee
for People with Disabilities
| Rodelyn Alcidonis | Wyncote, PA |
| Dr. Josie Badger | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Frank Bartoli | Pittston, PA |
| Everett Deibler | Allentown, PA |
| Kim Doan | Exton, PA |
| Charles J. Giambrone | Harborcreek, PA |
| Sarah Goldstein | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Michele Hammersla-Quick | Clearfield, PA |
| Mary Jones-Furlow | Philadelphia, PA |
| Lynn Keltz | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| Tim Moran | Scranton, PA |
| Ellaheh Otarod | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| Roseann Polishan | Scranton, PA |
| Peri Jude Radecic | Harrisburg, PA |
| Terry E. Roth | Harrisburg, PA |
| Madelaine Sayko | Ardmore, PA |
| Katherine S. Seidl | Harrisburg, PA |
| Rev. Sally Jo Snyder | Freeport, PA |
| Heidi Tuszynski | Erie, PA |
| Shirley Walker | Harrisburg, PA |
2018 Approved Meeting Minutes
2019 Meeting Dates
- Friday, February 8, 2019
- Friday, May 31, 2019
- Friday, September 13, 2019
- Friday, November 8, 2019
All meetings are open to the public and are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the address below:
PA Department of Education
Heritage Room AB
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
For more information on the Governor's Cabinet and Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities or to be added to the ListServ, please call (717) 787-2600.