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June 14th 2022: Pérez, Mida, Jordan: Kick-off of #NotAshamed Campaign

In recognition of Pride Month, Joyce welcomes to the show, Katherine Pèrez, Jason Mida, and Asher Jordan. All members of the Bender Leadership Academy’s #NotAshamed Campaign, which kicks off this month. The #NotAshamed Campaign is part of the Mary Brougher Mental Health Initiative. #NotAshamed celebrates the lived experiences of those living with mental health disabilities and intersectionality of mental health across all diverse groups, while working to address and end stigma. As many know, Bender Consulting lost its President, Mary Brougher, to a tragic hiking accident in August of last year

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Katherine Pèrez

Katherine Pérez is the inaugural Director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation, founded in 2018 by the Honorable Tony Coelho. She graduated from the UCLA School of Law (2013) and is a current doctoral candidate in Disability Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she is writing a dissertation on the Burger Supreme Court (1969-1986) cases on the criminal legal system and mental disability. Katherine writes about and presents on Disability and Immigration law and policy. Her article, "A Critical Race and Disability Legal Studies Approach to Immigration Law and Policy" advocates for an intersectional approach to understanding immigration that considers
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Jason Mida

Jason Mida serves as President & CEO at Mida Associates. Previously, Jason served as Vice President of Development at the LGBTQ Victory Fund, the largest LGBTQ political action committee in the United States. From 2005-2011 during his time at the Victory Fund, he worked with LGBTQ candidates running for office at the local, state, and national level, including trailblazing candidates who broke barriers by achieving electoral firsts for the LGBTQ community. As President & CEO, Jason works closely with all clients to provide oversight for each engagement to ensure daily success. He has worked with local, regional and national leadership across the country to highlight organizations working at
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Asher Jordan

Asher Jordan is a 24-year-old intern at Bender Consulting who supports recruitment functions that connect the business community to the talent to be found within the disability community. He graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's in Human Development and Family Studies. He is a disability advocate and winner of the Sam Miller award who hopes to continue his advocacy for the disability community and hopefully change the world.
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1315/disability-matters 28/03/2024 08:00 28/03/2024 09:00 Disability Matters https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1315/disability-matters In recognition of Pride Month, Joyce welcomes to the show, Katherine Pèrez, Jason Mida, and Asher Jordan. All members of the Bender Leadership Academy’s #NotAshamed Campaign, which kicks off this month. The #NotAshamed Campaign is part of the Mary Brougher Mental Health Initiative. #NotAshamed celebrates the lived experiences of those living with mental health disabilities and intersectionality of mental health across all diverse groups, while working to address and end stigma. As many know, Bender Consulting lost its President, Mary Brougher, to a tragic hiking accident in August of last year. This campaign was a passion of hers and carries on the work she began as a founding Board member at the Bender Leadership Academy. Joyce’s guests will discuss what it means to them to be involved in this cause. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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