Meet The Experts

New Mexico School of the Blind, Student

Mickayla Biddle

Mickayla Biddle is a high school student from New Mexico. She was recent top-prize winner in the Project ECHO Entrepreneurship contest as a member of the only blind/visually impaired team.

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New Mexico School of the Blind, Student

Shelby Jones

Shelby Jones is a high school student from New Mexico. She was recent top-prize winner in the Project ECHO Entrepreneurship contest as a member of the only blind/visually impaired team.

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Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Roy Payan

Roy Payan is currently working on his Masters in Public Policy for Nonprofits at the University of Southern California (USC). He plans to use his degree to advocate on behalf of all persons with disabilities and hopes to write policy legislation to support persons with disabilities.

Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Rostom  Dadian

Rostom Dadian wants to give a voice to the disabled community and teach other marginalized and stigmatized communities to advocate for themselves. He is working toward the simplification of broken financial and political systems with a short-term goal of a position in local office such as Councilman.

Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Corey Evans

Corey Evans as worked as a television news editor for several stations in Arkansas and as production coordinator for HSI Studios in Los Angeles. In 2016, damage due to glaucoma further compromised his vision, and he is working to re-establish his career path in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space. 

Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Elizabeth Pezone

Elizabeth Pezone recently graduated from Cal State Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services. Liz has a passion for working as a mentor and counseling children and young adults around bullying and workforce development.

Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Dennis Tran

Dennis Tran is a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) advocate and storyteller with a ranged skillset in emerging new media, communication, technology and innovation for social change. He hosts the "Asian Lifing Podcast" and will soon join the "Fox Family Podcast."

Fox Fellow, RespectAbility

Alex Hilke

Alex Hilke has spent the last 15 years campaigning for different candidates and causes throughout California. He approaches policy and politics with an understanding of how issues in transportation, education, the environment, health care, and workforce development uniquely impact people with disabilities.