The RI Executive Committee at a meeting in Bahrain, November 2005. (l-r) Mr. Gidion Kaino Mandesi, Ms. Heidi Lindberg, Ms. Penny Price, Mr. Martin Grabois, Mr. Mukhtar bin Mohamed bin Mussalam Al Rawahi, Mr. Michael Fox, Mr. Khaled El Mohtar, Mr. Max Beck, Mr. Mark Webber, Ms. Anne Hawker, Mr. Benny Cheung Wai-leung and Mr. Tomas Lagerwall.
RI Executive Committee
The RI Executive Committee consists of 29 individuals who provide the strategic direction, adopt policies and oversee the budget of the organization. EC members are composed of the current RI President, Past President, Treasurer and representatives of the RI Regions and Commissions, all of whom are elected by the RI membership (Governing Assembly). The current EC membership is:
President
Ms. Anne Hawker (Biography and Photo)
Principal Disability Adviser
Level 2, ENZA House
P O Box 1556
Wellington, New Zealand
Tel. Work: + 0061 4 914 2456
Tel. Home: +0061 4 478 2789 /Mobile: +0061 4 29 66 000 69
Fax: +0061 4 918 0102
E-mail: hawker_anne@yahoo.com / anne.hawker011@msd.govt.nz / Web: www.workandiincome.govt.nz
Immediate Past President
Mr. Michael Fox, Director
Access Australia
PO Box 88
Pacific Palms, NSW 2088 Australia
Tel: +61-2-6552-9333
Fax: +61-2-6554-0684
E-mail: accessaustralia@ozemail.com.au
Treasurer
Prof. Martin Grabois, Professor and Chairman
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1333 Moursund Avenue
Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Tel: +1 713-799-5086
Fax: +1 713-799-5058
E-mail: Mgrabois@bcm.tmc.edu
Africa Region
Mr. Gidion Kaino Mandesi
The Disabled Organization of Legal Affairs
and Social Economic Development
P.O. Box 62963
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Mobile: +255--22-713-404240
Office: +255-33-366-7997 / +255-22-266-7842
Fax: +255--22-2668936
E-mail: dolasedtanzania@yahoo.com
Deputy Vice President
Ms. Manthipi Molamu
Directorate: Services to People with Disabilities
Department of Social Development
Private Bag X901
134 Pretorius Street
Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
Tel.: +2712 – 312 7400(office) / +2783 644 7353 (mobile)
Fax: +2712-312 7739 (fax) / +2786 615 5570 electronic fax
E-mail: manthipimr@sodev.gov.za / Website: www.dsd.gov.za
Arab Region
Vice President
Mr. Khaled El Mohtar (Bio and Photo)
National Rehabilitation & Development Center
P.O. Box 11-7732
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel./Fax: +9615210338/ +961-5-210-339
Mobile: +961-3-206633
E-mail: nrdc@destination.com.lb / Web: www.nrdc.homestead.com
Deputy Vice President
Mr.Mohamed Al Khadiriy
Amicale Marocaine des Handicapes
77 Boulevard 9 Avril Palmier
Casablanca Maroc B.P. 5369
20100Morocco
Tel.: +(212) 022 98 50 51/ 52/53
Fax: +(212) 022 25 94 30
E-mail: amh@connectcom.net.ma Web: www.amh.org.ma
Asia Pacific Region
Vice President
Prof. Il-Yung Lee
Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Person with Disabilities
Moja Building 4F
990-2, BangBae-3-Dong
Seocho-Gu, 137-849, Korea
Tel: +82-2-3472-3556
Fax: +82-2-3472-3592
E-mail: iyleesky@yahoo.co.kr or riksrpd@yahoo.co.kr Web: www.rikorea.or.kr
Deputy Vice President
S.W. Jayawardana (J.P)
68/6, Rabarwatta Road,
Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Tel.:+ 94-1-260 7219 / 493 6143
Fax: +94-1-262 3691/ Hotline: +91-1-0714149815
E-mail: jayawardana@wow.lk / jayawardana55@yahoo.com
European Region
Vice President
Dr. Joachim Breuer
HVBG
Andreas Baader
Alte Heerstraße 111
53754 Sankt Augustin
Tel.: +49 (0)2241 2 31 - 22 22
Fax: +49 (0)2241 2 31 - 13 91
E-mail: Joachim.breuer@dguv.de
Web: http://www.hvbg.de/e/pages/presse/archiv/archiv06/fusion2.html
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Jan A. Monsbakken
N.K.S Kloverinstitusjoner AS
Munthesgate 33
0260 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: + 24 11 56 20 / Mob:+ 47 95 20 94 38
Fax: +22 44 76 21
E-mail: jam@sanitetskvinnene.no\
Web: www.kloverinstitusjonene.no
Latin American Region
Vice President
L.R.I. Francisco Cisneros-Rivero
Honorary President
Libre Acceso, A.C.
Olivar de los Padres 1144
Mexico, D.F. 01780
Tel.: +5559-2095 / Mobile: +044-55-2727-1726
E-mail: pacocisneros@prodigy.net.mx / paco@libreacceso.org
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Marcio Castro de Aguiar
Representative of Municipal Councils
CONADE
Explanada dos Ministerios, Bloco T
Anexo II, 2 andar – Sala 211
CEP: 70064 900 Brazilia, DF Brazil
Tel.: +0 61 429 3673 / 429 9219
Fax: + 0 61 3429 9967
E-mail: CONADE@sedh.gov.br / MVIBRASIL@yahoogrupos.com.br
North American Region
Vice President
Ms. Marca Bristo, President and CEO
Access Living of Chicago
614 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Tel.: +1 312-253-7000 /Mobile: + 1 773-719-3902 /Home: + 1 773-404-2440
Fax: + 1 312-253-7001 /TTY: +1 312-253-7002
E-mail: Mbristo@aol.com
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Patrick Fougeyrollas (Biography and Photo)
Direction de l’enseignement et du soutien scientifique
Institut de readaptation en deficience physique de Quebec (IRDPQ)
525 boul. Hamel, Bureau H-1202
Quebec, G1M 2S8 Canada
Tel. : +(418) 529-9141
Fax : +(418) 529-3723
E-mail: patrick.fougeyrollas@irdpq.qc.ca
Commission Chairs
EDUCATION COMMISSION CHAIR
Dr. Uma Tuli, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust
Karkardooma, Vikas Marg
New Dehli 110 092 INDIA
Tel: +91-11-22375205 Fax: +91-11-22372521/ 23386006 / 22373028 E-mail: umatuli@amarjyotirehab.org
VICE CHAIR
Ms. Barbara LeRoy, Director
Developmental Disabilities Institute
268 Leonard N. Simons Bldg., 4809 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202 U.S.A.
Tel.: +1 (313) 577-0334 Fax: +1 (313) 577-3770 E-mail: aa2732@wayne.edu or b_le_roy@wayne.edu
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESSIBILTY (ICTA) CHAIR
Mr. Joseph Kwan
UDA Consultants Ltd.
Suite 3C, Tonnochy Towers
272 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2519 6860 Fax: +852 2511 2128 Email: jkuda@netvigator.com
VICE CHAIR
Mr. Joe Manser
Swiss Center of Accessible Building for Disabled People
Kernstrasse 57
CH-8004 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel.: + 41 1 299 9797 Fax: + 41 1 299 97 98 E-mail: manser@hindernisfrei-bauen.ch
COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND FUNCTION (formerly – medical commission) CHAIR
Dr. A. K. Mukherjee
Director General
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
Sector - C, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi - 110070
Ph: +91 - 11 - 42255213 (D), 42255225 Fax : +91-11-26898810
E - mail : directorgeneral@isiconline.org
VICE CHAIR
Open for nomination
COMMISSION ON POLICY AND SERVICES (formerly – organization & administration) CHAIR
Mr. Veijo Notkola
Kuntoutussaatio/Rehabilitation Foundation
Pakarituvantie 4-5, P.O. Box 39
FIN-00411 Helsinki, FINLAND
Tel. : +358-9-530-41 fax: +358-9-566-3038 E-mail: veijo.notkola@kuntoutssaatio,fi / rd@kuntoutussaatio.fi
VICE CHAIR
Mrs. Susan Parker
501 Slaters Lane, #518
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel.: 202 693 4932 / Mobile: 202 744 6385 / Home: 703 706 5790
E-mail: Sparkerski@aol.com Or Parker-Susan@dol.govCOMMISSION ON LEISURE, RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR
Mr. Clermont Simard
FAM/MAF DEP-PEPS # 2182
Universite Laval
Quebec, G1K 7P4, Canada
Tel.: +1(418) 656-7008 Fax: +1(418) 656-3020
E-mail: fam@fse.ulaval.ca
Web: www.ulaval.ca/congres/rehabinter2008
VICE CHAIR
Open for nomination
SOCIAL COMMISSION CHAIR
Prof. Kin Fun Kwok
Associate Professor
City University of Hong Kong
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2788 8954/Fax: +852 2788 8960
Email: ssjk@cityu.edu.hk
VICE CHAIR
Ms. Dorothy Anne Howitson
National Council Persons with Physical Disabilities SA
3 Saratoga, 16 Synagogue Str.
Kimberley, 8301, South Africa
Tel.: +27-53-833-3315/3272 Fax: +27-53-832-8431
E-mail: elohim@mweb.co.za
COMMISSION ON WORK & EMPLOYMENT CHAIR
Dr. Madan M. Kundu, PH.D. FNRCA, CRC, NCC, LRC
Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Southern University
229 Blanks Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Tel.: 225-771- 2819 Fax: 225-771-2293 E-mail: kundusubr@aol.com
VICE CHAIR
Mr. Wolfgang Zimmermann
Executive Director
National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR)830 Shamrock Street, Suite 202
Victoria, BC, V8X 2V1 Canada
Tel.: (250) 386-4388 Fax: (250) 386-4398 E-mail: wolfgang@nidmar.ca