The Council is pleased to introduce Kristina Ericson, MSW, CPACC, ADAC (she/her) as our new Policy Advisor & Partnership Liaison.
As a disability social worker and accessibility specialist by training, her work centers around knocking down macro-level accessibility barriers through policy and systems change. Kristina holds a B.A. from Long Island University’s Global College, and a Masters in Social Work and Policy from Washington University in St. Louis. She proudly services on a variety of local, state, and national accessibility-focused boards and working groups. Kristina has lived in more than a dozen countries, is an NYC AmeriCorps alumnus, and the Director of Operations and Co-Founder of the Adaptive Climbers Festival – an annual, non-profit, rock climbing event for the paraclimbing community. She lives in the mountains above Denver with two giant dogs, where she is an avid snowboarder, climber, and backpacker.
Welcome, Kristina!