Darren Minarik is currently an associate professor in secondary social studies and special education teacher preparation and serves as co-director for the Virginia Inclusive Practices Center at Radford University. Darren earned a B.A. and M.Ed. in Political Science and Social Studies at Auburn University. He completed a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Virginia Tech … Continue reading “Darren Minarik”
Ptahra Jeppe joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2020 as a Wolinsky Fellowship Attorney. She departed DRA in 2021 to become a Staff Attorney at Advocates for Children of New York. Ms. Jeppe received her J.D. magna cum laude with a curricular focus in Disability Law & Policy and an M.S.Ed. in Disability Studies from Syracuse … Continue reading “Ptahra Jeppe”
Ife Kubler-Agyemang joined Disability Rights Advocates from 2019-2020 as a Legal Fellow. Ms. Kubler-Agyemang received her LL.M. from Harvard Law School as a Kennedy Scholar in 2019, and her LL.B with First Class Honors, from the University of Bristol in 2017. Ms. Kubler-Agyemang was called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 2018 … Continue reading “Ife Kubler-Agyemang”
Jessie Agatstein joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2018 as a DRA Fellowship Attorney. Ms. Agatstein received her J.D. from Yale Law School, and her M.C.P. and B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining DRA, she clerked for the Honorable Marsha S. Berzon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and … Continue reading “Jessie Agatstein”
Andrea Kozak-Oxnard joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2018 as a DRA Fellowship Attorney. In 2019, she became a staff attorney. She departed DRA in 2021. Ms. Kozak-Oxnard received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was recognized as a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and her B.A. magna cum laude … Continue reading “Andrea Kozak-Oxnard”
Paul Leahy joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2017 as a DRA Fellowship Attorney. Mr. Leahy received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2017 and his B.A. with distinction in History from the University of Michigan in 2009. Mr. Leahy served as an associate with the Michigan practice of a national public affairs firm … Continue reading “Paul Leahy”
Thomas Zito joined DRA in 2017 as a Senior Staff Attorney. Prior to joining DRA, Mr. Zito was a Senior Attorney with the Fair Housing Law Project and Public Interest Law Firm of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. At the Law Foundation, Mr. Zito litigated individual and class action housing discrimination cases, as well … Continue reading “Thomas Zito”