Rhonda provided me with insight, connection and wisdom. She cares deeply for her clients and her causes.
I have known and worked with Rhonda for many years both when she was a professional advocate with the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and in her consulting work. Rhonda is extremely professional and gifted. She can really be an asset to you as an individual struggling to manage stress and adversity in today’s workplace, or for your whole office team. She has great skills in conflict management, advocacy work, civil rights work and how to ground yourself and your staff during difficult times. Whatever help or support you need, Rhonda can help!
I had the pleasure of working with Rhonda when I interned at Handicap International USA in 2009. Rhonda was the project manager for the Making it Work Initiative, and with her supervision, we developed a toolkit manual to support organizations who want to implement the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in their country. As my supervisor, she mentored me in the field of international human rights issues concerning people with disabilities. Rhonda is knowledgeable about many domestic and international disability legislation, and is committed to sharing her expertise with people from the grassroots level to government officials. Rhonda’s advocacy work has empowered individuals who have been marginalized in different communities to speak up against discrimination. She continues to encourage me to develop my professional goals and connects me to the leaders of the disability community. Her caring attitude, inner strength, and professional achievements makes her a great role model and mentor for people with disabilities.