News Release

NCD #02-389
October 1, 2002
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
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National Council on Disability Nominees Confirmed by U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON--Six of President Bush's nominees to the National Council on Disability (NCD) were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 2002.

Those confirmed are:

Glenn B. Anderson, Ph.D., Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Anderson is director of training at the University of Arkansas Rehabilitation and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. In addition, he is a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communications Disorders. He also serves as chair of the Board of Trustees at Gallaudet University.

Milton Aponte, Cooper City, Florida. Mr. Aponte is a general attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. He previously served as chief attorney at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He is a board member at the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Florida's federally funded protection and advocacy agency.

Barbara Gillcrist, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mrs. Gillcrist provides support in the accounting office at her husbands' municipal bond office. She is a former high school teacher, who also volunteered in the U.S. Senate campaign of Congressman George H. W. Bush.

Graham Hill, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Hill is counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He is a veteran Hill staffer and was an advisor for disability policy on the Bush/Cheney presidential campaign. He also worked as a fellow in the office of Senator Phil Gramm of Texas.

Marco Rodriguez, Elk Grove, California. Mr. Rodriguez is a branch owner and senior financial representative with Principal Financial Group, where he creates financial investment strategies for individual clients and businesses. He is a member of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

David Wenzel, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wenzel is a decorated Vietnam veteran currently teaching a course on the Vietnam conflict at the University of Scranton. He also serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Vocational Rehabilitation Board of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. He is a former mayor of Scranton.