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 22 individuals who provide the strategic direction, adopt policies and oversee the budget of the organization. EC members are composed of the current RI President, President-elect, 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
Mr. Michael Fox, Director | Bio
Access Australia
PO Box 49
Mosman, NSW 2088 Australia
Tel: +61-2-9960-4222
Fax: +61-2-9968-2490
E-mail: accessaustralia@ozemail.com.au
President- elect
Ms. Anne Hawker | Bio
Principal Disability Advisor
Level 2, ENZA House
P.O. Box 1536
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
Treasurer
Mr. 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
Vice President
Mr. Gidion Kaino Mandesi
The Disabled Organization of Legal Affairs and Social Economic Development
P.O. Box 62963
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Mobile: +255--22-741-404240
Office: +255-33-366-7997 / +255-22-266-7842
Fax: +255--22-2668936
E-mail: dolasedtanzania@yahoo.com
Deputy Vice President
Ms. Sebenzile Matsebula, Director | Bio
African Access Holdings
African Access Park
210-217 Epsom Avenue
P.O. Box 798
Northriding, 2156, South Africa
Tel.: +27-11-699 2000
Fax: +27-11-699 2024
Mobile: +27-082-373-3902
E-mail: sebenzilem@aaccess.co.za
Web: www.africanaccessholdings.com
Arab Region
Vice President
Mr. Khaled El Mohtar | Bio
National Rehabilitation & Development Center
P.O. Box 11-7732
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel./Fax: +961-5-210-338/39
Mobile: +961-3-206633
E-mail: nrdc@destination.com.lb
Web: www.nrdc.homestead.com
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Mukhtar bin Mohamed bin Mussalam Al Rawahi
President, Omani Association for the Disabled
P.O. Box 331, Postal Code 130
Sultanate, Oman
Tel.: +968-503-220
Fax: +968-597-657
E-mail: mukhtaralrawahi@hotmail.com or alrawahi.mukhtar@gmail.com
Asia Pacific Region
Vice PresidentDr. Il-Yung Lee
Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Person with Disabilities
Moja Building 4F
11-32 Dangsangong 5ga
Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea 150-045
Tel.: +82-2-2636-3423
Fax: +82-2-2636-3422
E-mail: iyleesky@yahoo.co.kr or riksrpd@yahoo.com.co.kr
Web: www.rikorea.or.kr
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Benny Cheung Wai-leung
The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
6/F, 7 Sha Wan Drive
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2817-6277
Fax: +852-2555-1947
E-mail: bennychg852@yahoo.com
European Region
Vice President
Ms. Heidi Lindberg
RI Finnish Committee (RIFI)
Kumpulantie 1 A
FIN-00520 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358-9-613-191
Fax: +358-9-146-1443
E-Mail: heidi.lindberg@invalidiliitto.fi
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Jiri Votava, M.D.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Charles University, Albertov 7
128 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic
Tel./Fax: +420-2-2491-7898
E-mail: jiri.votava@lf1.cuni.cz
Latin American Region
Vice President
Post Open
Deputy Vice President
Mr. Geraldo Nogueira, Ph. D. Lawyer
Av. Almirante Barroso, 63 - sala 1017
CEP 20031-003 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil
Tel: +55 (21) 2220-1795 or 2524.3924
E-mail: genogue@terra.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 | Bio
Direction de l' enseignement et du soutien scientifique
Institut de readaptation en deficience physique di 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
Ms. Penny Price | Bio
Consultant, Disability Rights, Development and Education
172 Lesmurdie Rd
Lesmurdie, WA 6076 Australia
Tel.: +61-8—929-16275
Fax: +61-8-929-16383
E-Mail: penelopej2000@yahoo.com or penelopej@iinet.net.au
International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA)
CHAIR
Mr. Joseph Kwan | Bio
UDA Consultants Ltd.
Suite 3C, Tonnochy Towers
272 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2519 6860 Fax: +852 2511 2128 E-mail: jkuda@netvigator.com
Commission on Health and Function (formerly – Medical Commission)
Chair
Mr. 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
Commission on Policy and Services (formerly - Organization & Administration)
Chair
Mr. Mark Webber, Attorney
P.O. Box 13684, Noordstad
9302 Free State, South Africa
Tel: +27-51-436-7497
Mobile: +27-8282-11227
Fax: +27-51-436-7867
E-mail: webberm@iafrica.com
Commission 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
CHAIR
Ms. Anne Hawker | Bio
Principal Disability Adviser
Level 2, ENZA House
P.O. Box 1536
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
Commission on Work & Employment
CHAIR
Mr. Stig Larsson, Ph.D | Bio
HAREC - Disability & Rehabilitation Research Centre
Lund University, Malmo University Hospital
SE-205 02 Malmo, Sweden
Tel.: +46-40-39-1351
Fax: +46-40-39-1350
E-mail: stig.larsson@med.lu.se