MEET THE TEAM

Julie Sowash

Julie is a passionate disability advocate, an award-winning business leader, speaker, and podcast host. She continues to lead efforts and advise on disability inclusion efforts and organizational transformation.​

Co-Founder,
Strategic Advisor

Brian McGee

With over 20 years of experience managing multimillion-dollar businesses, Brian understands the challenges employers encounter in attracting and retaining talent, working with them to attract, hire, and retain employees with disabilities.

Client Manager

Alexander Sage

Alex brings broad experience across service, tech, and nonprofit sectors, with 20 years in community-focused work.

A lifelong advocate for inclusion, he’s excited to continue that mission with Disability Solutions.​

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Operations Specialist

Keith Meadows

Keith has been with the Disability Solutions team for nearly a decade, leading product development and client implementation, with a strong understanding of the needs of organizations focused on hiring and engaging talent with disabilities.

Executive Director

Kevin Kountz

Kevin is an experienced Project Manager taking programs from inception, through development and testing to completion. He comes from an international finance background having worked in London.​

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Operations Manager

Aaron Linson

Aaron specializes in evaluating websites, PDF's and mobile applications for WCAG 2.2 level AA compliance, along with HTML, CSS, JavaScript ARIA, usability and user experience testing and is CPACC certified.​​

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Accessibility Specialist

Michael O'Sullivan

Michael has over twelve years of experience in the recruitment industry. He is committed to working with partners to promote the benefits of hiring talent with disabilities and to foster more inclusive and diverse workplaces.​​

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Jay Chiu

Jay brings to the team a background in nonprofit fundraising, local politics, sales, and customer success. Along with disability inclusion, Jay is passionate about workers' rights and criminal justice reform. 

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Account Executive

Brando Collins

Brando is an experienced CPACC certified full stack developer (SQL, Javascript ARIA, and Node.js) and accessibility analyst providing website, mobile and desktop app accessibility analysis and consulting services. 

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Accessibility Specialist

Ashley Sims

Ashley is a passionate advocate and strategic marketing leader dedicated to advancing workplace equality for people with disabilities and amplifying the mission of Disability Solutions.

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Director of Marketing & Communications

Deborah Burke

Debbie started her career at Ability Beyond 30+ years ago dedicating her work to the mission of empowering people, no matter their ability, to have the opportunity to live, work and thrive as an integral part of their community.

Account Executive