Andy Arias

Affiliation

Disability advocate/ADA SME
Leadership Academy Faculty

Areas of Expertise

• Cultural Competence
• Policy Implementation, 
• ADA SME
• Systems for individuals with disabilities
• Perspectives on LGBTQ/intersectionality including those within the disparity arena.

Interest and Desire to Mentor

I have been a mentor for several years within the disability community, training youth and professional on how to interact with individuals with disabilities as part of the network. Mentoring provides such a platform for freethinking, expression and the evolution of ideas. As a mentor I feel blessed to be able to provide a gift on my unique perspectives but it's also gift to be able to learn from those that I mentoring. I believe that one of our purposes in this world is to is to share and impart knowledge to one another.

Values and Approaches to Mentoring

I have been a mentor for several years within the disability community, training youth and professional on how to interact with individuals with disabilities as part of the network. Mentoring provides such a platform for freethinking, expression and the evolution of ideas. As a mentor I feel blessed to be able to provide a gift on my unique perspectives but it's also gift to be able to learn from those that I mentoring. I believe that one of our purposes in this world is to is to share and impart knowledge to one another.