Governing Access Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs (1985 – Present)
The Access Board is structured to function as a coordinating body among federal agencies and to directly represent the public, particularly people with disabilities. Its 25-member Governing Board includes twelve representatives from federal departments and thirteen who are members of the public appointed by the President to four-year terms. Every year the Governing Board elects officers, including a Chair and Vice-Chair. These posts alternate between a public member and a federal member.
| Year | Chair | Vice-Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Katy Kale (GSA) | Elver Ariza-Silva |
| 2023-2024 | Gregory S. Fehribach | Katy Kale (GSA) |
| 2022-2023 | Taryn Mackenzie Williams (DOL) | Gregory S. Fehribach |
| 2021-2022 | Gregory S. Fehribach | † |
| 2020-2021 | Lance Robertson (HHS) | Gregory S. Fehribach |
| 2019-2020 | Karen Tamley | Lance Robertson (HHS) |
| 2018-2019 | Lance Robertson (HHS) | Karen Tamley |
| 2017-2018 | Deborah A. Ryan | † |
| 2016-2017 | Michael Yudin (ED) | Regina Blye |
| 2015-2016 | Sachin Dev Pavithran | Sue Swenson (ED) |
| 2014-2015 | Michael Yudin (ED) | Sachin Pavithran |
| 2013-2014 | Karen L. Braitmayer | Susan Brita (GSA) |
| 2012-2013 | Susan Brita (GSA) | Karen L. Braitmayer |
| 2011-2012 | Nancy Starnes | Susan Brita (GSA) |
| 2010-2011 | Polly Trottenberg (DOT) | Nancy Starnes |
| 2009-2010 | Douglas Anderson | Loretta King (DOJ) |
| 2008-2009 | Tracy R. Justesen (ED) | John Wyvill |
| 2007-2008 | Tricia Mason | David L. Bibb (GSA) |
| 2006-2007 | David L. Bibb (GSA) | J.R. Harding |
| 2005-2006 | Jan Tuck | David L. Bibb (GSA) |
| 2004-2005 | Emil H. Frankel (DOT) | Jan Tuck |
| 2003-2004 | Jan Tuck | Thurman M. Davis (GSA) |
| 2002-2003 | Thurman M. Davis, Sr. (GSA) | Carl G. Lewis |
| 2001-2002 | Pamela Holmes | Thurman M. Davis (GSA) |
| 2000-2001 | Thurman M. Davis, Sr. (GSA) | -0- |
| 1999-2000 | June Isaacson Kailes | † |
| 1998-1999 | Thurman M. Davis, Sr. (GSA) | June Isaacson Kailes |
| 1997-1998 | Patrick D. Cannon | Judith E. Heumann (ED) |
| 1996-1997 | Judith E. Heumann (ED) | S. Craig Kiser |
| 1996-1996 | John H. Catlin | Judith E. Heumann (ED) |
| 1994-1995 | Judith E. Heumann (ED) | S. Craig Kiser |
| 1993-1994 | -0- | -0- |
| 1992-1993 | Kathleen K. Parker | Jeffrey Shane (DOT) |
| 1991-1992 | Gordon H. Mansfield (HUD) | Kathleen K. Parker |
| 1990-1991 | William H. McCabe | Allen B. Clark, Jr. (VA) |
| 1989-1990 | Stanley W. Smith (USPS) | Howard Adams |
| 1988-1989 | William J. Tangye | Thomas E. Harvey (VA) |
| 1987-1988 | Thomas E. Harvey (VA) | William Tangye |
| 1986-1987 | Charles R. Hauser | Madeline Will (ED) |
| 1985-1986 | Charles R. Hauser | Madeline Will (ED) |
† Due to Presidential transition, no federal members were named.