Author: Stephen Lieberman

Director, Advocacy & Policy, United Spinal Association

Steve Lieberman serves as Director, Advocacy & Policy for United Spinal Association. In this role, he oversees United Spinal's Advocacy Program, including Chapter and State Advocacy Coordinators and the Grassroots Advocacy Network, which includes more than 1,400 registered advocates across all 50 states. He also develops United Spinal's advocacy-related programming, including Advocacy Live, working groups, Roll on Capitol Hill, and Virtual Advocacy Day. Additionally, he serves as a co-chair of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force. Before joining United Spinal, he spent ten years as a U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) staffer. As one of the few openly-disabled Congressional staffers during his service on Capitol Hill, he developed an understanding of the most effective methods for influencing members of Congress and the dire need for improvement in Congressional understanding of the disability experience. Steve lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and two children.