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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama announced Oct. 15 his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:
•Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense •Scott Quehl, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration, Department of Commerce •Anne Slaughter Andrew, Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, Department of State •Lynnae M. Ruttledge (pictured), Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education •Jill Long Thompson, Member, Farm Credit Administration Board
President Obama said, "I appreciate the dedication and expertise that these individuals have shown throughout their careers, and I am confident they will show the same commitment in these new roles. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead."
Lynnae M. Ruttledge's bio:
Lynnae M. Ruttledge has served as the Director of the Washington Department of Social and Health Service, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation since 2005. She is responsible for leading Washington’s vocational rehabilitation program, working annually with more than 23,000 individuals with significant disabilities to achieve their vocational goals. Previously, Ruttledge served in leadership positions at the Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for more than 25 years. Ruttledge began her public service career in Michigan as a classroom teacher in the public school system. She has received numerous recognitions and awards for her service including the Washington Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management in 2007. As a person born with a disability, Ruttledge received assistance from the vocational rehabilitation program and graduated from the Northern Michigan University with a B.A. in Education.
Beth Haller, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment (www.gadim.org). A former print journalist, she is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Center on Disability and Journalism (https://ncdj.org/). Haller is Professor Emerita in the Department of Mass Communication at Towson University in Maryland, USA. Haller is co-editor of the 2020 "Routledge Companion to Disability and Media" (with Gerard Goggin of University of Sydney & Katie Ellis of Curtin University, Australia). She is author of "Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media" (Advocado Press, 2010) and the author/editor of Byline of Hope: Collected Newspaper and Magazine Writing of Helen Keller (Advocado Press, 2015). She has been researching disability representation in mass media for 30+ years. She is adjunct faculty in the Disability Studies programs at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of Texas-Arlington.
From the White House press release:
