Paralyzed Veterans of America is the only Congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely for the benefit and representation of veterans with spinal cord injury or disease. You can find our experts in the nation’s capital, in the field, and across the country, providing services, research and resources to paralyzed and disabled veterans, their caregivers, and their families.

General Counsel

Leonard Selfon

  • Corporate and Business Law
  • Nonprofit Law and Governance
  • Association Law
  • Veterans Law and Benefits
  • General and Appellate Litigation (State and Federal)
  • Chapter Programs and Operations
  • Disability Law

Government Relations

Heather Ansley
Associate Executive Director

  • Veterans issues
  • Disability Civil Rights
  • Legal Advocacy

Veterans Benefits

Peter Gaytan
Associate Executive Director

  • Veterans Budget Appropriations
  • Gulf War Illness
  • Veterans Homelessness Issues

Joseph Badzmierowski
Director of Field Services

Marco Rossi
Associate Director of Field Services


Advocacy

Susan Prokop
National Director

  • Social Security Disability Insurance
  • Fair Housing
  • Employment of People with Disabilities
  • Emergency Management

 


Medical Services

Angela Weir

Director

MedicalServices@pva.org

  • Healthcare Advocacy
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Healthcare Policy
  • The Independent Budget

Accessibility

Mark Lichter
Director of Architecture & Facilities

  • Accessibility
  • Design & Construction
  • ADA Compliance

Adaptive Sports and Recreation

Fabio Villarroel
Director, Sports and Recreation

  • Adaptive Sports and Recreation
  • Emergency Medical Procedures
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Appellate Services

Jim Fischl
Senior Appellate Services Operations Manager

  • Veterans Benefits
  • Veterans Services
  • Regulatory Compliance

Employment

Charles McCaffrey

Director, Veterans Career Program


Prosthetics

Fred Downs, Jr.
Prosthetics Consultant

Prosthetics, Sensory Aids, Spinal Cord Injury, Vietnam War, Veterans Affairs Material Management, Orthotics, POW/MIA Affairs, Veterans Affairs Data Management, Medical/Surgical Standardization