The Accessibility Leadership Coordinating Group (ALCG) is sponsored by the University Libraries, Educational Equity, Information Technology, Commonwealth Campuses, Affirmative Action, and World Campus. The membership is composed of individuals from these units and other administrative areas.

Co-Chairs

The current co-chairs of the ALCG are:

  • Philip Voorhees, IT Accessibility Manager (Penn State Information Technology)
  • James Nourse, Senior Director for Web Strategy & Marketing (Strategic Communications)

Members

The Accessibility Leadership team is comprised of members from the units below.
Note: The * refers to the member’s status as a co-chair.

Affirmative Action:

  • Alan Finnecy, ADA Coordinator

College of Liberal Arts:

  • Wendy Mahan, Director of Learning Design

Commonwealth Campuses:

  • Jennifer Wagner, Instructional Designer/Accessibility Specialist
  • Lauraine Hawkins, Assistant Professor – Mont Alto

Information Technology

  • *Philip Voorhees, IT Accessibility Manager – Co-Chair
  • Andy Fisher, Interim Director, Learning Solutions, ATCE Academic Technologies, Information Technology
  • Brian Beiswenger, Manager of Enterprise Learning Services
  • Elizabeth J. Pyatt, IT Accessibility Consultant, Lecturer in Linguistics

Procurement:

  • Chris Como, Contracts Manager

Strategic Communications

  • *James Nourse, Senior Director for Web Strategy & Marketing – Co-Chair

Student Disability Resources:

  • Leah Zimmerman, Executive Director 
  • Nicholas Russo, Student Accessibility Coordinator

University Libraries:

  • Binky Lush, Manager Discovery Access and Web Services 
  • Emily Rimland, Information Literacy Librarian and Learning Technologies Coordinator

World Campus:

  • Mike Brooks, Assistant Director of Educational Technology
  • Terry Watson, Assistant Director, Academic Advising and Student Disability Services
  • Sonya Woods, Lead Accessibility Consultant

Last Update: March 18, 2025