We welcomed Kristin Duquette to our 5th TGOW podcast episode! She has worked for President Barack Obama, spoken at United Nations Headquarters, and represented the United States on the US Paralympic Swim Team. Kristin is a five-time American Paralympic Record Holder, three-time Junior National Record Holder, and the former Captain of the US Paralympic Swim Team for the 2010 Greek Open.
In 2014, Kristin was named the Disability Mentor for global initiatives under the Clinton Global Initiative University and her analysis of United Nations policies have been archived in the Academic Council on the United Nations System. From December 2015 to March 2017, Kristin was the Confidential Assistant to the Chief of Staff for the National Endowment for the Arts under the Obama Administration. Kristin is currently an Analyst inside FEMA’s Transit Security Grant Program with its mission to prevent and mitigate terrorist attacks for transit systems. In addition, Kristin is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for FEMA’s Women’s Forum. In December of 2017, Kristin was appointed by DC Mayor Bowser to serve as the Chairwoman to the first Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council.
In May 2018, Kristin spoke at the Parsons School of Design's 'Women in Innovation Forum.' In her talk Kristin stated, “I’m sitting here today to say that there is inherent power in being a disabled woman in this world. Owning your space and femininity while influencing belief systems and the course of events in a world that constantly wants to undermine your natural design and human experience. That’s what I call power; your influence is your power.”
Traipsin’ Global on Wheels is focused on sharing resources and insights into disability advocacy, fitness and health, and accessible travel. Our mission is to build a community of healthy, worldly, and informed advocates.
end credit music: 'Swim Out' by The Toothaches (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
