Governor Greg Abbott recently reappointed Boerne’s Emma Faye Rudkin as well as Kori Allen, Evelyn Cano, Richard Martinez and Joseph Muñiz to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities for terms set to expire on February 1, 2024. Additionally, the governor appointed Benjamin Willis to the committee and named Martinez as chair.
The committee recommends changes in disability policies and programs, supports a network of committees on people with disabilities, issues awards to promote greater awareness and promotes compliance with disability related laws.
Rudkin is executive director and founder of Aid the Silent, a nonprofit that advocates for deaf and hard of hearing children. Aid the Silent has given away more than $1 million in hearing aids since its inception in 2015.
