Accessibility Bridge Corporation 4660 Crain Hwy #1622, White Plains, MD 20695
Board of Directors
Dee Sapp
Dee is the Founder and Executive Director of Accessibility Bridge Corporation, CEO of Dee Sapp Consulting, and Executive Director of The Sonrise Project. She has over 18 years of nonprofit administrative, front-line fundraising, program management and managerial experience.
Dee Sapp is an Author, Nonprofit Founder, Executive Director, Consultant, Volunteer, Board Member and a Mental Health and Disability Advocate.
Dee is currently serving her 2ndterm as Chair of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council first appointed by Governor Larry Hogan and re-appointed to an additional 5-year term by Governor Wes Moore to continue her work advocating for people with disabilities in the state of Maryland.
Dee advocated for reforms at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) which led to changes in the learner's permit test, a Driver’s manual rewritten in plain language, and now being offered in nine additional languages. Dee has also provided both written and oral testimony for issues surrounding driver safety, privacy and police training. She has also served as an accessibility editor for the Maryland State Arts Council.
Dee was appointed to the Charles County Commission on Individuals with Disabilities and in January 2025, was elected to the Board of Directors for the Charles County Chamber of Commerce and was recently nominated for another appointment from Governor Moore’s Office to the State Early Childhood Advisory Council which holds a 5 to 10-year term.
She’s a graduate of the Southern MD LEADers program and aspires to be part of a national systems transformation and propagate consciousness about inclusive practices so that all facets of community life – school, work, social activities – welcome people with developmental disabilities.
Dee is a Board Member for Down Syndrome Sports of American and is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development and Family Studies.
Her most notable achievement is being a mother to 3 beautiful children, one of which is a 2-time Paralympian with Autism and an Intellectual Disability.
Eden Brown Gaines
Eden is the principal attorney at a boutique law firm in D.C. and draws from more than 15 years’ experience serving a diverse clientele. She is a seasoned litigator and savvy negotiator who adopts a principled approach to providing legal representation in corporate governance and business law; government procurement; commercial and public litigation; and labor and employment law and litigation. Her firm also handles select civil rights issues in federal courts throughout the country.
Ms. Brown Gaines holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the American University’s Washington College of Law. Despite a busy law practice, Ms. Brown Gaines prioritizes service to the community by volunteering at a shelter serving homeless and low-income populations and working with the Accessibility Bridge Corporation as well as other charitable organizations.
Victoria Churchville
Victoria has almost 40 years of experience as a writer. In her most recent role as a Science Writer for Georgetown University, she was instrumental in articulating for national and international audiences the world-renowned Executive Vice President's vision of the future of medicine and research by capturing complex biomedical research and patient treatments and translating them into accurate, exciting and understandable pieces critical to multi-million dollar development efforts, cultivation of grants, informing media, government leadership and the public, enhancing standing in the academic science and medical community. Victoria has worked with other organizations such as the Brookings Instititute, Washington Post, Boston University and Orlando Sentinel.
Victoria is propelled to use her skills, talents and energy to be of service to others personally and via mission-driven organizations that contribute to making each of us the best possible version of ourselves. Education, science, medicine, environment and social justice are areas that she cares deeply about. She has a BS in Journalism from the University of Maryland and completed a Science of Journalism Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sequaya Tasker
Sequaya has over 20 years of experience working with people with disabilities, 10 of which include program administration for the State of Delaware and Maryland. Working with different states, Ms. Tasker supported administrations in maintaining compliance with the Home and Community Based Waiver through Center of Medicare and Medicaid. She's volunteered with Special Olympics, worked as a direct support professional, coordinator, manager, & different director roles.
Ms. Tasker has many certifications and has facilitated several state workshops and best practice sessions. In her current role as the Executive Director of Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy of Catholic Charities, she has worked with leadership to maintain the agency’s COA accreditation. Ms. Tasker is leading the department in being an innovator in supporting adults and children with disabilities. She has served on councils and boards including the Maryland Association of Community Services, the Prince Georges Provider Council and Special Education Citizen Advisory Committee. She is a current member of the Autism Society of America and American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities.
Sequaya takes pride in her family and community. She's a strong advocate for her son with high functioning Autism and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she serves as the Chair of the Social Action Committee and the chapter Custodian of Properties.
Tony Doran
Dr. Doran has more than 20 years of experience in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. He utilizes concussion management software technology and takes a developmental neuropsychological approach to learning evaluations, ADHD assessment and head injury evaluation and management. Dr. Doran completed his post-doctoral training in neuropsychology at Harvard Medical School and received a doctorate of psychology from the University of Hartford.
Past research projects have been several studies evaluating mTBI and effect on speech, several studies on stress in Special Forces personnel and studies monitoring DoD and Navy suicide prevention efforts. Dr. Doran has taught psychology classes at the United States Naval Academy and John Hopkins University.
Dr. Doran has served as a subject matter expert and consultant for the military and Tier 1 Commanders selecting Special Forces personnel at a variety of sites throughout the country. In addition to his private practice, he works in different concussion clinics providing evaluations, treatment and recommendations to patients and their families.