Leadership

What makes a good leader? What are the qualities that others respond to and follow? 

Being a leader is never an easy role and leaders often face challenges that would stop many of us. 

The Changemakers in the Leadership theme are known as pace setters and powerful individuals by their peers in the disability community. As the head or director of a large organization, or perhaps by modeling an example of leadership for others. 

Who are these influential disabled people and how are they leading in their Bay Area communities?

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A delicate pencil drawing of a smiling white woman, with short hair in a power wheelchair looks ahead. The smudgy background creates a pale aura around her.
Nicole Bohn by Gerald Wiggins, pencil, 16 x 20 inches, 2019


A smiling African American woman with glasses in a bright blue power wheelchair and pale top looks directly at us. The shapes are bold and painterly. Behind is a luscious garden with pink flowers.
Nikki Brown-Booker by Tracey Johnson, acrylic paint on canvas board, 11 x 14 inches, 2019

The head and shoulders of a smiling man wearing an eye mask and a striped shirt in cartoon style. On either side emblems for Spiderman, Ironman, Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, The Thing, Thor and Batman.
Samual Franco by Michael Broadhurst Felt pens, 11 x 14 inches, 2019
Words in the top left corner: Elizabeth Grigsby Picture Taking. IMAGE: Three portraits of an African American woman drawn in black pen on cardboard, with added highlights on her clothes. The spaces between the portraits are filled with lists of dates
Elizabeth Grigsby by Daniel Green Pen and watercolor on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2019
A smiling man stands next to a large brown shape that could be a desk. The man is drawn in simple outlines with a large paintbrush. Oval blobs of green are added to his pants and the background with a spray. A glowing orange blob surrounds his head and shoulders, and paint from the blobs drips to the bottom of the paper.
Jeff Harrington by Jonathan Valdivias, acrylic paint on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 2019

A head and shoulders painting of a white woman against a yellow background, using a light touch and light washes of paint. She has long brown hair, blue eyes and red lips.
Jessica Lehman by Lisa Lyons Acrylic paint, 16 x 20 inches, 2019
Drawn in pen with strong color washes, the head and shoulders of a man with dark hair, glasses, suit and tie in front of tree foliage.
Sergeant (Ret.) Michael Sullivan by Dimitri Ferentinos Pen, crayon and watercolor, 11 x 15 inches, 2019