President Bush Appoints New Board Members May 30, 2006
President George Bush has appointed three new members to the U.S. Access Board: Joseph A. Cirillo, R.A., of Middletown, Rhode Island, Elizabeth A. Stewart of Winter Haven, Florida, and John C. Wyvill
of Little Rock, Arkansas. |
 Cirillo served as Rhode Island’s State Building Commissioner for 28 years, a position he was appointed to in 1974. As Rhode Island’s first Building Commissioner, he was instrumental in the adoption and implementation of the State Building Code system. He oversaw the Commission’s enforcement of these codes, which apply to all facilities built on state property. In 1980, Cirillo assumed a leadership role in ensuring access for people with disabilities to all state buildings through a state-wide survey and retrofit program involving over 1200 facilities. He was also responsible for the adoption of the state’s accessibility code. Cirillo began his career as a registered architect with the U.S. Navy and later entered private practice. He is a past president of the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. and of the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards. |
 Stewart is an attorney whose practice focuses on family law. She joined the Sutton Law Firm last year after serving 20 years as the Access Board’s Deputy General Counsel. At the Board, Stewart was active in the development of accessibility guidelines for facilities, public rights-of-way, and passenger vessels under the ADA as well as standards for accessible electronic and information technology under the Rehabilitation Act. She also supervised the Board’s Compliance and Enforcement Office, served as the Board’s Ethics Officer, and was instrumental in organizing the Board’s Advisory Committee on Courthouse Accessibility. Before joining the Board in 1986, she practiced law in Bartow with a concentration in family law and civil litigation. She also worked for the Court Administrator’s office for the 10th Judicial Circuit and the State Attorney’s office. |
 Wyvill is Director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, a state agency that promotes and coordinates workforce training in partnership with schools and universities, business and industry, and other government agencies. Previously, he served as Commissioner of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services for six years and as assistant legal counsel to the Governor. Wyvill is a former president of the Council of State Administrators for Vocational Rehabilitation, a national organization of chief administrators of public rehabilitation agencies. Before entering state government, Wyvill worked as an attorney in private practice and handled both civil and criminal cases. |
| The new appointees succeed public members Dr. Bruce Growick of Columbus, Ohio, James R. (“J.R.”) Harding, Ed.D. of Tallahassee, Florida, and Jan Tuck of Marina del Rey, California. |