Monica Yvette Wiley

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Monica Yvette Wiley

She/her/hers

Voter Engagement Specialist/DEI Facilitator with the National Disability Rights Network

USA

Monica Yvette Wiley is currently employed at the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) as the Voter Engagement Specialist. She also provides contractual services to the National League of Cities (NLC) as a DEIA/B consultant on communicating effectively about racial equity and systems change. She was crowned Ms. Maryland USA SLICC (Success, through Leadership, Integrity, Character, and Confidence) Ambassador 2023. She is the first Black woman with a disability to hold the title for the State of Maryland. She received the 2023 Presidential Service Award and Letter signed by President Biden. She reintroduced her proposed Election Law Curbside Voting Bill (HB0641) for the state of Maryland for the 2024 legislative session. This measure will allow individuals with disabilities, including veterans and pregnant women to vote independently from the comforts of their vehicle or respective method of transportation. She was selected as one of the 2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.