Marsha Godeaux
Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Marsha has worked within the Architectural Barriers program for the last 15 years.  She started as a plan reviewer and has worked her way up to program supervisor.  She has a bachelor’s in environmental design from A&M University and a master’s in architecture from Texas Tech University.  She is a mother of 3 and in her spare time volunteers with the Scouts BSA.

Nanette Odell, Ed.D.
Founder and CEO at Life Quest Training & Consulting, LLC

 
Nanette Odell has lived and/or worked with individuals with disabilities most of her life and in a professional capacity for over 40 years. After working in the public sector for 15 years, she started her own consulting business in 2010 then was hired as the Disability Service Manager/ADA Coordinator for the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012. Since then, she has become a content expert on accessible areas of assembly and has recently developed the Venue Access Academy. Having non-visible disabilities of her own, Nanette speaks passionately from both her professional and personal experiences.

Jonathan White

Director of Design Consulting at the University at Buffalo’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center)

Jonathan is a licensed architect in the State of Ohio and has worked for the University at Buffalo’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) since 2007. His current projects include the innovative solutions for Universal Design (isUD) certification program, Universal Design Education Online (UDEO), stock plans for universal design housing, as well as ongoing ADA and Fair Housing compliance audits and evaluations.