The University of Vermont has appointed Dr Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie as the new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and lecturer in Public Health Sciences. DR Komabu-Poneyie is international disability rights advocate whose experiences as a woman of color with a physical disability have fueled her advocacy for marginalized groups, especially individuals with disabilities. She was recognized as the sixth most influential disabled person in the world in 2016. Dr Komabu-Pomeyie over the years has been working hard to a combat the negative ideology surrounding disability. "Today, reminds me of the late Judy Heumann who was one of my mothers and a mentor , who led me to the international policies and advocacy platforms. I would like to dwell on one of her favorite messages to me when she was alive.