Posted on December 23, 2020
Thanks to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) leadership, volunteers, sponsors, and donors, we have accomplished the unimaginable. ADAO, is the largest independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, eliminating asbestos-related diseases, and protecting asbestos victims’ civil rights through education, advocacy, and community initiatives. We look forward to continued shared success throughout 2021 and beyond.
2020 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Year in Review
ADAO Leadership
ADAO President/CEO: Linda Reinstein (BIO) & Social Media Networks
ADAO National Spokesperson: Jordan Zevon
ADAO Honorary Celebrity Board: Barbara McQueen and Jordan Zevon, Co-Chairs
ADAO Liaison to Prevention and Scientific Advisory Boards: Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH
ADAO Board of Directors
Kimberly Cecchini
Ellen Costa
Linda Reeves
Linda Reinstein
ADAO Science and Prevention Advisory Board Liaison
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH
Mission:
1) Provide review of ADAO educational materials for medical and scientific accuracy.
2) Provide medical and scientific background information to inform public policy development.
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Science Advisory Board, lead by Dr. Arthur Frank and Dr. Richard Lemen, has more than 200 years of experience.
ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chairs
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD
Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH
ADAO Science Advisory Board Members
Brad Black, MD
Barry Castleman, ScD
Raja Flores, MD
Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP
Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH
Jacqueline M. Moline, MD, M.Sc.
L. Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MS
ADAO Prevention Advisory Board
Mission:
1) Provide review of ADAO educational materials for accuracy and occupational/consumer effectiveness.
2) Field inquiries and provide information about asbestos prevention and abatement.
ADAO Prevention Advisory Board Chair
ADAO Prevention Advisory Board Members
Mark Catlin
Claire Deacon
Tom Laubenthal
John Newquist
Tony Rich
Mark Winter
2020 Conference Sponsors and Donors
ADAO is grateful to our 2020 Sponsors: Platinum Sponsor Simmons Hanly Conroy, Gold Sponsors American Federation of Teachers and Motley Rice, Silver Sponsors Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen, Omaze/CAF America, and Weitz & Luxenberg, and Bronze Sponsor International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, and the donors for supporting our work.
2020 Individual Donors
Diamond Donor
Lisa Crandall
Friends and Family of Ann Strickland
Emerald Donors
In Memory of Patty Forgie
Steven Markowitz
Sapphire Donors
Kimberly Cecchini and Julie Gundlach
Garnet Donors
Mark Catlin and Paul & Yvonne Hall