Mike Bachhuber: Executive Director, Independent Living Council of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Mike has worked in disability rights since 1997 and previously worked for an IL Center in Wisconsin, in addition to the state’s Protection and Advocacy System. As a consumer, Mike sat on and chaired the state’s Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council and served as a founding Board member for its Mental Health Consumer Network. He currently devotes time to organizing the civil rights efforts of the National Council on Independent Living as Co-chair of its ADA/Civil Rights Subcommittee. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.