Author: Kimberly Gatewood

Kimberly Gatewood is an administrative specialist for the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, an office of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, where she works to advocate for the Arkansas developmental disability community while supporting the Council’s administrative staff and its members. In her role, Kim not only aides a professional administrative staff within the office, but also participates in outreach activities in communities across the state. Kim is a native Arkansan, a person with disabilities, a self-advocate, and a disability advocate for her grandchildren and for others. She has served on a local service provider’s advocacy committee, encouraging others to participate in self-advocacy. Kim is a current board member for the Arkansas State Independent Living Council. When not hard at work in advocacy, Kim enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, going to the movies, attending church, and singing karaoke.