disAbility Law Center of Virginia
Suzanne Herbst is a skilled Disability Rights Advocate at the disAbility Law Center of Virginia since July 2019, specializing in representative payee reviews and leading communications initiatives. Previously, Suzanne served as a Program Support Assistant at The Shepherd's Center of Chesterfield, providing administrative support and managing database maintenance. Experience as a Bookseller at Barnes & Noble included customer engagement and event planning. Early roles as a Docent at the Allen Memorial Art Museum involved creating educational tours, while positions as a Resident Assistant and Lead Resident Assistant at Oberlin College focused on community building and student support. Suzanne holds a Master's degree in Nonprofit Studies from the University of Richmond and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Oberlin College.
disAbility Law Center of Virginia
The disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV) is the designated Protection and Advocacy organization of Virginia. Using funding received from federal grants, we help clients with disability-related problems like abuse, neglect, and discrimination. Our mission is to advance independence, choice and self-determination; protect legal, human and civil rights; and eliminate abuse, neglect and discrimination of people with disabilities through zealous and uncompromising legal advocacy and representation.