Kathleen A. Petkauskos is senior director of workplace equity and inclusion and director of Work Without Limits at ForHealth Consulting, a division of UMass Chan Medical School. In this capacity, she oversees all programs and services including training and consulting, networks and events, and benefits counseling. Under her direction, Work Without Limits received the UMass Chan Chancellor’s Award for exemplifying the mission of the medical school, and the Northeast Human Resources Association’s Diversity Champion Award for consistently demonstrating an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Ms. Petkauskos is a Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind’s Statutory Advisory Board. An inductee of the Susan M. Daniels National Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame, Ms. Petkauskos has extensive experience in vocational evaluation, supported employment, benefits planning, and job placement for people with disabilities. Prior to coming to UMass Chan, Ms. Petkauskos was president of Massachusetts Project With Industry, Inc., dba Resource Partnership, a private non-profit organization that engaged and educated employers on disability inclusion strategies and best practices, and assisted individuals with a wide range of disabilities to secure employment and advance their careers. Ms. Petkauskos has an associate degree in Physical Therapy and certificates in Vocational Evaluation from Assumption College and Non-profit Finance and Administration from Suffolk University.