Ann Marshall

Ann Marshall has been fighting for the rights of men, women and children for more than 40 years and co-founded Alabama’s first state-wide consumer organization.  Ann served on the first PAIMI Council set up for the state P&A, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.  She went on to become a case  advocate for the agency, then part of the University of Alabama School of Law, and later served as Coordinator of Outreach and Training.  In both positions, Ann worked collaboratively with people with lived experience, advocates from many disciplines, and attorneys to further rights protection through legal, regulatory, and legislative efforts.  She participated in significant cases such as the historic Wyatt v. Stickney settlement and the R.C. children’s foster care case, organizing communities who had been silenced to have their voices heard. For her work, Ann received The National Mental Health Association’s Volunteer of the Year Award; was an Alabama delegate to the first White Conference on Mental Health; and was chosen for the U.S. Department of Justice ADA Training Network, created to train advocates to assist in implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Ann served as a U.S. delegate to the International Mental Health Conference in Santiago, Chile.  In retirement she served as NARPA’s administrator for 20 years.