We are excited to welcome two new board members, Steve Ewell and Chris Yoon.
Steve Ewell is the Executive Director of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation, a charitable foundation with the mission of linking seniors and people with disabilities with technology that can enhance their lives. They support programs that provide independence, purpose, and vital connections for people across the country. He also serves as the vice president for accessibility and AgeTech for the Consumer Technology Association.
Steve graduated from Drew University with a Bachelor of Arts and earned his MBA and Master of Science in Information and Telecommunications Systems from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Gerontological Society of America, the Advisory Council for the Center for Innovative Design and Engineering (CIDE) and the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado and the External Advisory Board of the Enhance Center RERC, a consortium between Weill Cornell Medicine, Florida State University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Chris Yoon brings a combination of lived experience, interdisciplinary education, and deep industry expertise to the Teach Access board. Born in Korea with a genetic condition that left him legally blind since birth, Chris immigrated to the United States at age 10 and discovered firsthand how assistive and accessible technology can be genuinely transformative. That experience instilled a lifelong conviction: technology is the great equalizer, capable of empowering people of all abilities to live their fullest lives.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Conducting) and a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. This interdisciplinary foundation spanning the arts, technology, and business informs a holistic approach to building products that are both innovative and inclusive.
Professionally, Chris has built a career at the forefront of accessible technology. As a Product Manager at Microsoft, he developed voice experiences for Outlook and Teams. At Uber, he spearheaded efforts to reduce discrimination faced by riders traveling with service animals and launched the company’s first long-term accessibility strategy. Fresh off completing his MBA at Harvard Business School, Chris joined Google as a Senior Product Manager working on accessibility for XR wearables, including AI-powered glasses and VR headsets, helping ensure that the next generation of computing platforms is built to work for people of all abilities from the start.
Chris’s connection to Teach Access goes back to his time at Stanford, where he served as a Student Ambassador. He later contributed to the organization’s long-term strategic planning and helped organize the first virtual Study Away program in 2021. In addition to serving on the Teach Access Board of Directors, Chris serves on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
For more information, visit https://www.teachaccess.org/about/our-team/
