Jenny Sichel is a 2016 Rio Paralympic Silver Medalist and 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Coach for Team USA in the sport of rowing. She was a USRowing National Team member for seven years and in that time won five international silver medals. When she’s not on the water, Jenny is passionate about destigmatizing mental health and is a strong advocate for independent living of people with disabilities. She currently works at the National Council on Independent Living as the Operations Director and her secret dream is to host a daytime talk show. Recently, Jenny has helped form an indie improv group based in Boston, MA and she loves making people laugh. Jenny considers herself a viewer of the gold lining, because there is always something good that comes from something negative – it just depends how you look at the situation.
Jenny Sichel is a Paralympian Silver Medal winner and the Operations Director of National Council on Independent Living. Jenny talks to Keith about her Paralympic journey, what winning felt like and how she trained for the Paralympics. They also discuss Jenny’s career journey and what she plans to do in the future.
Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright.
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