Executive Director
evan.levang@ilsnc.org
Evan LeVang’s career in disability services and advocacy began in 1993 at Resources for Independent Living (RIL) in Sacramento, CA, where he served as both a direct service provider and administrator. Evan later became the Southern California Regional Coordinator for a statewide advocacy project of the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers; recruiting, training and directing Disability Community Organizers working throughout Southern California at independent living centers. Before becoming Executive Director of ILSNC in 2004, Evan worked for four years as Coalition Director with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), organizing campaigns to improve In-Home Supportive Services (“Homecare”) in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. He was named California Community Organizer of the Year for 2001 and 2002 by the SEIU State Council. Evan and his wife, Teresa, live in Chico, CA with their daughter, Natalí (10). Their elder daughter, Jacqueline (21), is a student who lives and works at Resources for Independent Living in Sacramento, CA.
Evan LeVang’s Organizational Affiliations:
- Friends of ILSNC, Incorporated 501(c)3; President, Board of Directors
- Area 3 Agency on Aging, Advisory Council; Executive Board Vice President
- Shasta County IHSS Advisory Council, Member
- Disability Organizing Group for Initiating Total Equality (DOGFITE), Founder
- California IHSS Coalition, Past Chair
- Northeastern California State Budget Coalition (working title), Co-founder
- Butte County Adult Services Coordinating Council, Past Chair
- Chico Breakfast Exchange Club, President-Elect
- Chico Beyond War Coalition, Member
- Butte County Health Care Coalition, Member
