The 2020 "Lead On!" Virtual Gala

The 2020 Lead On! Gala took place on November 18, 2020 as an accessible, inclusive virtual experience

Thank you to all who joined us to honor the legacy of Marca Bristo and celebrate Access Living’s 40^th Anniversary. We could not do what we do without the generous support of our caring community.

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40 years of Access Living and honoring the life and legacy of Marca Bristo

Marca Bristo June 23, 1953 – September 8, 2019

Lead On LIVE celebrated the decades of positive impact Access Living has made, paid tribute to the life and legacy of our founding CEO Marca Bristo, and looked towards an exciting future with the formal introduction of Access Living’s new CEO, Karen Tamley.

Marca Bristo, a white woman in a power chair.

Corporate Chair
Michael O’Grady
Chairman, President and CEO
Northern Trust Corporation

Thank you to the support of Northern Trust in saluting the work of Access Living during these past 40 years and for the next 40.

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Tribute Committee Chairs
John & Judy McCarter

Thank you to our Tribute Committee Chairs, John and Judy McCarter, and the members of the Tribute Committee for honoring the life and legacy of founding CEO, Marca Bristo.