Angela Lindig, Executive Director

Angela began her work in disability advocacy shortly after the birth of her first daughter, who is diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic condition—an HNRNPH2 gene mutation. Over the past 29 years, Angela has dedicated much of her time to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.

She began by serving on her Regional Infant and Toddler Committee, where she gave her first testimony before the Idaho Legislature about the importance of birth-to-three programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays. She later spearheaded an effort in partnership with the City of Meridian and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center to create Adventure Island Playground—Idaho’s first universally accessible playground—located in Meridian’s Settler’s Park, which is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year.

Angela has served on the State Independent Living Council, the Idaho Infant Toddler Coordinating Council, and the Idaho Special Education Advisory Panel, and she is currently a member of the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities.

She joined Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) in 2009 as a Parent Education Coordinator. In 2011, Angela took over the then-failing nonprofit as Executive Director. Today, IPUL is a thriving organization that provides support to thousands of families raising children with disabilities, as well as to professional partners each year through one-to-one assistance, training workshops, and conferences focused on education, health, and the arts.

With their children now grown, Angela and her husband, Darin, are empty-nesters living in Boise with their two puppies, who keep them thoroughly entertained. Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Phoenix in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Services, concentrating on family and children’s services. She is actively involved in her daughter’s genetic foundation, the Yellow Brick Road Project, supporting research for treatments to improve the lives of those impacted by rare diseases.

“Childhood doesn’t wait for systems change.”