Eleanore’s Family Today

Rick Aldred is a computer professional in Missoula, Montana, with credentials as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with Security. In addition to his regular work in hardware/software consulting within a Missoula software company, he volunteers time extensively with friends and disability related groups as a computer troubleshooter. He is committed to the ideal that all people have access to the technology they need, and to the support of fathers who have children with disabilities.

Tamara Kittelson-Aldred is an occupational therapist in Missoula, with a private practice focused on wheelchair seating and mobility and other adaptive equipment needs for children and youth born with disabilities. She earned a masters degree in rehabilitation medicine (pediatric specialty) and credentials as a certified assistive technology practitioner through RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America). She has participated extensively in parent support and disability advocacy activities, as well as a support group for mothers who have experienced the death of a child.

Arwen Kittelson-Aldred graduated from the University of Montana in May 2004, earning a bachelors degree in music with high honors. In July 2004 she entered the Peace Corps. In September 2006, she completed her term of service with the Peace Corps in Jordan, where she worked as a music teacher for children with disabilities. She was also the main coordinator in Jordan for the fall 2006 Eleanore's Project wheelchair distribution. In 2009, she completed a master's degree in education at the University of Washington. She now teaches in Tacoma, Washington.

Julian Kittelson-Aldred graduated from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota in May 2008 with a degree in justice and peace studies. While in college, she engaged in a number of social justice efforts and interned with a community arts program for people with disabilities. Currently, she works as a web writer and producer for St. Kate's.

The Kittelson-Aldred family in Amman, Jordan, June 2005.
Left to right: Arwen, Tamara, Rick, Julian