Biography

Becki Forsell is the founder of Yes! of America United, Inc. and an activist for people with disabilities since her own sudden disability of blindness in 1996.  She has been married for 38 years, has three children and one grandchild, is an active member of All Saints Lutheran Church, is the member at large on the Florida Independent Living Council, a member of the Florida Volunteer Inclusion Council, member of the Florida Outreach Project advisory board for deaf/blind, member of the ELCA taskforce on disability, member of the Hillsborough County Transportation Disadvantaged Commission, the Mayor’s Alliance and Hillsborough Alliance for citizens with disabilities, and serves on many committees and local taskforces. 

Becki brings her depth of compassion coupled with her own insight to living with a disability to the task of enriching the lives of people living with disabilities in her community.

Becki has been given numerous awards for leadership and volunteerism from the Federal points of Light, State points of light, Sertoma Service to Mankind, Alan P. Wesley FDDC award for leadership and motivation, and Tampa Bay United Way Volunteer of the year 2005. 

Before founding Yes! Becki served as Education Director for the Zonta Boys and Girls Club from 1999-2002; being the first person who is blind to work in that capacity for the Greater Tampa Boys and Girls Club, and as founder and director of For Eyes Only from 1997-2002.