Board of Directors

Lawrence Fung MD, PhD
Board Member
Stanford Neurodiversity Project Director, Palo Alto, CA

Ivan Rosenberg, PhD
Board Member
Founder and President of The Uniquely Abled Project, Co-founder and Executive Director of The Aerospace & Defense Forum

Robert Rubenstein
Board Member
Partner, Freedom Ventures
Autism Advisory Board

Andrew Arboe
Autism Advisory Board Member
Dir. of Community Outreach of Planning Across The Spectrum

Sam Farmer
Autism Advisory Board Member

Zach Hopkins
Autism Advisory Board Member

Sarah Howard
Autism Advisory Board Member

Julia Opalinski
Autism Advisory Board Member

Tony Hernandez Pumarejo
Autism Advisory Board Member
Collaborator in the Despierta Orlando television program; Author, An Unscripted Life, Community Outreach, Autism Speaks.

Maisie Soetantyo
Autism Advisory Board Member
Professional Advisory Board

Julia Harper, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Professional Advisory Board Member
Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Life Coach and Mentor

Silvia Gil, M.S. Ed
Professional Advisory Board Member
Founder and President Neuroconsulting Solutions

Dr. Ganna Palagina
Professional Advisory Board Member and Autism Advisory Board Member
Neuroscientist and Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Martha Simmons
Professional Advisory Board Member
Founder & Owner Turtleduck Learning, LLC

Gala Kornyenko
Professional Advisory Board Member and Autism Advisory Board Member
PhD Candidate, Regional Planning Program, Ohio State

E. Katia Moritz, PhD, ABPP
Professional Advisory Board Member
Clinical Dir. of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI)

Gesulla Cavanagh, PhD
Professional Advisory Board Member
Dir. of Research, Asst. Professor, Nova Southeastern University

Kristi Messer, MPH, LCSW
Professional Advisory Board Member
Asst. Dean and Dir. of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program, Nova Southeastern University
Workforce Development Advisory Board

Dr. Loretta Ovueraye
Workforce Development Advisory Board Member
Vice President, Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer

Russel McCaffery
Workforce Development Advisory Board Member
Dean, Transportation Studies, Broward College

Craig Levins
Workforce Development Advisory Board Member
Assistant Vice President, Accessibility, Broward College

Stacy Wolf
Workforce Development Advisory Board Member
Transition Coordinator for Broward County Public Schools
Advisory Board

Sheila Rothman
Advisory Board Member

Wally Berman
Advisory Board Member
President, Creative Financial Strategies

Fred Kauffman
Advisory Board Member
HAAPE Chapters

Maggie Schuster
Chapter Managing Director
Dallas, TX and Central Illinois Managing Director