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
John Comegys, MA, CRC
Autism Advisory Board Director
Certified Rehab Counselor, 20+ years as vocational rehab counselor.
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
“Paperless” Pierre Smith
Workforce Development Advisory Board Member
Owner, Scan it Forward
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
Based in USA
