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Our Team

Board of Directors

Lawrence J Rothman, PhD

Chairman and CEO

Executive Board

l.rothman@haape.org

Connie Alden

President

Executive Board

c.alden@haape.org

Jim Foley

Chief Growth Officer

Executive Board

j.foley@haape.org

Rich Bentley

CFO

Executive Board

rebentley@aol.com

Maria Jacobo

Senior VP

Executive Board

m.jacobo@haape.org

Barbara Slutsky

Executive Board Secretary

Executive Board

b.slutsky@haape.org

Dean Wood

Executive Board Member

Executive Board

dwood@aviationconcepts.com

Lawrence Fung MD, PhD

Board Member

Stanford Neurodiversity Project Director, Palo Alto, CA

Tara May

Board Member

Aspiritech CEO, Evanston, IL

Ivan Rosenberg, PhD

Board Member

Founder and President of The Uniquely Abled Project, Co-founder and Executive Director of The Aerospace & Defense Forum

Mike Briggs

Board Member

Little Friends CEO, Warrenville, IL

Danny Combs

Board Member

Founder & CEO, TACT

Dr. Andrew Begel

Board Member

Harvey Gaffen

Board Member

Bonnie Gaffen

Board Member

Mayor Margaret “Peggy” Brown

Board Member

Mayor, Weston, Florida

Dan Thorpe

Board Member

Chief Marketing & Development Officer, HelpMeSee

Pam Kipsimalis

Board Member

Chief Legal Counsel

Hernan Millan

Board Member

hmillan@amerantbank.com

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

Daniel Fernandez

Autism Advisory Board Member

Zach Hopkins

Autism Advisory Board Member

Sarah Howard

Autism Advisory Board Member

Maiko Martin

Autism Advisory Board Member

Enyol Martínez

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

Autism Advisory Board Member

Dr. Ganna Palagina

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Autism Advisory Board Member

Gala Kornyenko

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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

Darius Murray

Professional Advisory Board Member

Founder of ReAble-U-Therapy

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

Brett Carpenter

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Founder of CHAMP

“Paperless” Pierre Smith

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Owner, Scan it Forward

Advisory Board

Erncy Dumornay

Advisory Board Member

Ike Grapin

Advisory Board Member

Buddy Hurwit

Advisory Board Member

Sheila Rothman

Advisory Board Member

Wally Berman

Advisory Board Member

President, Creative Financial Strategies

Fred Kauffman

Advisory Board Member

HAAPE Chapters

Kelly Furey

Chapter Managing Director

Philadelphia, PA Managing Director

Harri O’Kelley

Chapter Managing Director

Los Angeles, CA Managing Director

Maggie Schuster

Chapter Managing Director

Dallas, TX and Central Illinois Managing Director

Joann Blumenfeld

Chapter Managing Director

Raleigh, NC Managing Director

Central & North Florida Chapter

President
Connie Alden

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South Florida Chapter

Executive Board
Barbara Slutsky

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