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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

Maria Jacobo

Senior VP

Executive Board

m.jacobo@haape.org

Barbara Slutsky

Executive Board Secretary

Executive Board

b.slutsky@haape.org

Lawrence Fung MD, PhD

Board Member

Stanford Neurodiversity Project Director, Palo Alto, CA

Tara May

Board Member

Aspiritech CEO, Evanston, IL

Thomas Hamed

Board Member

Regional Coordinator for Loudon County, Virginia

Mike Briggs

Board Member

Little Friends CEO, Warrenville, IL

Danny Combs

Board Member

Inaugural Director at Colorado Disability Opportunity Office, Founder at TACT, Co-Founder at Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce.

Andrew Begel, PhD

Board Member

Associate Professor Computer Services at Carnegie Mellon University

Dan Thorpe

Board Member

Chief Marketing & Development Officer, HelpMeSee

Kristy Chambers

Board Member

CEO, Kids on the Move

Harvey Gaffen

Board Member

CPA, Founder Les Turner ALS Foundation

Bonnie Gaffen

Board Member

Founder Les Turner ALS Foundation

Mayor Margaret “Peggy” Brown

Board Member

Mayor, Weston, Florida

Dean Wood

Board Member

President & Founder, Aviation Concepts, Inc; Responsible for Aviation & Aerospace Programs for HAAPE

dwood@aviationconcepts.com

Pam Kapsimalis

Board Member

Chief Legal Counsel

Angela Foglia

Board Member

IT executive and strategic innovator

Executive Staff

Amy Armstrong

Chief Operating Officer

HAAPE Chapters

Fatima Moldashova

Chapter Director

Los Angeles, CA Chapter Director

f.moldashova@haape.org

Angela Foglia

Chapter Director

Pittsburgh, PA Chapter Director

a.foglia@haape.org

Joann Blumenfeld

Chapter Director

Raleigh, NC Chapter Director

jrblumen@ncsu.edu

Stacy Baum

Chapter Director

Charlotte, NC Chapter Director

s.baum@haape.org

Anthony Miser

Chapter Director

Chicagoland Chapter Director

amiser@lilfriends.com

 

Amy Wadsworth

Chapter Director

Salt Lake City, UT Chapter Director

awadsworth@columbusserves.org

 

 

Monica Jalife

Chapter Director

Central and Tampa Florida Chapter Director

M.jalife@haape.org

Autism Advisory Board

Thomas Hamed, AICP

Chair of the Autism, Advisory Board

AM2 Solutions – Transportation Planner, Arlington, VA

Maisie Soetantyo, M. Ed.

Autism Advisory Board Member

Julia Opalinski

Autism Advisory Board Member

Dr. Gala Kornyenko, MUP

Professional Advisory Board Member and Autism Advisory Board Member

Regional Planning Program, Ohio State

Daniel Fernandez

Autism Advisory Board Member

Enyol Martínez

Autism Advisory Board Member

Ganna Palagina, PhD

Professional Advisory Board Member and Autism Advisory Board Member

Neuroscientist and Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Professional Advisory Board

Beatrice (Bea) Moise

Director, Professional Advisory Board

Neurodivergent consultant, Board-Certified Cognitive Specialist, and Technology Expert

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

Hernan Millan

Board Member

hmillan@amerantbank.com

Workforce Development Advisory Board

Loretta Ovueraye, PhD

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

VP Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer, Seminole State College

Russel McCaffery

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Dean of Industry & Transportation Studies, Broward College

Craig Levins

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Associate VP, Broward College

Stacy Wolf

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Transition Coordinator for Broward County Public Schools

Daniel Wierman

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Founder of CNC Career Network

Brett Carpenter

Workforce Development Advisory Board Member

Founder of CHAMP

Advisory Board

Erncy Dumornay

Advisory Board Member

VP, Charles Schwab & Co, Orlando

Ike Grapin

Advisory Board Member

Investment Banker

Buddy Hurwit

Advisory Board Member

Entrepreneur

Sheila Rothman

Advisory Board Member

Retired

Fred Kauffman

Advisory Board Member

Retired CIO

Sreenidi Bala

Advisory Board Member

Founder, Code for All Minds

Robert Rubenstein

Board Member

Partner, Freedom Ventures

Rob Schwartz

Board Member

Retired General Counsel and Compliance Officer

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