School & Education
STEPHEN SHORE
Stephen Mark Shore is an American autistic professor of special education at Adelphi University. He has written several books on autism: College for Students with Disabilities, Understanding Autism for Dummies, Ask and Tell, and Beyond the Wall.
NISH PARIKH
Nish Parikh, CEO of WebTeam Corporation and VP of Rangam Consultants Inc., is the winner in the “Innovation Hero – Individual”
TIM CONWAY
TEDx Talker. Author. Innovation at engineering-intensive firms. Autism-at-work & leadership. Department Chair, Engineering, Temple University
BILL McDONALD
Founder of Macdonald Tuskey Corporate & Securities Lawyers and Macdonald Tuskey LLP, William L. MacDonald currently holds the position of Chairman at Canucks Autism Network, Principal at Macdonald Tuskey Corporate & Securities Lawyers and Secretary & Independent Director at Viscount Mining Corp.
RICHARD SCHREIBER
Co-founder of NYC Autism Community Group. He is also the father of a child on the autism spectrum.
CONNER REINHARDT
Recently diagnosed neurodivergent, Conner has witnessed the extraordinary talents of the neurodiverse community first-hand. He uses his knowledge with his work at MENTRA.
JOHN COMEGYS
John Comegys has over 20 years’ experience in assisting people with disabilities to find and maintain competitive employment. He has the terminal degree in vocational disabilities–a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. John was a credentialed special education teacher for ten years and earned an Interdisciplinary Professional Leadership Certificate in Autism in 2013 from Fresno Pacific University.
DAVE THOMPSON
As Director of Strategic Programs for Potentia Workforce, Dave supports companies in becoming more neuroinclusive through training and support in becoming self-sufficient, as well as recruiting and providing ongoing support to neurodistinct professionals and their teams. He uses his experiences as a neurodistinct professional himself, along with those in building, managing, and scaling neuroinclusive hiring programs internationally to develop and share how we can change the workplace to work for everyone.
MARCIA ECKERD
A long-time licensed psychologist working with autistic individuals for more than 30 years. On several advisory boards including the Clinical Advisory Group of the Asperger’s Autism Network (AANE.org). A prolific author of journal articles and a frequent lecturer and presenter, including her “Learning and the Brain” conference that was co-sponsored by Harvard, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and Tufts, and an international conference, “Special Kids International Summit” co-sponsored by UNESCO.
JESSICA SCHONHUT- STASIK
Clinical director of Diverse Minds Psychology
PhD Candidate, Astronomy — Vanderbilt University Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering Fellow Program Coordinator — Frist Center for Autism and Innovation Host of AstronomerAND
TIM CONWAY
The Morris Center
President at The Morris Center clinics, CEO NOW! Company; Dyslexic & Brain Scientist published in Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging, Neurorehabilitation and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Diagnosis & Treatment
PATRICIA BEACH
The Morris Center President at The Morris Center clinics, CEO NOW! Company; Dyslexic & Brain Scientist published in Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging, Neurorehabilitation and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Diagnosis & Treatment
JONATHAN ALDERSON
Jonathan Alderson is the Founder and Director of the Integrative Multi-Treatment Intervention program for autism acceptance and development. Alderson offers a highly customized solution and specializes in blending play therapy, structured learning, ABA, sensory, and biomedical treatments into an integrated model, paying attention to order and timing.
RITA HERNANDEZ
Mary is a speech-language pathologist with 32 years experience and currently self employed. I specialize in autism, cognitive disabilities, and assistive technology. My special talent for problem solving allows me to create individualized approaches to teaching curriculum and making appropriate modifications suitable for the needs of a given student.
CAROLINE GADDY
Caroline Gaddy is an Autistic SLP and AAC Consultant based in Virginia. She is on the TD team with Tobii Dynavox.
KINGSLEY RAUSCH-DUDZIC
Associate Director of Advancement Franklin Academy.
Kingsley is a thoughtful, creative educator with a proven track record helping young women find their voices and contribute to their school, their community, and the world. She has extensive experience developing new programs and residential curricula.
ESTHER THANE
Esther Thane, BMT, MTA, AVPT has specialized since 1996 in neurodivergent individuals & diverse needs. After over a decade on faculty at Capilano University, Esther continues to
present at conferences, publish, consult, & hold workshops/in-services.
present at conferences, publish, consult, & hold workshops/in-services.
