About the Autism Today Foundation
Executive Team
Karen Simmons
Founder, Gemologist, Director, Chief Executive Officer & Creator Of AutismToday.Com
Ronald Caissie
Director Of Social Services
Dr. Stephen Shore
Director Of Neurodiversity
Tom Dodd
Film And Television Production Director
Dr. Laura Chris Green
Director Of Language Diversity & Inclusion
Melissa Shea
Chief Real Estate Officer
Law Jackson
Chief Design Officer
Dr. Christion Bogner
Chief Science Officer
Advisory Board
Dr. Temple Grandin
Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, Autism Rights Advocate
Dr. Tony Attwood
Clinical Psychologist specializing in ASD, Adjunct Professor at Griffith University
Gil Ilutowich
Chairman of the Board at Avinu Media, CEO at Emotiplay, CEO at Compedia
Ilan Goldberg
COO at Avinu Media, COO at Compedia
Asi Meskin
Business Development Specialist at Compedia
Dr. Alan Kadish
COO at ZIM Biosciences, CEO/Founder at Center of Health, CEO/Founder at Pure Living
Bill Macdonald
Founder at Macdonald Tuskey, President/Director at Blackbird Energy, Director at First Americas Gold, Director at Black Springs Capital, Director at Faith Spring Ventures, Chairman of the Board at Canucks Autism Network, Co-Founder at Akiva
Ilan Goldberg
COO at Avinu Media, COO at Compedia
Cheryl Ginnings
Life Coach, International Speaker for Caregivers and Special Needs
Patty Beach
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Expert at LeadershipSmarts, Geologist
Roger Toennis
Managing Partner at Founder Advisors, Board Member at WorkWeb.io
Joseph Batty
Founder at Rethinking Capital, Founder at Pro Ventures Pathway
Robert McGarvey
Founder and Director at Rethinking Capital, Member of the Board of Advisors at Accirculate
Dr. Perry Kinkaide
President of Kinkaide Enterprises, Managing Partner of KPMG Consulting’s National Knowledge Management Practice and Edmonton Regional Office, Director at Varafy, Advisor at Troy Media Digital Solutions, & Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Director of Privatization and Funding Reform, Edmonton Regional Director and Regional Coordinator of Services for the Handicapped with the Alberta Government (1972-1986)
Tim Goldstein
Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker, Neurodiverse Communication Specialist at Wiser Ltd., Board Member at Autism Society of America, Global Cloud Sr. Trainer at Google, Sr. Consultant at Looker, Certified Roger Love Method Speaking Coach, Author of Geeks Guide to Interviews: 15 Critical Items for the Technical Type: Simple Steps to Win the Technical Interview
Ben VanHook
Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker, Programs and Outreach Associate at Organization for Autism Research, Student Representative at American Psychological Association, Former Learning Coach at George Mason University
Dr. Alaaeldin E. Ahmed, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Laboratories Director at Jazan University Medical Research Center, former CEO & CSO at Immuno Diagnostic Laboratories, Independent Life Science Consultant and Advisor, Life Science Consultant at Gerson Lehman Group, Laboratory Director and VP R&D at Kronos Science Laboratory, CSO at Global Reference Laboratories, Laboratory Director at City of Angel Medical Center, Director of Laboratory Operations and Technical Director R&D at Specialty Laboratories Inc., Laboratory Director of Complement and Coagulation Diagnostic Services at Specialty Laboratories, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Department at Ohio State University, Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Pathology Department at Glasgow University Hospital, Senior Clinical Biochemist at St. Luke’s Hospital
Karen Chung CEO & Founder, Special Learning, Inc.
Karen Chung has over 14 years in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and is the CEO and founder of Special Learning, Inc., an education technology company that delivers web-based continuing education training and educational resources, virtual supervision, and consultation to BCBAs, Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Educators and family members of those living with autism across the globe.