Our work is supported by a broader oversight group that includes various stakeholder groups including: Persons with ASD, Service Providers, Researchers not on this project, and Family Members.
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Greg Bannett
Greg is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, and has been supporting folks on the Autism Spectrum for almost a decade. He supports adults and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum as an Autism Peer Specialist, in the new CAPS program. He's also a peer mentor at Ruttenberg Autism Center. Plus he runs 2 Adult ASD Support Groups, namely GRASP of Greater Philadelphia in Berwyn & ASPERation in Center City Philadelphia. Read More. Greg's Bio
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Wendy Bloch
Wendy is the Administrator of Program and Business Development, The Kennedy Center, Inc. |
Aaron ZisookAaron is another accomplished individual on the spectrum. He has vast experience with public transportation, including working on increasing the transportation capabilities of ASD individuals throughout New Jersey. He is currently a senior rail operations planner with New Jersey Transit. Read More. Aaron's Bio
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Jon Wardzala
Jon is the Director of Mobility Services, The Kennedy Center, Inc. |
Jesse Corey
Jesse is a member of a research team at Boston University to develop a peer-mediated intervention to support people with IDD and co occurring mental health conditions. In addition to having knowledge of intervention development and data analysis, he also takes public transportation independently, attends transportation meetings, and participates in transportation advocacy. Cassandra West
Cassandra is the manager of Program Eligibility and Regulatory Compliance for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA.) She has been SEPTA’s ADA Coordinator since 2012, and has been with SEPTA since 2007. She has plenty of experience in accessible public transportation, having been involved in the field for the past 19 years. Her career began with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) NYC Paratransit Division. |
Jean Schultz RN-C BSN MSN
Jean is an active member of the family partners at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and is active on many health care PI teams in order to help improve autism care. She is very active in community volunteer projects. She has held multiple leadership roles in hospitals serving as a Director of Cardiovascular Intermediate Care Unit, a Cardiac Clinical Specialist, and as an adjunct nursing instructor.
She is the mother of two boys and her younger son, Brandon, is on the spectrum and has a complex medical history. Jeanie is also the founder and President of Brandon's Voice a local non-profit for autism. She is a public speaker and autism advocate through her non-profit. Vertical Divider
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Tanya Regli
Tanya currently works at Holy Redeemer Health System developing new initiatives. She served as the Executive Director of The Arc of Philadelphia and has 25 years in non-profit management experience in such areas as education, employment and secondary transition. Read More. Tanya's Bio Vertical Divider
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Kristie Patten Koenig
PhD, OT/L, FAOTA Kristie is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
in the Department of Occupational Therapy. She is also involved with the NYU Disabilities, Inclusion & Accessibility Working Group: https://wp.nyu.edu/disabilityculture/ and the NYU ASD Nest Support Project: https://research.steinhardt.nyu.edu/asdnest/ Vertical Divider
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Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D
Peter is the Executive Director of the EPIC School and has more than 30 years experience utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in support of individuals with autism spectrum disorders in educational, employment, residential and community-based settings. Read More. Peter's Bio
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