Dr. Wenn Lawson of Australia, autistic lecturer, psychologist, researcher, advocate, writer, and poet, has passionately shared professional and personal knowledge of autism over the past 3 decades.

Dr. Megan Locke is the Executive Director of the Able Kids Foundation in Fort Collins, Colorado where she also serves as one of the Foundation’s audiologists. The Able Kids Foundation specializes in the diagnosis and management of central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) and has evaluated individuals from 49 states and 28 countries since 2006.

Joleena Louis, Esq. is a premier New York attorney who focuses her practice on helping families in high conflict or complex situations. This often includes helping parents with special needs children create a plan that helps the child thrive during the change in the familial structure.

BG Mancini is an Acupuncture Physician, a leader in Neurodevelopmental education and a Functional Medicine Practitioner.

Dan McManmon is the President of the College Internship Program (CIP).

Dr. Michael McManmon founded the College Internship Program (CIP) in 1984. Prior to Founding CIP, he worked for state, private and non-profit organizations in several states and was certified as a family teacher through the Boys Town Center in Nebraska.

Ethan Miller grew up in a family with parents dedicated to serving those children with severe to mild autism or other cognitive disabilities. Ethan's father and mother were pioneers in the field and developed The Language and Cognitive Development Center school and clinic, which Ethan Miller is director of today.

Alexander (Alex) Morris-Wood is the Dean of Admissions, Transition Programs, & Strategic Outreach at Beacon College.

Bren Payne is a veteran teacher of over 25 years having taught multiple subjects across multiple grades in both special education and general education classrooms.

As President of College Living Experience (CLE), Amy Radochonski is a champion for supporting neurodiverse students in higher education, careers, increasing independence in their community, and finding meaningful relationships.

Nigel Rising has worked in the financial services industry for thirty years, specifically compliance and surveillance. Past employers include Charles Schwab, USAA and AIG. Among her proudest accomplishments is creating an entire compliance department for a national financial services firm essentially from scratch.

Dr. Patrick J. Rydell recently retired as the Founder and Director of Rocky Mountain Autism Center (RMAC), Inc. in Lone Tree, Colorado, in 2018, and is currently the Founder and Director of Autism On Call, LLC, the training and consultation affiliate of RMAC.

Ron Sandison works full time in the medical field and is a professor of theology at Destiny School of Ministry. He is an advisory board member of the Art of Autism and the Els Center of Excellence.

Dr. Rachelle Sheely serves as the President of RDIconnect, as well as the head of professional training and supervision and adults with developmental disabilities.

Katie Shepherd is a speech-language pathologist and DIRFloortime expert training leader with the International Council of Development and Learning - ICDL.  She has been using the DIRFloortime model throughout her career to help her understand the individuals and families she supports and to promote communication, language, and overall development through meaningful interactions and relationships.

As the Executive Director of Education at ACE, Erika Anderson is responsible for individual RPM sessions, curriculum planning, goal setting, and instructing parents and professionals.

Holding doctoral level degrees in both School Psychology and Special Education, Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman currently sits on numerous advisory boards and is the President and Chairwoman of the US Autism Association.

Gil Tippy, PsyD is a Clinical Psychologist with a developmental practice offering support to parents and professionals around the world. He is one of the founders of the Rebecca School in NYC, along with Stanley I. Greenspan and others.

Magazine publisher and US Autism Association Advisory Board Member Amy KD Tobik, BA, is an award-winning editor with over 35 years of publishing experience.

David Wall began the late-identified autistic journey at age 49 after a life-changing conversation with a neurodivergent comedy class teacher led to working with an expert in adult autism. David has since seen a significant improvement in quality of life and has advocated for autism.