About
The Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism Related Needs was created by HB 718 in the 2021 Maryland General Assembly session and is located within the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives.
| Adam Jones | Madison House Autism Foundation/Autism After 21 |
| Ami Taubenfeld | Itineris, Executive Director |
| Carmen Brown | Branch Chief, Interagency Collaboration, Maryland State Dept. of Education |
| Christian Miele | Assistant Secretary, Dept. of Disabilities |
| Christine Ceely | Physical Therapist, Professor at Shenandoah University |
| Christine Ceely | Physical Therapist Case Mentor/Reviewer, Shenandoah University |
| Del. Lisa Belcastro | Maryland House of Delegates, District 11, Baltimore County |
| Del. Michele Guyton | Maryland House of Delegates, District 42B, Baltimore County |
| Devan A. Southerland | Owner, Brown on the Spectrum |
| Dorie Flynn | Executive Director, MANSEF |
| Dr. Annie McLaughlin | Advocate, BCBA-D, Special Educator Annie McLaughlin Consulting |
| Dr. Peggy Pugh | Chief Academic Officer, Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Dr. Shannon Brown West | Owner and Pediatrician, Premiere Pediatrics |
| Elizabeth Benevides | Director of Outreach, Hussman Foundation/Hussman Institute for Autism |
| Emily Arker | School Psychologist, Montgomery County Schools |
| Emily Pratt | BCBA, Proud Moments ABA |
| Fatima Saleem | Speech Language Pathologist, Kennedy Krieger (CARD) |
| Gregory Robinson | Autistic Self-Advocacy Network Policy Director |
| JaLynn Prince | Madison House Foundation, Autism After 21, parent advocate |
| Janet Furman | Director of Children’s Services, Maryland Developmental Disabilities, Administration, Maryland Dept. of Health |
| Jennifer Stiles | H&S Family of Bakeries, Director of Human Resources |
| Lisa Wiederlight | University of Baltimore, Center for Drug Policy and Prevention, Chief Performance Officer |
| Melissa Rosenberg | Howard County Autism Society Executive Director |
| Nancy Forsythe | University of Maryland |
| Nicole LeBlanc | Shared Support, MD TASH |
| Nikki Harris | Pathfinders for Autism, Baltimore City Fire Department, Parent Advocate |
| Rachel London | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, Executive Director |
| Raymond Marshall | President, Board of Directors for the Arc of Maryland, Attorney |
| Rebecca Rienzi | Pathfinders for Autism, Executive Director |
| Roger Thibadeau | JHU APL |
| Ryan Roddey | Charles County Public Schools, Special Education Teacher |
