Name: Marc Zimmerman
Role / Credential: PhD
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: School of Public Health University of Michigan
Company URL: sph.umich.edu
Ability to Contribute: Dr. Zimmerman’s research focuses on adolescent health and resiliency, and empowerment theory. His work on adolescent health examines how positive factors in adolescents’ lives help them overcome risks they face.

Name: Lynn Dudek
Role / Credential: MBA, MS, CCC-SLP
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert of Social Skills: Cool Ideas for Cool Kids
Company Name: Haugland Learning Center- Autism Services
Company URL:  hlccolumbus.com
Ability to Contribute: Lynn M. Dudek is the Autism and Medical Rehabilitation Manager at Easter Seals Central and SE Ohio, Inc. and the owner of ASDSLP, LLC.

Name: Lisa Timm
Role / Credential: M.S., CCC-SLP
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: PRC-Saltillo’s Implementation & Training
Company URL: www.montclair.edu
Ability to Contribute: Lisa is the manager of PRC-Saltillos Implementation Training services. She has been with PRC-Saltillo since December 2010. In her current capacity, she oversees support development of PRC-Saltillo AAC products. Additionally, she creates supports for the implementation and training of PRC-Saltillo language systems.

Name: Lisa Berkowitz
Role / Credential: MA, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Montclair State University
Company URL: https://www.montclair.edu/
Ability to Contribute: Lisa Berkowitz, MA, BCBA has over 20 years of experience working in the industry, specializing with those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

Name: Kim Scott
Role / Credential: MS, CCC-SLP
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Speech Therapy 101
Company URL:  https://speechtherapy101.com/
Ability to Contribute: Kim Scott DeLand, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Certified Speech-Language Pathologist who is passionate about her work and dedicated to ensure that families will receive a high standard of personalized and professional care.

Name: Kathlene Hine
Role / Credential: PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Family Care Treatment & Training Services
Company URL: https://www.ctfcs.com/family-support-and-training-services
Ability to Contribute: Kathleen Hine, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Educational Psychology.

Name: Karl Zimmerman
Role / Credential:MS, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name:Total Spectrum, LLC
Company URL: https://totalspectrumcare.com/
Ability to Contribute: Karl Zimmerman obtained his Masters Degree in behavior analysis from the University of North Texas (UNT) in 2014.

Name: Julie Roumeliote
Role / Credential: BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Hopebridge
Company URL: https://www.hopebridge.com/
Ability to Contribute: She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from The Ohio State University. Prior to working at Special Learning, Julie was as an in-home independent provider for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Name: Julie Nagy-Morris
Role / Credential: MSW, LISW-S, LSSW
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert of Social Work Ethics
Company Name:Step By Step Academy
Company URL: https://www.stepbystepacademy.org/
Ability to Contribute: Julie is an experienced Social Worker with over 7 years of experience working with children in both educational and clinical settings.

Name: Julie Riordan
Role / Credential: BCBA, LBA, COBA, MOT, OTR/L
Special Learning’s Designation:Subject Matter Expert of OT, SLP, and ABA Collaboration
Company Name: Hopebridge
Company URL: https://www.hopebridge.com/
Ability to Contribute: Julie is a dually credentialed Occupational Therapist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Name: Julie Adkins
Role / Credential: MCD, CCC-SLP, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Aegis Therapies
Company URL: https://aegistherapies.com/
Ability to Contribute: Julie Adkins, MCD, CCC-SLP, BCBA is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with certificate of clinical competence (CCC) from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She graduated with her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in communicative disorders at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro AR.

Name: John Benfield
Role / Credential: Founder & Managing Partner at Paley Madison Partners, LLC
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert
Company Name: Paley Madison Partners, LLC
Company URL: https://www.paleymadison.com/
Ability to Contribute: John is a senior business executive with a career that spans over 40 years growing and existing businesses in both private and public markets.