Meet Our Board Members

President & CEO


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President & CEO

Kandi Pickard

Board of Directors


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Board Chairwoman | Government Affairs Director

Tiffany Barfield

yes. every kid.

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Board Vice Chairman | Talent Leadership Executive Coach

Carlo P. Frappolli

FRAPPSTRONG LLC

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Board Secretary | Retired

Janet Slaughter Eissenstat


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Board Treasurer | Executive Vice President

Anthony (Tony) J. Gostkowski

Engelhard Hanovia, Inc.

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Founder

Elizabeth F. Goodwin


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Retired / Board Member of the ARC of Chester County

Bob Siegel

DuPont Company / Past President of the Board of Directors of the ARC of Chester County

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Model / Entrepreneur

Brandon Gruber


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Entrepreneur

Candace Whiting

Great Life Unlimited (This board seat is held by a self-advocate with Down syndrome in honor of Mia Peterson.)

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Senior Advisor, Government Affairs Lobbyist

C. Mitch Taylor

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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Senior Vice President

Debbie Morris

Verisk

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Medical Director / Assistant Professor

Dr. Lauren Wang

Timothy Freeman, MD, Center for Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, UC Health / University of Cincinnati

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President and CEO

Heather Lavallee

Voya Financial

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Chief Happiness Officer

John Cronin

John's Crazy Socks

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Partner

John Short

EY

Lisa Pelham (headshot)
Occupational Therapist/Mother/Advocate

Lisa L. Pelham, OTR, MA


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SVP, Stores (West US Group)

Mark Johnson

Michaels Stores

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Assistant Director of Programs and Communications

Michael Kulma

International House at the University of Chicago

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Executive Director, Strategic Strike Programs

Misty Holmes

Raytheon Missiles Defense

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Assistant Vice President, Federal Affairs

Tom Santos

Zurich North America

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Vice President, Undersea Warfare Programs General Manager, Manassas Operations

Tom Warner

Lockheed Martin

Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board


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Chair

Dr. William Mobley

UC San Diego

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Vice-Chair

Ms. Romney Croft

Private Practice Therapist

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Dr. George Capone

Kennedy Krieger

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Dr. Jamie Edgin

University of Arizona

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Dr. Elizabeth Head

University of Kentucky

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Mr. Hampus Hillerstrom

LuMind IDSC

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Dr. Paul Moore

Vanderbilt

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Dr. David Patterson

University of Denver

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Dr. Sonja Rasmussen

University of Florida

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Dr. Roger Reeves

Johns Hopkins

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Dr. Stephanie Sherman

Emory

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Dr. Amy Lewanda

Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC

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Dr. Priya Chandan

University of Louisville

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Dr. Laura Mattie

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Dr. Brian Chicoine

Advocate Medical Group, Park Ridge, IL

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Dr. Robert Siegel

Volunteer advocate and DSMIG member

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Dr. Heather Anderson

Ohio State University