Our Team OUR TEAM NEXT for AUTISM TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS TEAM ADVISORY BOARD NEXT GEN BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harry Slatkin Co-Founder Tracey Stewart Tommy Hilfiger Jen Clark, Ph.D. Steven Kantor Doug Herzog Sharon Cunningham Jim Hogan Robert Smigel Arlene Maidman Jon Stewart David Schwartzbaum Michelle Smigel Board Chair Bellanca Smigel Rutter Michael Auerbach Karen Siff-Exkorn Christopher “CJ” Wallace Laura Slatkin Co-Founder and Board Chair EMERITUS BOARD Deeda Blair Patricia Cayne, PhD Ilene Lainer Co-Founder William Rudin Ophelia Rudin TEAM LEADERSHIP Gillian Leek Chief Executive Officer GILLIAN LEEK, Chief Executive Officer, guides the organization’s vision to positively impact the liv... Amy Wallace Chief Financial Officer AMY WALLACE, Chief Financial Officer, oversees the finance and general operating functions at NEXT f... Pamela Cohen Chief Development Officer PAMELA COHEN serves as NEXT for AUTISM's Chief Development Officer. She may be reached at pcohen@NEX... Abigayle Jayroe, MBA Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations ABIGAYLE JAYROE, MBA, Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations, implements and scales innovativ... Holly Wainwright Vice President, Marketing and Communications HOLLY WAINWRIGHT, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, oversees messaging and outreach at N... Kelly Fleming Senior Director, Development and Events KELLY FLEMING, Director, Development and Events, plays a key role in overseeing and implementing a p... Leah Spindell Development Operations Manager LEAH SPINDELL, Development Operations Manager, works with the Development team to support all operat... Candace Weaver-Dowds, LMSW Manager, Strategic Initiatives CANDACE WEAVER-DOWDS, LMSW has been providing services and support for individuals with disabilities... Coleif Holte Senior Associate, Finance and Administrative COLEIF HOLTE, Senior Associate, Finance and Administrative, supports the finance and general operati... Patty Newby Senior Associate, Office Administration PATTY NEWBY, Senior Associate, Office Administration, supports the day-to-day operations and adminis... ADVISORY BOARD ADVISORY BOARD Jennifer Cook JENNIFER COOK | Jennifer Cook was identified as being on the spectrum in 2011. An autism advocate, o... Amy Gravino AMY GRAVINO | Amy Gravino, M.A., is an autism sexuality advocate and Relationship Coach in the Cente... John Barrowman JOHN BARROWMAN | John Barrowman originally came from a small town in the Californian foothills of th... Dawn Buffington Townsend, Ph.D., BCBA-D DAWN BUFFINGTON TOWNSEND, Ph.D., BCBA-D | Dr. Dawn Townsend is actively involved in autism intervent... Mari Cerda MARI CERDA | Mari Cerda is an Indigenous-Mestiza woman, wife, mom of 3, Autist, and board-certified ... Nasiah Cirincione-Ulezi, Ed.D., BCBA NASIAH CIRINCIONE-ULEZI, Ed.D., BCBA | Nasiah is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, with a Doctorat... Casey Grothus CASEY GROTHUS | Casey Grothus is an employee at a multi-billion dollar tech company. He manages thei... Russell Lehmann RUSSELL LEHMANN | Russell Lehmann is an award-winning and internationally recognized motivational sp... Johanna Murphy JOHANNA MURPHY | One of the hosts of “The Tism” a podcast produced especially to entertain older wom... Anne Roux, MPH, MA ANNE ROUX, MPH, MA | Anne Roux has a master’s degree in public health from Washington University in ... Denise Rozell, JD DENISE ROZELL, JD | Denise Rozell, JD, is the Director of Policy Innovation at the Association of Un... NEXT GEN BOARD NEXT GEN BOARD Victoria Fibig Ali Goldsmith Jenna Grippo Board Co-Chair Jacquelyn Jablonski Jennifer Hilibrand Board Co-Chair Kim Koentjoro Kayla Lebovits Erik Rutter Tania Ryalls Emily Schenck To learn more about our NEXT Gen board, click here
