Member Roster
Subcommittee for Services Research and Policy
Chair
- David S. Mandell, Sc.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Members
- Idil Abdull
Parent
Co-Founder Somali American Autism Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesot - James Ball, Ed.D., B.C.B.A.-D.
President and CEO
JB Autism Consulting Executive Chair, Board of Directors
Autism Society
Cranbury, New Jersey - Anshu Batra, M.D.
Parent
Developmental Pediatrician Our Special Kids
Los Angeles, California - Sally Burton-Hoyle, Ed.D.
Family Member
Associate Professor Department of Special Education
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan - Jose F. Cordero, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean
University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico - Jan M. Crandy
Parent
Case Manager
Nevada State Autism Treatment
Assistance Program Chair
Nevada Commission on Autism
Spectrum Disorders
Las Vegas, Nevada - Laura Kavanagh, M.P.P.
Director
Division of MCH Workforce Development Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland - John P. O'Brien, M.A.
Senior Policy Analyst
Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland - Lyn Redwood, R.N., M.S.N.
Parent
Co-Founder, Vice President and Board Member Coalition for SafeMinds
Tyrone, Georgia - Cathy Rice, Ph.D.
(Representing Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., M.S. Hyg.)
Behavioral Scientist
Developmental Psychologist
Prevention Research Branch National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia - Scott Michael Robertson, Ph.D.
Self Advocate
Co-founder and Vice Chair of Development Autistic Self Advocacy Network
University Park, Pennsylvania - Alison Tepper Singer, M.B.A.
Parent and Family Member
Founder and President Autism Science Foundation
New York, New York
