Conference Committees

Members of the Milestones Conference Committees are instrumental in planning a successful conference each year. We appreciate their work in guiding conference programming and reviewing proposals.

Committee Chairpersons

Tracy Masterson, PhD John Carroll University, Associate Professor of Psychology	Sandy Petrovic, RN, BSN Notre Dame College, Instructional Advisor; Parent	Rachel Avner Torrance, MEd, BCBA Accessing Abilities LLC, Owner and Director; Behavior Analyst

Conference Steering Committee

Terri Eason, The Cleveland Foundation, Director of Gift Planning
Gina Edgehouse, Julie Billiart, Intervention Specialist
Ray Heipp, School Health, Senior Program Manager
Mia Buchwald Gelles, Milestones Autism Resources, Operations Director; Parent
Cynthia Johnson, Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, Director
Saundra Jordan, CMSD, Parent Mentor
Jacquie Kasprisin, CCBDD, Chief Operations Officer
Joe Kraft, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc, Director of Private Wealth Management; Parent
Debra Mandell, Monarch Center for Autism, Director
Lori McCarthy, ESC of Medina, Transition-to-Work Coordinator
Leslie Rotsky, Milestones Autism Resources, Conference Director; Parent
Tammie Sebastian, OCECD, Parent Trainer Cuyahoga County; Parent
Ilana Hoffer Skoff, Milestones Autism Resources, Executive Director; Parent

Conference Committee

Melissa Baker, Private Practice, Speech-Language Pathologist
Meghan Barlow, Meghan Barlow & Associates, Pediatric Psychologist
Allison Benedict, Cleveland Clinic, School Administrator
Grace Blatt, CCBDD, Self-Advocate
Leslie Bloom, Autism Speaks, Manager, Field Development
Sloane Burgess, Kent State University, Associate Professor
Kimberly Burkhart, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Clinical Psychologist
Jared Daly, CCBDD, Job Placement Specialist
Molly Dann, Milestones Autism Resources, Administrative Assistant; Self-Advocate
Anne Davalla, Speech-Language Pathologist
Tabatha Devine, Westlake City Schools, Transition Coordinator
Wendy Duke, Center for Applied Drama and Autism, Co-Director
Haley Dunn, Milestones Autism Resources, Teen/Adult Coordinator
Helena Farkas, Milestones Autism Resources, Social Worker
Mary Ellen Fecser, Positive Education Program, Consultant/Trainer
Monica Fisher, Monarch Center for Autism, Behavior Department Director
Steven Fox, Self-Advocate
Tonya Freeman, KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center, Behavior Analyst; Speech-Language Pathologist
Debra Greene, Parent
Rose Griffin, Kidslink Neurobehavioral Center, Speech-Language Pathologist
Jamie Harding, TOPS, Speech-Language Pathologist
Hannah Harp, Milestones Autism Resources, Communications and Digital Content Coordinator
Eileen Hawkins, Independence Schools, Parent Mentor
Frank Hickman, Hickman & Lowder Co. L.P.A., President
Laura Howk, Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, Senior Behavior Analyst
Jamie Hughes, Jamie R. Hughes, LLC, Speech-Language Pathologist
Carla James, OCECD, Information Specialist
Gerri Jenkins, Ursuline College, Director of Counseling and Career Services
Jessica Kaluga, Notre Dame College, Director of the Academic Support Center
Ronna Kaplan, The Music Settlement, Chair, Center for Music Therapy
Katie Krammer, Lake Erie College, Associate Professor of Special Education
William Lane, Lane Educational Consultant, Consultant
Heather Leffler, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Regional Liaison
Rebecca Lieb, Akron Children’s Hospital, Director, Autism Diagnostic Clinic
Maria Llerena, Achievement Centers for Children, Occupational Therapist
Nathan Morgan, Milestones Autism Resources, Early Intervention/School-age Coordinator
Rochelle Nyer, Akron Children’s Hospital, Speech-Language Pathologist
Rebecca Remner, Monarch Center for Autism, Director of Speech-Language Pathology
Meghan Siegfried, University Hospitals, Social Worker
Lori Soble, Occupational Therapist; Parent
Beth Thompson, Milestones Autism Resources, Program Director
Anne Winkelman, Shaker Heights City Schools, Behavior Analyst; Positive Behavior Coordinator

CME Planning Committee

Melissa Armstrong-Brine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Psychologist
Toby Bourisseau, University Hospitals, Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
Helena Farkas, Milestones Autism Resources, Social Worker
Jess Levy, Cleveland Clinic, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Sarah McElroy, MetroHealth, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Amy Pisman, Case Western Reserve University, Director of Continuing Medical Education
Robert Needlman, MetroHealth, Division Director of Behavioral Health
Leslie Speer, Cleveland Clinic, Clinical Psychologist
Robyn Strosaker, University Hospitals, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Carl Tyler, Cleveland Clinic, Director of Geriatric Education and Research
Steven Wexberg, Cleveland Clinic, Staff Physician