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KidNeeds.com is proud to have assembled an Advisory Board of professionals and other caring practitioners working in the fields of healthcare, rehabilitation and other allied service areas. Our Professional Advisory Board will provide us with information, material and feedback on the content available through our website. Our members are individuals who are respected in their field of practice and persons who continue to contribute greatly toward improving the quality of life for children with special needs throughout our country.
Andrew
Adesman, M.D. Dr.
Adesman is a developmental pediatrician on the full-time faculty
of Schneider Children's Hospital. Dr. Adesman is a board-certified
pediatrician who has received two additional years of formal training
in Developmental Pediatrics -- a pediatric sub-specialty focusing
on the early diagnosis, evaluation, and management of developmental
problems in children. Dr. Adesman is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics
at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As Chief of the Division
of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Dr. Adesman is also Medical
Director of the High Risk Newborn Developmental Follow-up Program
and the Early Intervention Program at Schneider Children's Hospital. Michael
Aronin Michael
Aronin is a nationally acclaimed speaker who teaches his audiences
how to get past personal shortcomings and move forward productively
in their careers. Being both a comedian and motivational speaker,
he is able to make this difficult topic both entertaining and enlightening.
Michael Aronin knows two things: he's got a killer sense of humor,
and he's got cerebral palsy. But Michael never let his disability
get him down - in fact it hardly even phased him. Michael speaks
about what it was like growing up disabled in an able bodied world
- of the importance of believing in ourselves, of building and maintaining
a support system, and of the crucial role humor and attitude can
play in our lives. Scott
L. Barkin, Ph.D. Dr. Barkin is a licensed clinical psychologist who is highly regarded for his expertise in the areas of behavioral interventions and staff development and training. As Director of Program Operations at The Block Institute he oversees the provision of clinical, rehabilitative and support services for children and adults diagnosed with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities participating in the Institute's Early Intervention, preschool and day activity programs. Jaclynn
Faffer, D.S.W. Dr. Jaclynn Faffer is the Executive director of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service of South Palm Beach County, a human service agency providing a full range of services to children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Dr. Faffer serves as consultant to the National Mutiple Sclerosis society on the psychological impact of chronic physical illness and disability. She has published numerous articles on the psychological impact of chronic physical disability. Dr. Faffer has been an Adjunct Professor of social work at graduate schools of social work in New York and Florida. Judi
Gerson Judi
Gerson is Administrator of Affiliate Services for United Cerebral
Palsy Associations of New York State, Inc. Ms. Gerson is extremely
well versed on matters of importance to the developmental disabilities
community in New York State and is greatly involved in statewide
issues pertaining to special education, early intervention and clinical
treatment for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Burton
Grebin, M.D. During
his 30 years in healthcare, Dr. Burton Grebin has been an academic
pediatrician, a teacher, a hospital administrator, and an eloquent
advocate for better programs and policies for children with special
health needs and their families. Dr. Grebin's local, state and national
activities range broadly on both a professional and policy level.
Among his current activities, he is a member of the Board of Trustees
and Chairman of the Council on Child Advocacy, The National Association
of Children's Hospitals and Co-chair of the Hospital Association
of New York State Task Force on Sub-acute Care. Dr. Grebin is also
a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Columbia University's College
of Physicians and Surgeons. A recognized leader in healthcare industry
and child advocacy fields, Burton Grebin has received numerous awards
and honors for his work on behalf of children in need. Mark
Hoffacker As
Advocacy Manager for the St. Mary's Foundation for Children, Mr.
Hoffacker conducts research, identifies and assists with the implementation
of programs and policies that impact children's health, safety and
quality of life. He is co-producer of the video, Breathing Easy:
Children on Ventilators in School as well as a contributing author
to, The Early Intervention Training Project Manual a workbook for
service providers of families with children birth to three. Mr.
Hoffacker also serves as Co-Chair of the Long Island Network for
Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Marla
B. Kraus Marla Kraus is currently the Executive Director of Special Needs Advocate for Parents (SNAP), a non-profit organization assisting parents of children with special needs providing information, education, and referrals. SNAP is particularly known for providing information and education on special needs estate planning. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Ms. Kraus was one of SNAP’s original Board members. She was chosen due to her skills as an advocate for her son Sammy, who was born in 1991 with multiple disabilities. Ms. Kraus has presided as a hearing officer for the Los Angeles County Mental Health Courts and the City of Santa Monica Rent board and has acted as temporary judge for the Los Angeles Municipal Courts. Andrew
Malekoff, A.C.S.W., C.A.S.A.C. Andrew Malekoff is Associate Executive Director for North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. Mr. Malekoff is Editor of the professional journal Social Work With Groups, a quarterly publication of The Haworth Press. He is an adjunct professor of Social Work at Adelphi University School of Social Work, a widely published author, and an internationally recognized lecturer with 25 years experience working with children, families and groups. The most recent of his three books, "Group Work With Adolescents", has been published by Guilford Press. Michael
Morris Michael Morris is responsible for innovative program development, technology research and demonstration, and public policy oversight for COI. In March 1998, Community Options opened for the first time an office in Washington, D.C. to influence policy and practice and redefine possibilities and expectations for individuals with significant disabilities, family members, policy makers and employers. Mr. Morris was named the first Joseph P. Kennedy Fellow in Public Policy and came to Washington, D.C. to work in the Office of Connecticut Senator Lowell Weicker, as legal counsel to the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Handicapped. Mr. Morris is a former National Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy Associations and served in various capacities with UCPA during his fourteen-year tenure. His leadership efforts have put a national focus on needed assistive technology and its essential role in accommodating people with disabilities in the areas of employment, education, housing, communications and daily living.
Dawn
B. Oakley is the Director of Rehabilitation at St. Mary's Hospital
for Children. She has been providing hospital and homecare based
services to children with varied diagnoses for six years. In addition
to possessing a bachelor's degree in Social Work and a master s
degree in Occupational Therapy, Ms. Oakley is also certified in
Sensory Integration. Lisa
Rosano-Kaczkowski Lisa Rosano-Kaczkowski oversees the operations of thirteen regional TRAID Centers throughout New York State that provide technology related assistance and information for persons with disabilities, their families, service providers and other caregivers. Sue
Rosen, B.A., M.S. Sue Rosen is affectionately known as The Toy Lady at United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. Ms. Rosen has been teaching children with special needs for twenty-three years, and is well versed in the areas of computers in the classroom, adapted technologies, special education and play. James
E. Seath James E. Seath is President and Chief Executive Officer for The ARC of Bergen and Passaic Counties located in Hackensack, New Jersey. In addition to his role with The ARC, he is an Administrative Consultant for the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in Tucson, Arizona. A leader in the field of developmental disabilities and vocational rehabilitation, Mr. Seath also serves as Vice Chair of the Passaic County Council on Disabilities and numerous advisory councils and planning committees in the Bergen-Passaic area. Edwin
Simpser, M.D. Edwin F. Simpser, MD, is Vice President of Medical Services at St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside and St. Mary's Rehabilitation Center for Children in Ossining. Dr. Simpser provides medical oversight and direction to all of the clinical programs within St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children. Dr. Simpser's expertise includes GI/nutrition and comprehensive care of children with chronic illness and special healthcare needs, including high technology dependent children. He has particular interest in children with HIV, cancer, gastrointestinal problems and neurologically impaired/ developmentally delayed children. Joan
Tanenhaus, M.A., CCC/SLP Joan Tanenhaus is Founder and Executive Director of Technology for Language and Learning, an internationally known non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the use of technology and computers with children and adults with special needs. Ms. Tanenhaus provides computer and technology consultant services to numerous organizations and agencies in New York. She is also an Adjunct Professor at C.W. Post College in Brookville, New York. Carol
Tytler, MA, CCC/SLP, ATP Carol
Tytler is a Speech-Language Pathologist, and the Director of Diagnostic,
Clinical and Assistive Technology Services at Enable in Syracuse,
New York. She is RESNA certified as an Assistive Technology Practitioner.
Carol has over 17 years experiencing specializing in augmentative
communication and other forms of assistive technology. She is an
adjunct instructor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate
program at Syracuse University. Ms. Tytler is involved in overseeing
all clinical, therapeutic and technology related services to the
more than 1,000 persons that participate in services provided through
Enable. Louis
Zimmer, Ph.D. Dr.
Louis Zimmer's clinical expertise is in the field of neuropsychology
with the assessment and treatment of cognitive problems in children
with both developmental and acquired disabilities, the later as
the result of injury or exposure to toxic chemicals such as lead.
A practicing psychologist for over sixteen years, he is the former
Director of Neuropsychology at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
in Dallas, Texas as well as the former Director of the James and
Sarah Brady Institute for TBI at Jamaica Hospital in New York City.
Dr. Zimmer is currently Supervising Neuropsychologist at United
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. where is provides
direct clinical care and consultative services to persons with traumatic
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