Conference Committees
Milestones hears from a variety of points of view on our conference committees including autistic individuals, family members, and professionals to make our conference experience successful.
Executive Conference Committee
Robin Arnall, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
Russell Sage College
Grace Ren Blatt, BA
Good Life Ambassador
Katie Davis, PhD
Lake Erie College
Judith Lozada
Cleveland Metropolitan Schools
Rose Griffin, MA, CCC-SLP, BCBA
ABA Speech, LLC
Nathan Morgan, MSSA, LSW
Milestones Autism Resources
Rick Bondy, M.ED
Thomas Kelbley, PhD
Monique Bergdorf, MPA
Milestones Autism Resources
Kim Clairy-Miller, OTR/L
Autism Out of the Box
Charlotte Kennerly, MEd
Cleveland Metropolitan Schools
Bradley Wyner, NADD-DDS
Milestones Autism Resources
General Conference Committee
Logan Andress, BA — Community Director, Solon Community Living
Melissa Baker, MS/ CCC-SLP — Director SLP/Owner, Bright Futures Therapeutic Services, LLC
Stacy Blecher MA, ATR-BC,CMP — Art Therapist, Prentiss Autism Center
Julie Brizes, MEd, OTR/L — Occupational Therapist, PEP Prentiss Autism Center
Gina Castelli, M.Ed. — Intervention Specialist, Julie Billiart School
Lisa Cooper M. Ed. — Founder and CEO, Life Out Loud
Andrew Cox
Anne Davalla, M.A./ CCC-SLP
Corinne Gist - BCBA-D — Director & Owner, Fit Learning Cleveland
Ray Heipp PhD — Specialist Manager, School Help Corporation
Jim Howell III, M.Ed./ BME — Music Teacher, Osnaburg Local Schools
Ronna Kaplan, M.A., MT-BC — Cleveland State University
Maria Llerena OTR/L — Co Founder, The KID Connection
Molly Mallory — Outreach Manager, I am Boundless
Meredith Mendoza-Gillotte — Family Outreach &Education, DODD
Kristina Milia, BA — Regional Special Education Coordinator
Lisa M. O'Brien
Megan Pfeffer — Intervention Specialist, LRESC-Flying Colors Public Preschool
Deborah Picker - M. Ed. — Healthy Aging Support Coord., Down's Syndrome Assn. of NE Ohio; Executive Director, FARE Cle
Brigid Rankowski, M.S.
Shannon Scott-Miller
Michelle Sokol, MLIS
Elizabeth Anne Stiles, MPA/ PhD — John Carroll University
Danyale Sturdivant, MSSW, LCSW — Founder, Living Autism Out Loud
Jacqueline Thorman OTR/L — Occupational Therapist, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Victor Torres III M.A. — Aurora City Schools
Heather Utsler-Smith — Executive Director, Tailspinner Children’s Theatre
Anne Winkelman-Fitzpatrick, BCBA COBA — Independent Behavioral Analyst
Milestones Staff
Mia Buchwald Gelles — Co-Founder and Operations Director
Ilana Hoffer Skoff, MA — Co-Founder and Executive Director
Gay Baker, LISW-S, MSSA, M.Ed. — Helpdesk Specialist
Kimberly L. Bell — Administrative Assistant
Monique Burgdorf, MPA — Education Manager
Estee Ezinski — Helpdesk Director
Kara Foote, M.Ed. — Early Intervention/School Age Coordinator
KayLyn Garrett — Special Events Development Manager
Linda Hile, M.Ed., TTW — Teen/Adult Specialist
Ruth James-Dickens, M.Ed. — Teen/Adult Specialist
Jill Lipman — Communications and Website Project Manager
Autumn Ziemba McKenzie — Community Relations Manager
Michelle Mejia — Helpdesk Coordinator, Outreach and Multilingual Support
Nathan Morgan, MSSA, LSW — Program Manager, Early Intervention and Autistic Supports
Vanetta Perry — Development Director
Daja Simpson — Donor Database Manager
Bradley Wyner, NADD-DDS — Director of Education
Eira Yates, MSSA — Vice President of Education and Services