Biography

Andrea L. K. Johnston, CEO, Johnston Research Inc.Having worked with over 500 organizations, First Nations programs and government departments, she learned first-hand that what works well in one organization is not necessarily transferable. With over 20 years of experience conducting evaluation and facilitating training in Indigenous contexts, at JRI she work with a team [...]

Harald has over twenty years of experience in advocacy for people with autism in Norway and at the European level.

Dr. Alistair de Gaetano, Administrator of the Maltese Government’s Directorate for Disability Issues (DDI), Chairperson of the Autism Advisory Council, Government of Malta Alistair de Gaetano studied Law and European Studies at the University of Malta, then proceeded to focus more specifically on international and European law at Maastricht University, taking a particular [...]

Dr. Daniels is the Acting National Autism Coordinator, a role created by Congress to increase coordination of federal autism research, services, and support activities. She is also the Director of the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) at the National Institute of Mental Health/NIH.

Dr. Deepa Singal, Scientific Director of Autism Alliance of Canada Dr. Singal is a Research Scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, a world renowned Centre for population-based research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at University of Manitoba. Dr. Singal is a quantitative child and maternal [...]

Dr. Shauna Kingsnorth is the inaugural Manager of Evidence to Care, an organizational catalyst for knowledge translation at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Toronto, Canada).