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Academic BackgroundEducationB.A., English & Communications, Regis College, 1981 M.P.A., Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, 2008 Fellowships- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program, UMass Medical School E. K. Shriver Center, 2066
- Family Scholar, American Maternal and Child Health program (AMCHP)
Current Appointments- Instructor, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Family Faculty, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmentaland Related Disabilities (LEND) Program
- Director of Family & Community Partnerships, E.K. Shriver Center
- Managing Editor, Shriver Center Spotlight, E.K. Shriver Center
- Adjunct Professor, Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University
- State Team Leader, Massachusetts Act Early Campaign
- Massachusetts "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Ambassador, CDC/AUCD
- Transition Subcommittee member, Massachusetts Governor's Autism Commission
- Transition task force member, Mayor Menino's Autism Task Force, City of Boston
- Advisor, Act Early Workgroup for the Benchmarks in Early Screening and Testing (BEST)
- Advisory Council member, Help me Grow Program, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)
- Family Partner Consultant, Maternal and Child Health Program, Boston University School of Public Health
 Professional interests: - Family-centered care; family involvement
- Children, youth and adults with disabilities and special health care needs (SHCN)
- Early identification and intervention of autism and other developmental disorders
- Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) across the life course
- Transition for youth with disabilities and their families
- Non-profit management
- Leadership and advocacy studies
Research Interests: - Family-centered care for CYSHCN and their families
- Transition for youth with disabilities and their families
- Community-based participatory research in developmental disabilities and ASDs
- Health promotion for children, youth and adults with ASDs
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