Center Establishes Duke ACE Community Engagement Advisory Board

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The Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development named 14 members to its newly established Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Community Engagement Advisory Board. In its first year, the board has partnered with the center to provide perspectives and advice to support community-engaged research priorities, increasing the impact of scientific discoveries on the daily lives of those on the spectrum. Members represent diverse stakeholder perspectives from the community, including self-advocates, parents, educators, public policy leaders, community advocates, healthcare providers, and transition to adulthood/business leaders.

Members include:

  • Katherine Boeck, Council Member, NC Council on Developmental Disabilities
  • Jeff Day, Self-Advocate, Principal Consultant PreSales, FICO
  • Kristen Dorsey-Leake, M.D., Medical Director, Rural Health Group
  • Danai Kasambira Fannin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Parent Advocate, Associate Professor, NC Central University
  • Shelagh Kenney, Parent Advocate, Deputy Director, Center for Death Penalty Litigation
  • Katharine Kollins, Parent Advocate, President, Southeastern Wind Coalition
  • Jillian LaSerna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte and Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Board of Education
  • Sharon Loza, Ph.D., Early Intervention Branch Head, NC Division of Public Health and Member, NC Infant and Young Child Mental Health Association
  • Miles Ndukwe, Duke University Alumnus, Business Analytics Consultant, PNC
  • Portia Pope, Director, Children’s Developmental Services Agency, NC Department of Health and Human Services
  • Tracey Sheriff, Executive Director, Autism Society of NC
  • Jill Sirko, Communications Coordinator, Disability Rights NC
  • Caroline Sullivan, Executive Director, NC Business Committee for Education
  • Madhav Swaminathan, M.D., FASE, FAHA, Parent Advocate, Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine

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