Daniel Wendler, is a best-selling author, nationally recognized keynote speaker, and a proud autistic self-advocate who is thrilled to be returning to the Savannah autism conference. Daniel taught himself social skills as a way of overcoming the social challenges of his Asperger’s diagnosis, and founded ImproveYourSocialSkills.com to help others achieve social success too. He went … Read moreDr. Daniel Wendler
Susanna Miller-Raines, MSW is Operations Coordinator and a Community Support Specialist at the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University. Her responsibilities are related to inclusive postsecondary education, transition, college and career readiness, and leadership development for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She serves as the Social Worker on contract to Adult … Read moreSusannah Miller-Raines, MSW
Leslie Levine M.A., CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist in Atlanta, Georgia since 1997. Her focus has been in pediatrics and she has worked in the hospital/outpatient rehabilitation clinic, early intervention, and private practice settings. Currently, she manages a team of therapists at Leslie Levine & Associates, Inc. providing speech, language, and feeding therapy to children in homes, daycares, … Read moreLeslie Levine, M.A., CCC-SLP
Jo Anne Mitchell is a licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist/ supervisor in Savannah, GA. She provides counseling to children and their families, as well as training and supervision in counseling and play therapy. She is licensed as a Professional Counselor by the state of Georgia (LPC#1979), and a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC#31607). … Read moreJo Anne Mitchell, M.Ed., LPC, CPCS, RPT/S, NCC
Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Education in Speech Language Pathology from Valdosta State University. Prior to joining PRC in November 2016, Jennifer has served to build communicative competence for people in a variety of settings. Jennifer began her career as the only full-time SLP in a rural school system. When Jennifer moved … Read moreJennifer Thomas, Ed.S., CCC-SLP
Kathy Forman is a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 25 years of working with individuals in private practices and schools. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in Communicative Disorders, Ms. Forman attended New York University, graduating with an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. She did her Clinical Fellowship Year at the … Read moreKathy Forman, M.A., CCC-SLP
Rachel Arntson, MS, CCC-SLP, has been a Speech-Language Pathologist in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota area since 1980 and has worked in a hospital, pediatric clinic, and in early intervention. From 1991 to 2015 she worked in the Osseo School District in Maple Grove, MN where she provided family-centered speech and language intervention to infants and toddlers … Read moreRachel Arntson, MS, CCC-SLP
Jennifer Wertalik, Ph.D., BCBA, is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University- Armstrong Campus where she teaches coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis. Before receiving her doctoral degree from The Pennsylvania State University, Jennifer worked for twelve years in a public-school setting for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities using the principles of Behavior Analysis as … Read moreDr. Jennifer Wertalik
Dr. Andrew Bulla earned his Bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University in psychology with a minor in autism studies. Upon graduating, he completed his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in behavior analysis from Western Michigan University and subsequently became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2014. He is currently an assistant professor of psychology and verified … Read moreDr. Andrew Bulla
Sheila Wagner, M.Ed.: Ms. Wagner is a retired (2015), certified special education teacher and teacher consultant on educating students with autism with over 37 years of experience in the field, most recently as the Assistant Director of the Emory University’s Autism Center. Ms. Wagner is also a school consultant, national and international lecturer on … Read moreSheila Wagner, M.Ed.
