Past Speakers

Dylan Volk

Dylan Volk is a comedian and YouTube star from Austin, Texas. Better known by his stage name, Dielawn, he can  be seen on YouTube, Facebook,

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Derek Volk

Derek Volk is the author of the internationally acclaimed Amazon best seller, “Chasing the Rabbit: A Dad’s Life Raising a Son on the Spectrum.” He

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John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison, author of New York Times best-seller “Look Me In The Eyes” is an advocate and  Aspergian. His other written works include “Be

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Dr. Daniel Wendler

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

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Susannah Miller-Raines, MSW

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

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Leslie Levine, M.A., CCC-SLP

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,

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Rachel Arntson, MS, 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

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Dr. Jennifer Wertalik

Dr. Jennifer Wertalik

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

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Dr. Andrew Bulla

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

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Sheila Wagner, M.Ed.

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

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Leslie K. Lipson, JD

Leslie Lipson has dedicated her career to working on behalf of people with disabilities.  Leslie has an active national consulting practice, Lipson Advocacy, which offers advocacy

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Miyah Sundermeyer

Miyah Sundermeyer has been employed at the Center for Leadership in Disability which is housed in the school of Public Health at Georgia State University. 

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Dr. Shauna Joye

Dr. Shauna Joye is an Air Force veteran and licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders. She earned a B.S.

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