AANE is governed by a diverse group of board, committee, and group members.
Autistic and Neurodivergent adults, family members, and professionals serve side-by-side in pursuit of our mission and vision on our governing bodies.
Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2025 Members
Dian Bohannon – Chair
Karen Lean – Vice Chair
Maureen Sweeney – Treasurer
Rebecca Kirshenbaum – Secretary
Brian Alvarez
Jill Baren
Neil Blicher
Bill Braun
Cornelia Elwood
Heather England
Carrie Filori
Angelina Hanson
John Lynch
Mark Marroni
Zach Michaels
Ellen Pinderhughes
Deborah Platek
Mark Pocharski
Michael Roh
Sheeri Steinberg
Julie Tedesco
Sangeeta Verma
Past Chairs
Carla Brigham – Immediate Past Chair
Dian Bohannon
Jayne Burke
Dave Harmon
Hank Miller
Jennifer Nash
Nancy Schwartz, MSW
Stephen Shore, EdD
Shannah Varon
Kevin Whalen (1939-2013)
Professional Advisory Board
Diane Adreon, EdD
May-Lynn Andresen, DNP
Tony Attwood, PhD
Katherine Cody, PsyD
Elizabeth Cohn, PhD, RN
Michelle Dunn, PhD
Dena Gassner, MSW, PhD candidate
Valerie Gaus, PhD
Lynda Geller, PhD
Peter Gerhardt, EdD
Temple Grandin, PhD
C. Faith Kappenberg, PhD, LCSW
Ami Klin, PhD
Matthew Lerner, PhD
Brenda Smith Myles, PhD
Stephen Shore, EdD
Liane Holliday Willey, EdD
AANE Groups & Committees
In addition to AANE’s Board of Directors and Professional Advisory Board, AANE has several groups and committees where volunteers can participate in organization governance.
Want to learn more or volunteer in organizational governance? We welcome the participation of our community members. If interested, please email [email protected].
Business Advisory Group
Development Committee
Finance Committee
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
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