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ADVISORY BOARD

We would like to showcase our amazing advisory board who is directly supporting the work of the Natalie Project with their time and energy.

If you would like to be on the Advisory Board, please Contact Us.

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DR. SUSAN ABEND, MD FACP

CEO & Founder, Right Care Now Project

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SHAHRIAR AFSHAR, MPA

Family Advocate & Podcaster

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SANDRA ALDANA

Advocate

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MARIO ALFARO

Director of Partnerships, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

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DR. NORA BALADERIAN

Founder, Disability without Abuse

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ANNA BULLARD

VP, Goverment Relations, Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

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DIANA PASTORA CARSON

Inclusionist, Speaker, Educator, Writer, Podcaster

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CHERYL RYAN CHAN

 Professional Facilitator

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NIKKI DONNELLY

Educator &  PhD Student

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BRIAN DONOVAN

Filmmaker, Kelly's Hollywood

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BEN DREW

Founder, Open Future Learning

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ELIZABETH ESPINOSA

Executive Director of Communications for the LA County Sheriffs Department

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DORIS EVANS, MPA

Disability Advocacy Professional

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KALYN FARRIS, MPP

President, The California Sibling Leadership Network

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DR. NANCY FITZSIMONS

Professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato

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NELLIE GALINDO, MSW, MSPH

Educator & Trainer

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JONNA HALL, M.A., AMFT

 

Child Welfare Specialist

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EMILY HOLL, MFA

Director, Sibling Support Project

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AMY MACHADO, M.A., BCBA

CEO, SEEDS Therapy Center

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JUDY MARK, MPP

President, Disability Voices United

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JAMES MEADOURS

Disability Rights Advocate

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NICOLE MOEHERING

Founder, Voices of Change  Est. 2018

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RICHARD PRICE

Co-Founder & PhD Student

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RUBEN RIVAS, RPA

Advocate For Down Syndrome | Non-Profit Operations Advisor

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MARISOL RUBIO

Elected Official & Disability Advocate

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DR CRI CAMPBELL SCHINE, PSYD

Educator & Community Organizer

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LLOYD SCHINE, MA

Educator & Community Organizer

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RACHEL SCHLESINGER, M.S., CRC

Counselor, Educator, Advocate

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SHANNON SKINNER

Real Estate Professional & Advocate

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LIZA STACK

Content Specialist, Special Education; 
Board Member, The California Sibling Leadership Network

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KECIA WELLER

Co-Founding Chair of the Peer Support Network with National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA).

 

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BRENNA WALLACE

Human Trafficking and Disabilities Advocate

VOLUNTEERS

Pure Professionalism

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ANNETTE MANKEWICH

MARIAH HOFSTADTER

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HEATHER ROBERT

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