Our Team

The True Professional Team is comprised of experts with diverse professional backgrounds as well as extensive experience with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, both clinically and personally. They are leaders in both for-profit and nonprofit enterprises, with decades of experience creating and delivering professional training. They have expertise in government programs, client service, organizational management, legal, and business operations. The team has founded, led and served on the boards of numerous organizations dedicated to improving the lives of individuals living with disabilities and their families. The True Professional team is uniquely qualified to deliver this innovative, purposeful, targeted training.

  • • Attorney and businessperson with extensive executive leadership and entrepreneurial experience

    • Founded, led as CEO, and successfully sold private equity funded consulting firm

    • Led Financial Services Segment for global consulting firm, responsible for over 1,500 employees

    • Mentored and trained thousands of professionals on leadership, collaboration and excellence in service delivery

    • Principal at Big 4 Accounting firm

    • Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York

    • Served on for-profit and nonprofit boards

    • Co-founder of [words], a nationally recognized independent bookstore created to provide employment and vocational training for individuals with autism 

    • Co-founder of residential facility for young adults with developmental disabilities and autism

    • Mother of individual with profound autism

  • • Doctoral Level Behavior Analyst

    • Autism Service Delivery Leader for over 25 years

    •. Mentor and Trainer of professionals in clinical and academic pursuits in autism intervention and related fields for over two decades

    • Currently serves as a Program, Administrative, and Behavioral Consultant to national and international Residential, Adult Day, and Education Programs for autistic and other developmentally delayed individuals and as the Executive Director of the Alliance for Scientific Autism Intervention, a membership-based organization promoting high-quality, science-based autism intervention services

    • Former Founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Institute for Educational Achievement 

    • Board Member and Advisory Board Member for numerous Autism Programs and Professional Organizations

    • Researcher and Author of peer-reviewed articles disseminating information on system development and implementation in high-quality autism programs and autism intervention practices, with an emphasis on language acquisition, and social skill development in autistic individuals

  • • Attorney and advocacy leader in the disability community for over 25 years

    • Currently Of Counsel at a prominent New Jersey law firm specializing in disability and compliance related matters

    • Currently General Counsel for a network of 30+ not-for-profit organizations providing social services in 14 different states

    • Former Assistant Commissioner of the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities

    • Former Policy Director for the NJ Department of Human Services

    • Former Deputy Division Director at the Department of the Public Advocate

    • Former Assistant Executive Director at The Arc of New Jersey

  • • Attorney with MBA in management and social enterprise

    • Founder, executive leader and board member of numerous nonprofit and for-profit organizations

    • Co-founder of [words], a nationally-recognized independent bookstore created to provide employment and vocational training for individuals with autism

    • Co-founder of residential facility for young adults with developmental disabilities and autism

    • Board Member of nonprofits including Spectrum360, LifeTown, and the Autism Science Foundation

    • Former Director of Planned Giving and Endowments at leading national charity

    • Extensive experience with nonprofits, consumer interactions, corporate, small business, and nonprofit organizational culture and management, group homes, day programs, and government regulation

    • Father of individual with profound autism

  • •Management & operations expert with 15+ years experience in nonprofits

    •Director of Client Services for management & technology consulting firm focused on nonprofits & schools

    •Advised hundreds of leading nonprofits on strategy, operations & technology implementations

    •Led development, design & brought to market 3 new technology applications for the nonprofit industry

    •Implemented first of its kind impact analysis program at the largest microfinance nonprofit in the US