Advisory Board

Dr. Gusty-Lee Boulware - PhD, BCBA Specialist in integrating empirically validated, research based strategies into social skills programming for students who need help with self regulation, executive functioning and sustaining quality relationships with peers.

Jill Geary Attorney/Parent Representative with Stokes Lawrence P.S.; former Special Education Administrative Law Judge and Hearing Coordinator with the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Professor Norris Haring Founder of the Norris and Dorothy Haring Center for Applied Research and Training in Education at the University of Washington. The Haring Center houses three individual units: the Experimental Education Unit (EEU), the Applied Research Unit and CARE. Professor Haring was the first director of the Experimental Education Unit at the University of Washington. He is a pioneer in the field of special education and his work has influenced educators, parents, legislators and policymakers around the country.

Cassie Martin - PhD Specialist in the areas of accessing the general curriculum, functional approaches to challenging behavior and education policy. Cassie has a broad range of experiences that include partnering with schools and school districts to identify resources and organizational structures that facilitate and support community, membership and quality educational opportunities for all students.

Dr. Stacy Shook - PhD, BCBA Executive Director of Northwest Behavioral Associates, a Kirkland, WA non-profit that provides quality educational and behavioral support for children and their families.

Beth T. Sigall Attorney who specializes in representing parents and their children with disabilities, with an emphasis on serving the unique needs of the autism community. She is a member of the District of Columbia bar, Washington state bar, and bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. She is also the mother of 3 boys, including one who has autism.

Dr. Gary Stobbe - MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Washington. Gary is a cognitive and behavioral neurologist specializing in autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis. He is Attending Neurologist and Director of the Adult Transition Program at Seattle Children's Autism Center.

Mari Stobbe Family and Community Advocate, UW Haring Center. Co-founder and former Director of ASTAR (autism diagnosis and treatment) Center in Seattle, WA.

Dr. Owen R. White - PhD (April 28, 1945 - March 31, 2012) Professor, University of Washington in the College of Education and one of the world’s leading academic experts in Precision Teaching.