Autism Advisory Group

ASGARN Membership List

Appointed by the Governor:

Emily Arker

Shannon West

Devan Southerland

Rodger Thibaudeau

Adam Shafer Jones

Nicole LaBlanc

Lisa Wiederlight

Peggy Pugh

Christy Russell

Ex-Officio Members:

State Autism Coordinator (Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán)

Department of Disabilities (Anne Blackfield)

Department of Human Services (Courtney Thomas-Winterberg)

Maryland State Department of Education (Carmen Brown)

Department of Health (Janet Furman)

MD Speech-Lang-Hearing Assoc. (Fatima Salem)

Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (Rachel London)

Arc Maryland (Raymond Marshall)

Pathfinders for Autism (Rebecca Rienzi)

Itineris (Ami Taubenfeld)


Maryland General Assembly Appointed:

Delegate Michele Guyton


Appointed by Coordinator for State Autism Strategy:

Ryan Roddey

JaLynn Prince

Gregory Robinson

Lydia X.Z. Brown

Jess L. Wilcox Cowing

Nikki Stokes

Elizabeth Benevides

Melissa Rosenberg

Nancy Forsythe

Yoreidy Vasquez-Tavares

Rachel Leah Kraus