Minnelly Vasquez, LCSW
Minnelly Vasquez is a licensed clinical social worker at the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her work is focused on mental health interventions for the neurodivergent community. Minnelly facilitates support groups,
Jacob Boehm, MS
Jacob received the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2017 and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2020. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical
James Sulzer, PhD
James Sulzer, PhD is a Staff Scientist and Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MetroHealth Hospital and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the caregiver of a child with severe deficits resulting from a traumatic brain
Xian Horn
Beauty and Disability Advocate, speaker, educator, Forbes contributor, and founder of the non-profit Give Beauty Wings.
Sumaia Tarafdar
Sumaia is the 2022 S Jay Levy Fellowship Awardee at CUNY City College of New York. She is a Psychology Major with minor in Biology and plans to do something in the medical field.
Sanjid Mustari
Sanjid is the 2022 S Jay Levy Fellowship awardee at CUNY City College of New York. She is an English Major, minoring in Secondary Education and plans to become a high school English teacher.
Dr. Debbie Song, MD
Dr. Song is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Gillette Children's where she evaluates and treats patients with a wide range of brain and spinal cord pathologies including tumors, Chiari malformations, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, and cerebral palsy and spina bifida. She is a
Dr. Marcie Ward, MD
Dr. Ward is a pediatric physiatrist, short for Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician, at Gillette Children's. She treats pediatric patients who have cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other conditions
Lorene Janowski, DPS, OTR/L, BCP, MS, C/NDT
Lorene is board certified in pediatrics by the American Occupational Therapy Association and is Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) certified. Additionally, she is SOS trained and is a Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner. She
Jessy Yates
Jessy is an Actor, Writer, and a Cerebral Palsy Advocate. She is currently studying acting at the Yale School of Drama. She previously worked for Cerebral Palsy Foundation as Community Outreach Organizer.