Family engagement webinars
Family Engagement Webinars
This Family Engagement Webinar series is a partnership with the New York City Department of Education and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation's Just Say Hi (JSH) disability inclusion curriculum. The JSH mission is to promote disability studies, cultivating welcoming, inclusive
Ann Tilton, MD
Ann Tilton, MD, is a Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and Section Chair of Child Neurology at Louisiana State Health Science Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is Director of the Rehabilitation Center at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans and Director of the
Joyce Oleszek, MD
Joyce Oleszek, MD, is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Co-director of the Complex Surgical Tone and Rhizotomy Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has practiced at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT, MPT
Ginny Paleg is a pediatric physiotherapist from Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. For the past 18 years, she has worked with children aged 0-3 years in homes and childcare, with a focus on the F-words. Ginny earned her master’s degree in physical therapy at Emory University and
Mary Lauren Neel, MD
Dr. Mary Lauren Neel works in the NICU at Nationwide Children's Hospital, which is the lead site in CPF's early detection network. She follows babies in the NICU until the age of three, as well as does research on how parents can make a difference in their babies lives.
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.