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Chairs of the Autism Task Force: Patricia Prelock & Stan Baker

Membership Chair: Claudia Inés Pringles

Subcommittees: Update Coming Soon

Active Members:

Patricia A. Prelock
Dean/Professor
College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Dept. of Com. Sciences, UVM
Office of the Dean105 Rowell, 106 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
Email: Patricia.prelock@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-2529
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 1997

Stan Baker
Clinical Director
Howard Center Developmental Services
102 S. Winooski Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
Email: stanb@howardcenter.org
Phone: 802 488-6505
Membership type: Professional

Stephen Contompasis
(on temporary leave)
Developmental Pediatrician
VT-ILEHP, UVM, Department of Pediatrics
Vermont ILEHP Program room 477 RE 4 UHC Rehab
4 1 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT  05401
Email: Stephen.contompasis@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-3187
Membership type: Professional

Tim Fox
I-Team Coordinator
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion (CDCI)
UVM-CDCI
Mann Hall-3rd Floor, 208 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05405-1357
Email: Timothy.Fox@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-1132
Membership type: Professional

Pascal Cheng
Educational/communication specialist
Howard Center Developmental Services
102 S. Winooski Avenue
Burlington, VT  05401
Email: pascalcc@howardcenter.org
Phone: 802-488-6527
Membership type: Professional

Amy Ducker Cohen
Autism Spectrum Program
Howard Center
1138 Pine Street
Burlington, VT  05401
Email: amyc@howardcenter.org
Phone: 802-488-6683
802-324-6058
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2004

Lisa Erwin Davidson
SLP – Supervisor, Speech Language Dept.
North Country Health Systems, Inc.
81 Medical Village Dr., Ste. 3, Newport, VT  05855
Email: lerwin@vtlink.net
ledavidson@nchsi.org
Phone: 802-334-3260 x 464 (O)
802-334-2571 (H)
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2005

Angela MacDonald-Timpone
Executive Director
Parenting Autism
23 Hill Street
Montpelier, VT  05602
Email: Info@angelatimpone.com
Phone: 802-238-1572
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2006

Claudia Inés Pringles
Attorney-Special Needs Planning
President , AAWARE
Law Office of Claudia I. Pringles
45 State St. #370
Montpelier, VT 05602

Email: cpringles@pringleslaw.com
Phone: 802-229-4665
Membership type: Parent/Professional
Member since: 2006

Hilary Melton
(on temporary leave)
Director of Family Support
The Vermont Family Network
600 Blair Park, Suite 240 Williston, VT 05495
Email: hilary.melton@vtfn.org
Phone: 800-800-4005 ext. 213
Membership type: Parent/ Professional
Member since: 2006

Jessica Levi
SLP - Assistant
Orange North Supervisory Union
565 US route 2, Middlesex
Email: levi.jessica@gmail.com
Phone: 802-229-9203
Membership type: Parent/ Professional
Member since: 2006

Jim Caffry
Parent & Special Needs Planning Attorney
Darby Stearns Thorndike Kolter & Ware, LLP
89 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT  05676
Email: jcaffry@dstkwlaw.com
Phone: 802-244-7352
Membership type: Parent/ Professional
Member since: 2007

Marie Christine Potvin
I-TEAM OT Consultant
VT-ILEHP OT Faculty
CDCI
UVM
Mann Hall-3rd floor
208 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05404-1757
Email: mpotvin@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-318-0603 (cell)
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2007

Joy Wilcox
(1) Consulting Teacher/Learning Specialist
(2) VT-Higher Ed. Collaborative Autism Coordinator

(1)East Montpelier Elementary School
195 Barnes Road, Montpelier, VT 05602
Email: queenjaw@aol.com
Phone: 229-4752
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2008

Ron Marcellus
PO Box 308 Bondville VT 05340
Email: tamarack01@yahoo.com
Phone: 8022979010
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2008

Holly Betit
Family Support Consultant
Vermont Family Network
P. O. Box 414
Shaftsbury, VT 05262
Email: holly.betit@vtfn.org
Phone: 802-375-5566
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2008

Terry Holden
Email: hourseinvt@gmail.com
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2008

Dean J.M. Mooney, Ph.D., NCSP
Maple Leaf Clinic
167 North Main Street, Wallingford, VT  05773
Email: MapleLeafClinic@vermontel.net
Phone: 802-446-3577
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2009

Nicole LeBlanc
Green Mountain Self Advocates
Montpelier, VT
Email: leblanc677@yahoo.com
Membership type: Consumer
Member since: 2009

Todd Washburne
Email: gwashburne@hotmail.com
Membership type: Consumer
Member since: 2009

Anne Barbano
Email: barbanoa@yahoo.com
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2009

Karin Hayes
Email: ryankatieinvt@comcast.net
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2009

Mary Asper
Private Practice Speech-Language Pathologist
Codding Hollow Associates, Inc.
659 Codding Hollow Road     Johnson, VT  0656
Email: masper@myfairpoint.net
Phone: 802-233-5714
Membership type: Professional
Member since: 2009

Michael Ryan
Email: MJRyan@vermontel.net
Membership type: Parent
Member since: 2009

Clare McFadden
Autism Specialist
Division of Disability and Aging Services
103 S. Main St., Waterbury, VT  05676
Email: Clare.mcfadden@ahs.state.vt.us
Phone: 802-241-2863
Membership type: Liason from AHS
Member since: 1998

Claire Bruno
Autism Consultant
Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Email: claire.bruno@state.vt.us
Phone: 802-828-5116
Membership type: Liason from DOE


Past/Inactive Members:

Art Trevino,  Professional

Cath Burns,  Professional

Chigee J. Cloninger, PhD.,  Professional

Christine Knippenberg,  Professional

Cindy Cook,  Professional

Cindy Marshall,  Parent

Douglas L. Smith,  Professional

Erin Russell,  Professional

Gerry Jones,  Parent

Jessica Chen,  Parent

Josef Ashworth,  Consumer

Kate Rogers,  Professional

Kathryn Chaffee,  Professional

Kathy Andrews,  Parent

Laura Weaver-Grady,  Parent

Linda Chaim,  Professional

Linda Mulley,  Professional

Lisa Lawlor,  Parent

Lynn George,  Parent

Monica Maynard, 

Nicole Williamson, 

Nora Sabo,  Professional

Peggy Poppe, 

Susanne F. Engels,  Professional

Valerie Walden,  Parent


Join the Vermont Autism Task Force:

The Vermont Autism Task Force is comprised of a group of 25 consumers, parents and professionals who meet monthly to discuss issues relevant to autism. Meetings are held in Barre on the second Friday of every month from September to May.

If you are interested in volunteering with a great group of people, please email your letter of interest and resume to Claudia Pringles,  Membership Chair at cpringles@pringleslaw.com .  Please include “ATF Membership” on the subject line. Your letter of interest should tell us about your experience with autism and why you are interested in joining. Recruitment is generally done in the spring (if there are openings), however, anyone who is interested in joining is welcome to send in their letter of interest and resume at any time.  


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