Pam LePage, Ph.D., San Francisco State University, Asst. Professor - Pamela LePage, Ph.D. is a parent of a child with autism and special education professor at San Francisco State University. She has also worked at Stanford and George Mason Universities and as a special educator for 11 years. Her research interests are in teacher education and at-risk children. She is the author and co-editor of several books including: Transforming Teacher Education: Lessons in Professional Development, Educational Controversies: Towards a Discourse of Reconciliation, and Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do and From Disadvantaged Girls to Successful women: Education and Women's Resiliency.

Erlinda Borromeo, Autism Network for Global Education and Lifelong Support, Executive Director - Erlinda Borromeo is a grandparent of a child with autism and founder and director of the Autism Network for Global Education and Lifelong Support (ANGELS). She is overseeing this inclusive community based center, which serves children and adults on the autism spectrum with family and friends. While leading efforts to develop state-of-the-art programs and services at ANGELS, she is completing an advanced degree in the Autism Spectrum graduate program (Project Mosaic) at San Francisco State University.