There are four committees that work together to manage the Autism SIG:

1. Membership Committee
2. Consumer Resource Committee
3. Newsletter Committee
4. Website Committee

Membership Committee Objectives

1. Maintain the current membership of the Autism SIG
2. Initiate an annual membership drive to recruit new members to the Autism SIG
3. Support the membership drive of the PPP SIG
4. Recruit and engage volunteers to support the various activities of the Autism SIG

Members

Ruth Donlin, M.S.(Co-Chair)
Chigusa Haldeman, M.S., BCBA .(Co-Chair)
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
Amy Hansford, M.S.

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Consumer Resources Committee Objectives

1. Develop other strategies/ resources to support education, awareness, and access to services
2. Disseminate Consumer Guidelines and other resources within the professional and consumer communities

Members

Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA (Chair)
Ruth Donlin, M.S.
Robert Ross, Ed.D., BCBA-D
Suzanne Buchannan,  Psy.D., BCBA-D

EXTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

Gina Green,  Ph.D.  BCBA-D
Dick Malott, Ph.D.  BCBA-D
Jerry Shook, Ph.D.  BCBA-D

Newsletter Committee Objectives

1. Generate ideas for content
2. Recruit contributions for the newsletter related to the current, ongoing features of the newsletter (e.g., program descriptions, interviews, article reviews, book reviews, clinical write ups)
3. Develop themes for upcoming issues
4. Coordinate the annual Student Research contest

Members

Lori Bechner,  M.A., BCBA (Chair)
Sara Gershfeld, M.A., BCBA (Co-Chair)
David Fischer, Psy.D. 
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
Robert Ross,  Ed.D., BCBA-D
Amy Hansford, M.S.
Suzannah Ferriaoli, M.S.

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Website Committee Objectives

1. Develop additional content for the Autism SIG
2. Support development of the PPP SIG website
3. Expand and update content as needed
4. Promote awareness of the SIG websites

Webmaster

Sara Gershfeld, M.A., BCBA

Members

David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA (Co-Chair)
Robert Ross, Ed.D., BCBA (Co-Chair)
Ruth Donlin, M.S.  
Pam Gorski, M.P.A., BCBA
Kristin Foley, M.Ed.,  BCBA