Scientific Chair Committee

**Joanna Burton, MD, PhD -** Assistant Professor, Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute

**Valerie Pieraccini -** Vice President of Education and Innovation, Cerebral Palsy Foundation

**Rachel Byrne -** Executive Director, Cerebral Palsy Foundation

**Betsy Ostrander, MD -** Pediatric Neurologist, University of Utah

**Andrea F. Duncan, MD, MS -** Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

**Jennifer Smith, DNP, RN -** Nurse Coordinator, Infant Neurodevelopment Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute

**Gwendolyn Gerner, PsyD -** Associate Professor, Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute

**Sarah Winter, MD -** Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah

**Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD -** Director of Early Development & Cerebral Palsy Research, Emory University School of Medicine

Cerebral Palsy Foundation

Mission

Leading research, innovation, and collaboration that changes lives for people with cerebral palsy - today.

People with cerebral palsy rarely get the interventions and supports they need at the moments they need them. As such, their lives are often deeply and unnecessarily affected. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation defines and addresses Moments of Impact – the times at which interventions and insights, if properly implemented, have the power to change lives.

We then work to better understand how to effect change and implement it. We seek out the best thinkers to form collaborative networks which work together to bring about transformation. Finally, we share our work with others so it will have the greatest possible impact.

Vision

Change what’s possible for people with disabilities

Website: http://cerebralpalsyfoundation.org

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Located in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region, Kennedy Krieger Institute is internationally recognized for improving the lives of nearly 30,000 children, adolescents and adults with diseases, disorders and injuries impacting the nervous system each year. It accomplishes this through intensive inpatient and day hospital rehabilitation, home and community services, special education schools, cutting-edge research, fellowships and training programs, advocacy, and more than 80 outpatient clinics. Because every patient, student and family at Kennedy Krieger is unique, the Institute’s approach to treatment is both individualized and interdisciplinary, allowing for the best possible outcomes and the highest quality of care.

Website: www.KennedyKrieger.org