Marg Spoelstra
Marg Spoelstra’s career has focused on supporting people with a variety of learning differences, with a primary focus on autism. As an educator she has worked with children, teens and adults, their families and the professionals and community leaders who support them in the U.S. and Canada in various community, educational and research/knowledge translation settings. She currently serves as the CEO of Autism Ontario. She is the team lead for the Patient Advisory Committee for the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network and is a partner in the work of the Laurier Autism Research Consortium. She was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada in December 2011.
Lauren Tristani
Dr. Lauren Tristani is the Research and Evaluation Specialist at Autism Ontario. Autism Ontario is dedicated to supporting the autistic community through advocacy, programs, and resources. Autism Ontario is the province’s leading source of information and referral on autism, and one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community. Lauren is deeply passionate about working with special population and health promotion, with a keen interest in the experiences of the supportive other (e.g., parents, carepersons, teachers etc.).