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With the 2025 International PWS Conference: United in Hope drawing near, we are thrilled to offer you an opportunity to celebrate your child’s inspiring legacy of hope!
At the conference site, the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, we will set up a dedicated area to highlight our PWS community, enabling families to create cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Additionally, we want to pay tribute to those PWS warriors who may not be able to attend the event. Even if you can’t join us in person, we encourage you to share a picture of your loved one in their “Sunday best” to let us feel your presence. These photos will be compiled to craft a surprise mural for the occasion.
PWSA | USA is committed to providing support to individuals and families impacted by Prader-Willi syndrome. Our goal is to showcase the diversity and beauty present within the PWS community. Kindly fill out the Photo Release form provided below and submit it along with your photos. While we have ample space to accommodate photos, depending on the response and the volume of submissions, we may not be able to include all images in this special mural Nevertheless, we eagerly anticipate utilizing these pictures in future projects to continue highlighting our incredible PWS community.
We are excited to work together with you and transform these photos into a display of hope that you can take pride in.
At the conference site, the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, we will set up a dedicated area to highlight our PWS community, enabling families to create cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Additionally, we want to pay tribute to those PWS warriors who may not be able to attend the event. Even if you can’t join us in person, we encourage you to share a picture of your loved one in their “Sunday best” to let us feel your presence. These photos will be compiled to craft a surprise mural for the occasion.
PWSA | USA is committed to providing support to individuals and families impacted by Prader-Willi syndrome. Our goal is to showcase the diversity and beauty present within the PWS community. Kindly fill out the Photo Release form provided below and submit it along with your photos. While we have ample space to accommodate photos, depending on the response and the volume of submissions, we may not be able to include all images in this special mural Nevertheless, we eagerly anticipate utilizing these pictures in future projects to continue highlighting our incredible PWS community.
We are excited to work together with you and transform these photos into a display of hope that you can take pride in.

Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.