Whatโs your job title? Alterman Family Support Counselor
What was your first job? Hostess
What kind of music do you like? Country
Do you like traveling? Yes
Whatโs the best place youโve traveled to? Riviera Maya, Mexico and Disney World
Do you like reading? If so, what genre of books do you like?ย Yes, suspense
What is your favorite animal? Horses
Whatโs your favorite movie? Mary Poppins
Do you have any pets? Yes, too many
What motivates you at work? Knowing I am helping others
Have you ever met anyone famous? James Lofton from the Packers
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Dentist
Whatโs your favorite thing to do on the weekends? Spend time outdoors riding my horse
Whatโs your favorite holiday? Memorial Day โ start of summer😊
Can you speak more than one language? No
Which historical figure would you most like to meet? Walt Disney or George Washington
Whatโs your favorite season?ย Spring
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.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on variousย aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education.ย He writes a regular column for NAESPโsย Principalย magazine and NASPโsย Communiquรฉย newsletter, and he did so previously forย Phi Delta Kappanย andย Teaching Exceptional Children.
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.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Childrenโs Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated fromย Duquesne University receiving her Bachelorโs and Masterโs degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Programย (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Childrenโs Hospital in Denverย supporting families and school districts around the United Statesย with their childโs 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.