Planning Committee
Elena Lopez | Conference Co-chair, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCCMG, Clinical Geneticist, Developmental Pediatrician, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Bruce Pipher | Conference Co-chair, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Director, Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Support team/Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Caron Byrne, BA, MSc, MD, FRCPC, Retired Physician and Psychiatrist
Angela Clancy, Executive Director, Family Support Institute
Leanne Dospital, MA, Advocate for Service Quality, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC, Head, Neuropsychiatry Clinic, BC Children’s Hospital; Psychiatrist, Vancouver and Fraser Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services; Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Theresa M. Grech, MC, CCC, CPRP, Canadian Certified Counsellor; Clinician, Early Psychosis Intervention, Fraser Health; Clinical Faculty, Developmental Disorders Program, University of British Columbia
Kristina Hiemstra, Director, UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education
Nancy Jokinen, BA, RSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Prince George Campus, University of Northern British Columbia
Ashok Krishnamoorthy, MD, MRCPsych, ABAM, FRCPC, Provincial Medical Consulting Team; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Barbara Laird, BEd, Parent of an adult daughter with Down Syndrome, and Educational Consultant
Rod Macdonald, MSW, Regional Manager – Community Resource Team, Health Services for Community Living and Choice in Supports for Independent Living, Home Health Portfolio, Fraser Health Authority
Charmaine Miranda, Registered Psychologist, Compass Clinic, British Columbia
Kelli Paddon, BA, CCDP, Manager of Policy, Community Living BC, Vancouver, BC
Michelle Schmidt, PhD, Director of Instruction, Student Support, School District No. 36, Surrey, BC