2025 Executive Committee

John Colombo, Ph.D. 
Gatlinburg Conference Chair
University of Kansas
Director, Life Span Institute
Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Rodney Samaco, Ph.D.
Gatlinburg Conference Co-Chair
Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Scientific Program and Agenda Committee
Anna Esbensen
David Hessl
Audrey Thurm
Caitlin M Hudac
Caroline G. Richter
Elizabeth Will
Wei-Siong Neo
Lauren Schmitt

Journal & Publication Committee
Frank Symons, Ph.D., Chair

Peer Review Committee
John Colombo, Ph.D., Chair
Rodney Samaco, Ph.D.
John Colombo
Rodney Samaco
Cristan Farmer
Samantha Ghali
Alycia Halladay
Arezoo Movaghar
Alexandra Key
Catherine Rogers Gaspar
Christine Kosirog
Claire Klein
Eva Kurtz-Nelson, PhD
Laura Mattie
Megan Norris
Orla Putnam
Lisa Hamrick
Susan Loveall
Tracy Raulston
Jamie Edgin
Elizabeth Laugeson
Leann Dewalt
Shannon Bert
Sarah Potter

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee
Sungeun Kang
Lauren Schmitt
Rebecca Shaffer
Alice Zhang
Sandra Vanegas
Angelina Jones
Megan Kunze

Preconference and Early Stage Investigator Committee
Lauren Bishop, Ph.D., Chair
Clare Harrop 
Bridgette Kelleher 
Abby Hogan 
Jose Guerrero Gonzalez
Amber Davis