The National Down Syndrome Society is guided by a Board of Directors who represent a broad range of expertise and experience. Our advisory boards comprise internationally recognized professionals who are leaders in their fields.
President
Jon Colman
Board of Directors
Elizabeth F. Goodwin, Founder
Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Chairperson
CAPT Robert P. Taishoff USN (ret), Vice Chairperson
Robert F. Cioffi, Treasurer
Tiffany Barfield, Secretary
Christopher J. Gedney, Development
Stephen Beck, Jr., Buddy Walk®
Amy G. Allyn
Peter Amadeo
Douglas Biklen
Louise I. Borke
Jim Nussle
Stephanie L. Sherman
Erin Thompson
Laurie Walters
Sara C. Wolff
Self-Advocate Advisory Board
Sara C. Wolff, Secretary
Chris Burke
Tavrick Lawless
Mitchell Levitz
Essie Pederson
Mia Peterson
Anita Raghavan
Erin Thompson
Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board
Stephanie L. Sherman, PhD, Chairperson
George T. Capone, MD
Jessica DeBord, DDS
Terry Hassold, PhD
Priya Kishnani, MD
Julie R. Korenberg, PhD, MD
Len Leshin, MD
Ira T. Lott, MD
Philip Mattheis, MD
Joan Guthrie Medlen, RD
William C. Mobley, MD, PhD
Paul Moore, M.D.
William Motley, MD, MS
Lynn Nadel, PhD
Bonnie Patterson, MD
David Patterson, PhD
Roger H. Reeves, PhD
Nancy J. Roizen, MD
Romney L. Snyder-Croft, LCSW, ACSW
Leslie Walker-Hirsch, MEd, FAAIDD
Patricia C. Winders, PT
National Government Affairs Committee
Marge Barnheiser (Ohio)
Tiffany Barfield (New York)
Steve Beck (Virginia)
Marshall Brachman (Washington, DC)
Leah Chapra (Texas)
Cathy Dehlin (Michigan)
Doris Erhart (Oklahoma)
Teddy Eynon, JD (Washington, DC)
Chip Gerhardt, JD (Ohio)
Jen Greslick (Maine)
Dave Hoppe (Virginia)
Priya Kishnani, MD, MB BS (North Carolina)
Congressman Jim Nussle (Washington, DC)
Vince Randazzo (Virginia)
Stephanie Sherman, PhD (Georgia)
Robert Taishoff, JD (Maryland)
Amy Van Bergen (Florida)
Darin Yoder (New York)
Education Advisory Board
Mark Alter
Douglas Biklen
Joyce Clark
Sandi Cole
Patricia Guard
Susan Brody Hasazi
Thomas Hehir
David Mank
Michael L. Remus
David Rose
Ed Sontag
Martha L. Thurlow
Honorary Board of Governors
Thomas J. O'Neill, Chairperson
Emily Perl Kingsley
Arden G. Moulton
Siegfried M. Pueschel, MD, PhD, JD, MPH