We have been providing presentations on a variety of topics related to living and learning with Autism and the education of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  We have shared our personal story throughout Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and even in Ohio through virtual learning.  Below is a list of speaking engagements that we have completed so far.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING/PRESENTATIONS:​​

• October 11, 2024 - Keynote Speakers - Breitung Township Schools, Kingsford, MI - Inclusive Practices that Work!
  
• August 5, 2024 - Keynote Speakers - CESA 5 Paraprofessional Summit - Living with Autism!
• February 16, 2024 - Keynote Speakers - Copper Country Area Wide Inservice - All Things Are Possible!
• January 16, 2024 - St. Norbert College Student Teachers - Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Classroom 
• December 1, 2023 - OT/PT of Fox Valley Networking Meeting Speakers - We Can and We Will!
• November 8, 2023 - Keynote Speakers - Wisconsin Special Education Conference - All Things Are Possible!
• October 13, 2023 - Keynote Speakers - 2023 U.P. Special Education Conference - The Road to Independence
• August 15, 2023 - Keynote Speakers - CESA 4 Paraprofessional Summit - Our Road to Independence and Breakout Session - Why We Struggled and How You Can Help
• August 14, 2023 - CESA 5 Mental Health & Behavior Summit - Living and Learning with Autism
• April 22, 2023 - Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin - Inclusion: The Common Thread to Success in Education, Employment and Life
• April 19, 2023 - Milestones Behavioral Pediatrics - All Things Are Possible!
• March 21, 2023 - St. Norbert College Student Teachers - Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Classroom
• February 17, 2023 - Keynote Speakers - Wisconsin Transition Conference - Transitioning from High School to Post-Secondary Education
• October 18, 2022 - 2022 Wisconsin Self-Determination Conference - Setting and Achieving Goals in Life 
• October 2, 2022 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, WI  - Living and Loving Life with Autism: Fulfilling Our Purpose
• September 29, 2022 - WCASS 2022 Fall Conference - Our Road to Independence: From Classic Autism to Living and Loving Life as Adults
• April 29, 2022 -  Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin Annual Conference Speakers - Living Balanced and Fulfilled Lives 
• February 17, 2022 - Pulaski Community School District PD Speakers - Living, Laughing, Loving & Learning with Autism 
• February 4, 2022 - Keynote Speakers - Joint Inservice, Wausaukee, WI - "Dream Big!"  
• October 19, 2021 - Parents United, Milwaukee, WI - Self-Advocacy, Transition, Wellness & Equity 
• August 18, 2021 - CESA #8 Virtual Staff Back to School Kick-Off, 2021 -  "Dream Big!"
• April 6, 2021 - Appleton Airport Press Release: Autism Acceptance Month - Video 
• April, 2021 - Community of Practice on Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology Forward (Virtual) - Panel Speakers
• December, 2020 - Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Virtual Staff Presentation (Virtual) - From Dependence to Independence
• October, 2019 - St. Francis School District Parent Meeting - From Classic Autism to College Graduates
• May, 2019 - Event Coordinators & Presenters - Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities (COP-ASD) - Transcending Autism:  Self-Advocacy and Wellness Across the Lifespan
• April, 2019 - CESA #4 (1 Day Seminar): The Power of Peer Support (POPS):  A Social Program that Works!
• April, 2019 - Ohio University - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• April, 2019 - Family Engagement Event - Green Bay Area Public School District - Breakout Session College Means Everything:  Perspectives from Students with Autism.
• April, 2019 - Appleton International Airport - World Autism Awareness Day/Wings for Autism Press Conference Speakers
• March, 2019 - Transition Coordinator Network Meeting - Positive Well-Being: Strategies to Conquer Life's Hills and Valleys.
• March, 2019 - Transition Coordinator Network Meeting:  College Changes Everything!
• December, 2018 - Southwest High School Student Presentation - Self-Directed/Student Led IEPs
• October, 2018 - CESA 4, West Salem, WI - Self-Directed/Student-Led IEPs
• August, 2018 - Syble Hopp School, DePere, WI - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence
• ​May, 2018 - Southwest High School - Speaking About Autism Round Table Discussion.
• April, 2018 - CESA 8 WCASS Regional Award presentation - Celebrating Educators!
• April, 2018 - Autism Society of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells, WI - Speaking About Autism - Our Road to Independence - College Years and Speaking About Autism Booth.
• ​April, 2018 - Transition Fair - Southwest High School - Speaking About Autism Booth.
• March, 2018 - Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders and other Developmental Disabilities, Madison, WI - Self-Directed IEPs.
• March, 2018 - Ohio University - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• December, 2017 - Pulaski School District, Glenbrook Elementary School - Presentation to 5th Grade Students and Staff.
• November, 2017 - Green Bay Area Public School District: All Special Education Teachers - Speaking About Autism: Focus on Behavior.
• November, 2017 - Green Bay Area Public School District: Special Education Building Administrators - Speaking About Autism: Focus on Behavior.
• November, 2017 - Howard-Suamico School District: 8th Grade Student Body - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• August, 2017 – Howard-Suamico School District, Allies for Autism in Education - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• ​April, 2017 – Southwest High School Student Presentation - Speaking about Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• April, 2017 - Delta Kappa Gamma, Educator Organization in Green Bay - Speaking about Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• March, 2017 – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College - Speaking from Experience - Living and Learning with Autism.
• December, 2016 – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Increasing Self-Advocacy Skills through the Creation, Presentation, Implementation and Monitoring of Student-Led IEPs.
• November, 2016 – Green Bay Area Public School District Parent Conference - Speaking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• October, 2016 – Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Increasing Self-Advocacy through Student Led IEPs.
• September, 2016 – Wisconsin Council for Exceptional Children - Speaking About Autism.
• August, 2016 – CESA 7 Conference - Allies for Autism in Education – Speaking About Autism.
• May, 2016 – Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Real Life Stories of Coping with Stress and Anxiety in School, Panel Speakers: Oshkosh and Superior, WI.
• April, 2016 – Autism Society of Wisconsin – Talking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• October, 2015 – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Increasing Self-Advocacy Skills through the Creation, Presentation, Implementation and Monitoring of Student-Led IEPs.
• March, 2015 – Gillett School District – Gillett, WI – Talking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• December, 2014 – Norway-Vulcan Area Schools – Norway, MI – Talking About Autism: Our Road to Independence.
• November, 2014 - Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District – Kingsford, MI – From Dependence to Independence: It Takes More than One Village to Raise a Child with Autism.
• Summer, 2014 - Viterbo University, Green Bay, WI – Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders – Panel Speaker.
• ​Summers 2011, 2012, 2013 - CESA 8/Viterbo University, Gillett, WI – Autism Summer Symposium – Panel Speaker.
• November, 2008 - Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District - Our Road to Independence