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Kerry Mataya, MEd, is the Executive Director of Bridgeway Services providing individual and group intervention-based services in the areas of social development, problem-solving, perspective taking, academics, self-awareness, behavior regulation, and executive function. She received a Master's in Education with emphasis in Autism and Asperger Syndrome from the University of Kansas. In addition to offering after-school social groups and summer camps, Mataya holds many contracts with school systems for
individual, group, and training services. Most recently, Mataya co-authored Successful Problem-Solving for High Functioning Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and is currently working on additional projects that systematize learning for students with ASD. Mataya has presented at numerous conferences and workshops in the U.S. and internationally. She is also involved with Asperger Connection, a small non-profit organization that provides funding to improve the quality of life for high-functioning individuals with ASD.

Ruth Aspy, PhD is a licensed psychologist who specializes in transdisciplinary assessment and intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. She is
co-author of a comprehensive model of intervention, The Ziggurat Model, which earned the 2008 Literary Achievement Award from the Autism Society of America. Dr. Aspy speaks
nationally and internationally. She has provided training and consultation throughout the United States and internationally in countries including Greece, Australia, Canada, Trinidad, Spain, Turkey, and Japan. Her focus is on understanding underlying strengths
and characteristics of those with ASD and designing supports and strategies with their neurological/brain differences in mind.

Hollis Shaffer is a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As a college student, Shaffer is pursuing a major in psychology and a career
assisting students with HFASD. Shaffer was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was
fourteen years old after being misdiagnosed with ADHD for many years. He currently works with Bridgeway Services as an assistant and small group leader during afterschool social groups assisting students with HF-ASD in areas such as conversation, team-building activities, group behavior, and sports.