The Team
Working Together to Achieve One Goal
In the spirit of the proverbial village, TACA thrives on collaborative efforts. Our dedicated board members contribute their time, connections, and expertise, playing a pivotal role in advancing TACA's mission. Serving as community advocates, TACA ambassadors generously volunteer their time to champion our mission and values. The indispensable Medical Advisory Board shares valuable knowledge and resources, actively contributing to TACA's articles and guiding parents to our supportive community. Our committed TACA staff diligently works each day to provide education and support to families navigating the challenges of autism. Foundation Partners play a crucial role in sustaining TACA’s essential services and empowering us to expand in order to better address the evolving needs of the families we serve. Together, this collective effort ensures the fulfillment of TACA’s vital mission.
Board Members
The TACA Board of Directors is a dedicated group of volunteer leaders who bring valuable industry expertise and dedication to advance our mission. Each board member actively serves on a committee, providing strategic guidance and support to help families living with autism.
Board members focus on these goals:
- Providing governance and oversight to the foundation
- Meeting minimum annual fundraising commitments to sustain TACA’s programs
and services - Participate in our quarterly board meetings
- Join us at one or more programming activities
emeritus members
TACA wishes to thank our emeritus board members for their time and service to our mission.
Chad Fitzsimmons
Patrick McIlvain
Casper Zublin Jr.
Autism Ambassadors
In 2010, TACA established the Ambassador Program to support our mission of helping families living with autism through fundraising, advocacy, and awareness.
Ambassador mission:
To bring together a group of business professionals who serve as ambassadors for TACA, helping to raise awareness and support for the foundation and the autism community.
Ambassador responsibilities include:
- Supporting event fundraising efforts, including sponsorship, attendee
engagement, and auction item acquisition. - Representing TACA in educational presentations or coordinating opportunities for the Executive Director to present on behalf of the foundation.
- Contributing expertise or resources to help meet specific needs of the TACA foundation.
Ambassadors are nominated by TACA’s Board of Directors, key staff, or other Ambassadors.
Physician & Science Advisory Board
At TACA, we are committed to helping families who have just received an autism diagnosis by accelerating the path from diagnosis to effective treatments. To ensure the medical information we provide is accurate, current, and actionable, we established the TACA Physician & Science Advisory Board.
Our Advisory Board is comprised of practicing physicians who serve families and children, as well as scientists actively publishing studies in the field. Together, they work to connect families with treating physicians and improve the lives of those affected by autism and related medical conditions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Reviewing and authoring articles and conference presentations for TACA families on medically related topics.
- Educating pediatricians and family doctors on early diagnosis and effective treatment strategies.
- Responding to media inquiries regarding autism and related medical conditions.
We are honored to include the following esteemed professionals on our Advisory Board:
