Team

Maureen McDonnell has been a holistic, nutritionally-oriented  registered nurse for 37 years, working n the fields of: childbirth education, labor and delivery, pediatrics and clinical nutrition. She is the  former national coordinator of the Defeat Autism Now Conferences, and the co-founder of Saving Our Kids, Healing Our Planet (SOKHOP.com).  Maureen researches, writes and lectures widely […]

Sylvia Pimentel is the mother of two teen boys with regressive autism. She is an advocate for vaccine safety and vaccine rights, and is an active member of several autism organizations. Read Sylvia’s work in By Sylvia Pimentel.

Andrea Rupert is the mother and 24/7 caregiver of the now-adult Holden Rupert, who was nearly killed by his DPT shot, age 4 months. While he achieved nearly normal development up to age 11, thanks to the ketogenic diet, he regressed back to infancy as a result of a hospital-coerced antiepileptic drug trial.

Kim Stagliano is Managing Editor of Age of Autism, author of All I Can Handle I’m No Mother Teresa A Life Raising Three Daughters with Autism and the novel House of Cards. A graduate of Boston College and former marketing professional, she is also a Huffington Post blogger and speaks at conferences around the country.

Emily Tarsell, LCPC, ATR-BC is a Maryland resident, mother, artist and licensed clinical professional counselor.  Emily has worked professionally to assist families, children, adolescents and adults with social/emotional issues such as ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, attachment and relationship issues and developmental delays. She is currently in private practice. Emily shared a passion for

Wayne Rohde is a co-founder of Vaccine Safety Council of Minnesota, Autism Advocacy Coalition of Minnesota, and national advisory member of Health Choice. Wayne has twin sons, age 16, Nicholas and Austin.  Nicholas was vaccine injured and later diagnosed with regressive autism.  Mr. Rohde has advocated extensively in Minnesota, Oklahoma and nationally for autism health

Kim is a litigator and her practice focuses on products liability, class actions, insurance coverage and general civil litigation. In 2009 she was recognized by the Legal Aid Society for her pro bono service. In addition to being co-President of the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, Kim is the President of the

Laura is the mother of three children who have all been diagnosed with regressive Autism Spectrum Disorders.  She has recovered two of them and they remain her driving force to educate and institute change. Laura spent the better part of the last decade dedicated to the cause as Director of Operations for AutismOne working on

John Stone has an adult autistic son, lives in London and has been UK correspondent of Age of Autism since 2008. His reporting has focussed on the misrepresentation of events and of science surrounding the autism crisis and vaccines.

Ginger Taylor is an author, speaker, new media writer and activist. She writes on the politics of autism, health, vaccination, informed consent and both corporate and government corruption Co-Founder of the Canary Party, Ginger is a former Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in adolescent and family therapy and holds a Masters degree in Clinical Counseling