Meaghan Timko, MS, BCBA 

Meaghan Timko is an experienced leader, clinician, grass roots advocate, and entrepreneur with over 20 years serving the Autism community around the world. She has extensive knowledge and experience building teams and developing innovative programs for families and organizations. Meaghan is active in the Atlanta business and philanthropic community and serves on the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association board for the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, as Vice-Chair for Communities in Schools of Marietta advisory board, and as past service provider community liaison chair for the board of directors for Autism Speaks - Georgia. Meaghan is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and earned her M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology. She is actively involved in the Boy Scouts of America as an assistant scoutmaster and mentors at-risk youth in the Atlanta area. Meaghan enjoys hiking, mountain climbing, skiing, and traveling with her two children and husband.  

Ryan Shindler, MPA

Ryan Shindler is an Autism Advocate in Atlanta. He holds a Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, and is a proud alumni of Elon University. He likes to look at world maps, play board games, and sing in barbershop quartets. In his spare time, he enjoys watching Avatar: the Last Airbender and Steven Universe. Ryan is the customer relationship manager, a professional mentor and contributing author at Parallel.