Staff & Board

Led by one of the country’s leading PhD’s in fluency disorders, AIS’ top-tier team is almost unrivaled in their credentials – and how much they care.

Dr. Heather Grossman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F

Dr. Heather Grossman

Executive Director, Board-Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders

Mark O’Malia, M.S., CCC-SLP

Assistant Executive Director

Alex Benevento

Speech-Language Pathologist

Margaret Miller, M.A., CCC-SLP

Margaret Miller

Speech-Language Pathologist

Kristel Kubart, M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Bridget Scully

Operations Manager

Banafsheh Unger

Banafsheh Unger

Finance Manager

Board of Directors

Many of the esteemed members of the AIS Board of Directors have been personally impacted by stuttering. They work diligently and passionately to raise funds for stuttering treatment and to spread public awareness of stuttering.

Eric Dinallo

Eric Dinallo

Chairman

Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

New York, NY

Julie M. Henson

Julie M. Henson

Vice Chair

Chief Growth Officer for Decipher Investigative Intelligence

Minneapolis, MN

William D. Marsillo

William D. Marsillo

Secretary

General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer at PrimeLine Utility Services

New York, NY

Nolan Russo, Jr.

Nolan Russo, Jr.

Treasurer

Managing Principal and CEO at Capital Printing

Middlesex, NJ

Barry Blaustein

Barry Blaustein

Writer, Director, Producer

Los Angeles, CA

Will Blodgett

Will Blodgett

Founder & CEO of Tredway

New York, NY

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Actress

London, UK

Kenyatta Bolden

Kenyatta Bolden

Associate General Counsel at The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company

Jacksonville, FL

Kerri Chace

Kerri Chace

Public Relations Manager at McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Boston, MA

Chris Coleridge

Chris Coleridge

Chief Operating Officer at Hum Nutrition Inc.

West Hollywood, CA

Rachel Cortese

Rachel Cortese

MS Ed, MS CCC-SLP, BCBA, Speech Language Pathologist, Behavior Therapist

Eric Donelan

Eric Donelan

Senior Director of Enterprise Management Resources at eBay Inc.

San Jose, CA

Matthew Doneth

Matthew Doneth

Principal, Apollo Global Management

New York, NY

David Esseks, Esq

David Esseks, Esq

Partner at Allen & Overy LLP

New York, NY

Logan Gould

Logan Gould

AVP & Assistant General Counsel at Symetra Financial

New York, NY

Aaron Graff

Aaron Graff

General Partner - Legacy Capital Partners

Parsippany, NJ

Anthony C. Hooper (Tony)

Anthony C. Hooper (Tony)

Independent Director, Various Biotech Companies

Lake Sherwood, CA

Dr. Clarence Ojo

Dr. Clarence Ojo

Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon

St. Cloud, MN

Susan Reichardt, PhD

Susan Reichardt, PhD

Surface Transportation Board

Washington, DC

David Resnicow

David Resnicow

President at Resnicow and Associates

New York, NY

Amish A. Shah

Amish A. Shah

Attorney at Vedder Price

Chicago, IL

John Stossel

John Stossel

Fox Business Host

New York, NY

Purvi Tailor

Purvi Tailor

Head of Human Resources at Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Parsippany, NJ

Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors Council is comprised of individuals who have experienced stuttering, have close family members who stutter, or are otherwise committed to AIS and the community of people who stutter.

Meet Our Ambassadors

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