The One World Center, Inc. is truly fortunate to have built a dedicated and passionate team of leaders. Our board consists of diverse individuals whose life experiences with autism and/or professions that center on therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents, and families living with autism make them more than qualified to provide sound leadership. Meet them and you will surely agree!
President - Jan Sullivan
Retired Autism Education Specialist, Prince Georges County Schools
Jan is a recently retired Autism Specialist who worked in Prince George’s County Public Schools for 20 years. She has taught young children on three continents, and has worked with children with special needs for many years. While working for the Infants and Toddlers program, she fell in love with children with autism and, working closely with family members and teachers, has tried to find the “way in” to each child she has worked with since.
Vice President - Yulanda Swindell, M.D.
Mother of child with autism, Pediatrician
Secretary - Pamela Alston
Mother of a child with autism, Administrative Assistant in Prince Georges County Judicial System
Treasurer - Linda Tolbert
Mother of a child with autism, financial analyst, Child advocate
Carla Best-Otubu, R.N.
Mother of child with autism, Registered Nurse
Maria Dixon
Speech and Language Pathologist, University of Maryland
Murphy Henry, Esq.
Mother of children with autism, Lawyer and Child Advocate
Valeria Ogoh
Mother of child with autism, Accountant
Merrita Dawson
Case Manager for Military families of children with special needs
Abila Tazanu-Legall, M.D.
Mother of children with autism, Pediatrician
Abila is a parent of two children with autism and the inspiration behind the One World Center for Autism. She is a board certified pediatrician who has developed a deep knowledge of the medical and nutritional issues involved in treating children with autism. She believes that supporting the family is a vital component of supporting the child.
