Lorelei E. Pisha, Ed.D. is a mom to two neurodiverse teenage girls, so she knows a thing or two about big feelings — both theirs and her own. Professionally, she's a Professional Development Consultant with the Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center at VCU, co-facilitates the Division for Early Childhood's (DEC) Early Intervention Community of Practice, and serves as a DEC aRPy Ambassador. She brings both research grounded in the field and lived experience at home, and she's looking forward to learning alongside families who know this journey firsthand.