About our leadership team

Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed. is the founder and chairman of the board for Autism Career Pathways, a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of expanding the hiring and long-term retention rates of autistic individuals. This nonprofit marks the realization of a lifelong dream for Maisie, who has been working with autistic children and adults for almost thirty years.

“These children, now adults have worked incredibly hard through early intervention and teen/adult transition programs to make themselves more attractive to employers, and yet they arrive at the crossroads of adulthood to find that the business community doesn’t know what to do with them. This is why creating an autism employability project has become such a passion for me. I desperately want to figure out how to fill in the glaring gap between employers who need loyal, capable workers and these under utilized neurodivergent adults.”

Maisie started her journey in the field of Autism as a behavioral interventionist in 2001 as an undergraduate at UCLA, however, she realized that aiming to change her clients’ autistic identity did not help them to attain quality of lives in meaningful ways.  After receiving her certification in Relationship Development Intervention program, she has been coaching parents and professionals for the past 20 years. Maisie also obtained a M. Ed. in Instructional and Curriculum Design.

Her late diagnosis of Autism empowers her to work towards changing the narrative on autism spectrum disorders definition, away from a deficit model. It is her mission to create a training curricula for neurodivergent individuals of all ages with emphasis on strength-based and person-centered approach. Maisie believes that “Before you can be anything, you have to be you first”.

Pete is a certified, 20+ year experienced family consultant supporting families, children and young adults living with autism and other related disorders.  As a parent coach, he provides  relationship-based solutions to families via Online Workshops, Parent Training and Distance Consulting. He also provides Adult Services to individuals on the spectrum seeking to improve their capacity to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships.

Clients say he easily connects with fathers, helping them understand the guiding process, and how to build strong connections at home with their autistic children. Pete finds it most rewarding to work with adolescent and young adults on the spectrum,  helping them take on the responsibility for their own self agency and to explore their own special interests and career pathways.

He currently also serves as a member on the Board Directors for the 501(c)3 Autism Career Pathways, where their mission is to increase the employment rate for neurodivergent individuals by creating resources and training curriculum designed alongside  autistic adults.Pete has been successful in the special educational field, joining the CATCH Clinic, LLC as Director of Business Development and Operations as well as providing relationship-based programs for a variety of families. He earned his RDI® Certification from the Connections Center in 2007 and has maintained it since.

During the late nineties, he worked for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders [CARD] as a behavioral therapist working with children with ASD. There he also served as the regional office manager for the CARD San Jose office, over-seeing client accounts, school district contracts as well as the hiring, training and supervising of a clinical staff of 25-35.

In another life, Pete spent seven years as a program manager for the event marketing group of a large Bay Area technology manufacturing firm,  where he planned and executed the production of national trade shows exhibits, corporate training sessions, seminars and webinars for a 200+ sales and marketing staff.

Pete earned his B.S in Marketing from the San Jose State College of Business, with a concentration in Business Technologies (IT Management, eCommerce).

Fazal holds a Bachelor Degree in Technology from DAIICT and an MBA from the University of Chicago.He currently serves as the Director of Product Management for Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning.Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies.

”We are very happy to have Fazal on our team because of his personal connection to autism and our shared passion to increase autism employability”, says ACP President Maisie Soetantyo. “Along with his expertise in the tech world and connections to various Bay Area companies, we can make a bigger impact in figuring out employability for people with differing abilities.

Miriam Reyes, QMHA, BCBA-Intern, is a Qualified Mental Health Associate and Certified Behavior Counselor, certified by the National Applied Behavior Analysis Association and licensed in multiple states. Miriam has worked in behavioral health for 20yrs and half of that time she has concentrated on working exclusively with neurodiverse individuals with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADD, ADHD, and ODD. She has experience working with clients who are severely impacted, nonverbal, and adults on the autism spectrum.

Miriam earned a baccalaureate of science in Psychology degree from Nevada State University. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in applied behavioral analysis from Florida Tech University. In 2023 Miriam founded and is the current CEO of Spectrum Phoenix LLC. a behavioral health company dedicated to providing services to neurodivergent adults who have lost mental health, respite services, and educational/work accommodations once they became legal adults. Miriam is also the parent of a nonverbal autistic child who has inspired her to direct her life mission and work towards helping and advocating for the neurodivergent community.

Michele holds a bachelor’s degree in Psycho/Sociolinguistics from Clark University and an MBA from Simmons University.  Currently, she is the Director of Business Operations & Development at OneAutismHealth,  an  AI-powered tool that helps autistic adults, families of autistic children and adults, and providers access to and manage the supports that help autistic individuals lead authentic lives. 

Michele brings a combination of 40 years’ experience in the high tech and human services industries to Autism Career Pathways – as a VP of Research at Gartner, a product manager at Compaq/Digital, and at several investment services companies.  She was also a Neurodiversity Training Specialist and Co-Director of Adult Services at the Association of Autism & Neurodiversity (AANE.org), a 26-year-old national non-profit.  At AANE she also provided coaching, consultation, and support groups to hundreds of autistic adults and their families.  Michele also volunteers with All Brains Belong, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community health organization located in Vermont that offers neurodiversity-affirming medical care, social connection, employment support, and neurodiversity education.

Providing products and services that ensure autistic individuals lead authentic and fulfilling lives is Michele’s passion. Her now 33-year-old son was diagnosed with autism at age 4, launching Michele into a lifetime commitment to autism advocacy. One of her goals is to create neuro-affirming work environments that empower autistic individuals to be their best selves.

John Comegys has over 20 years’ experience in assisting people with disabilities to find and maintain competitive employment. He has the terminal degree in vocational disabilities--a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.  John was a credentialed special education teacher for ten years and earned an Interdisciplinary Professional Leadership Certificate in Autism in 2013 from Fresno Pacific University. Thus he combines the skills of a vocational expert with those of a special education teacher with advanced training in Autism. 

John encountered his first adult on the spectrum in 1973 in his first job out of college after graduating with a BA in Psychology. He has worked with people on the spectrum intermittently since until he began teaching Special Ed in 2007. For the past twelve years he has immersed himself in the vocational literature on the autism spectrum. He uses this knowledge, and his deep understanding of vocational rehabilitation counseling and special education to aid adults on the spectrum to secure and keep competitive employment.  This passion was aroused in 2010 when he first suspected he might be on the spectrum. He first noticed he had many of the perceptual and physical characteristics of people on the spectrum while studying for an autism certification that was part of his teaching credential.  He was formally diagnosed as being on the spectrum in 2015.

John facilitated job clubs for adults on the autism spectrum in Sacramento, Modesto, and San Francisco for over 6 years.  His combination of extensive training in autism and vocational disabilities and personal insight into the vocational disabilities associated with the autism spectrum allowed him to achieve unparalleled success in placing adults on the spectrum in competitive employment. His placement rates exceeded 86% for those who attended regularly. He was awarded special recognition for his “outstanding contributions” to the job club by the Board of AASCEND for his work with the Autism Job Club of San Francisco.

I am board certified in both adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. I have extensive experience treating complex mental illness and unique family systems, with particular expertise in treating trauma-related disorders, ADHD, depression, PTSD, autism, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I emphasize your strengths and collaborate with you and your family. I combine the most current evidence-based medication treatment with taking the time to fully understand your unique perspective to ensure that you achieve the best results with the least medication.

George Muniz Gund is a dedicated, Brazilian-American actor and podcaster with a unique perspective shaped by his experiences as an autistic and ADHD individual. Diagnosed with autism at 16 and ADHD at 29, George has navigated his career with resilience and passion.

After completing an intensive two-year training program at the Meisner Technique Studio in San Francisco, George began sharing his lived experiences online. This endeavor evolved into writing essays and eventually launching his podcast, "Unpacking Neuroqueerness." The podcast, now with over 155 published episodes, features George's personal stories and conversations with diverse guests about their neurodivergent experiences.

Throughout his journey, George has observed a significant lack of understanding and interest in neurodiversity among employers, including those in the entertainment industry. His mission is to change this by fostering inclusive environments for neurodivergent individuals, rather than forcing them to conform to neurotypical standards.

Barb Dunlavey-Kasindorf offers over 25 years’ experience directing 501(c)3 and 501c(6) international and nonprofit organizations, bringing professional values of integrity, efficiency and creativity in leading organizations.  She possesses broad-based experience with small and medium sized associations and nonprofits. Barb has developed creative marketing campaigns delivering successful education/conventions, built successful teams delivering diverse programs, products, and services. She became a turnaround expert for nonprofits and associations by thinking strategically and executing efficiently. 

Barb is a certified and award-winning association and nonprofit executive bringing a fresh leadership perspective to establishing strategic growth, with a passion for serving the organizational mission. She is adept at aligning resources with key priorities and anticipating organizational and member needs, offers excellent communication skills with proven successes interacting with all levels in an organization.

Barb is an author for multiple publications, a content developer and presenter for many nonprofits and associations with particular areas of expertise in personnel, board, volunteer & affiliate relations; strategic planning; financial strategy, transparent financial management; fundraising, Revenue expansion; organizational / personnel development; marketing products, programs, and services; and education design and delivery.

Tina has been a high school Language Arts and Ethnic Studies teacher for over 33 years. Her work as an educator has always centered on the importance of meeting individual students where they are at and drawing on their strengths as a starting point for their learning. The promotion of equity and diversity have been the defining characteristics of her career.

Tina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities and a Teaching Credential but considers her journey with her now 23-year-old son as the most valuable education. Her goal of bridging the job opportunity gap for her son and other neurodivergent adults aligns perfectly with the work of Autism Career Pathways and she is excited to serve on its board.

Stacy Greeter, MD, is double board certified in child/adolescent and adult psychiatry and owns a group psychiatric practice in Sarasota, FL.  She speaks from both her lived experience as an autistic and ADHD individual and as a clinician.  Dr. Greeter graduated Summa Cum Lade from Duke University and went on to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine on a full scholarship.  Dr. Greeter completed her residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and continued there to complete her subspecialty fellowship in child/adolescent psychiatry.  However, that is only where her learning began, as Dr. Greeter is an avid self-directed learner with an insatiable curiosity and infectious enthusiasm for her work.  She believes in cross-pollinating knowledge between disciplines and runs a multi-disciplinary mental health professionals book club.  Dr. Greeter teaches at Lake Erie College of Medicine and Florida State University.  Dr. Greeter uses metaphors from fantasy universes such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings to make psychiatric concepts accessible and engaging through her educational Psychiatry Bootcamp series.