Lucia Murillo Chacko, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

• Manage dissemination efforts for community-based best practices to increase access to evidence-based services and to support the broader autism community of parents, teachers, and practitioners, both specialists and non-specialists, including use of the WHO Caregiver Skills Training (CST).• Provide technical guidance and training to specialists at new CST sites across the globe.• Support advocacy efforts through our Advocacy Leadership Network, a global collective of accomplished advocates representing families, professionals and governments united in their efforts to promote greater autism awareness and improve the wellbeing of individuals and families in the autism community.

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

• Lead the development and implementation of Unite’s community advocacy and engagement strategy in rare disease.• Develop company best practices to engage people living with rare diseases, families and caregivers.• Work directly with people living with rare diseases to learn what is needed to create a beneficial and motivational experience on Unite's health portal.• Regularly identify and engage Key Community Advocates and Patient Advocacy Groups to develop strong and lasting collaborations and working relationships.• Organize and lead community advisory meetings.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Support the efforts of a forward thinking non-profit whose mission is to advance authentic inclusion in workplaces, schools, and communities.• Research prospective funding sources and support fundraising efforts through event planning and community engagement.

Complete assessments as part of the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 3rd Edition standardization with children between the ages of birth and 7 years, 11 months.

Palo Alto, Ca

• Work collaboratively with the Principal Investigator, Director of Evaluation & Research, and Program Coordinator to design, produce and deliver a 2-level curriculum for parents with children between 1 and 3 years old.• Contribute to the development of instructional videos and other forms of media and technology to support the Habla Conmigo program as a blended learning experience. • Work with parents, community partners, and colleagues to maintain a collaborative and supportive team environment. • Maintain strong relations with community leaders, local service organizations, foundations, potential funders, and other stakeholders to further the goals of the Habla Conmigo Academy program.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Provide oversight and leadership across all of Felton's Early Intervention and Inclusion services, ranging from early childhood intervention, speech and language therapy, developmental screening, and center-wide positive behavior support.• Lead ongoing efforts in program development and design to ensure quality and responsive service provision.• Educate and train staff in the awareness and adoption of best practices in the field of early intervention, early childhood special education and inclusion. • Responsible for managing program budget, including submission of program reports, maintaining productivity numbers for all billable staff ensuring that program meets expected revenue projections each month.• Facilitate communication and engagement with donors and community partners.

New York, Ny

• Develop, manage and implement efforts to disseminate and implement education and school-based best practices to support the global community as part of the Autism Speaks Global Autism Public Health Initiative.• Manage collaboration with the World Health Organization in the development of a Caregiver Skills Training.• Conduct in-person training workshops for professionals around the globe on new behavioral intervention that utilizes a task-shifting model.• Provide technical consultation to country governments on strategic planning processes related to the development of autism plans, policies, and programs.• Facilitate efforts in advocacy and service capacity building, particularly in low resource settings and underserved communities.• Manage targeted public health programs and collaborative networks, including an Advocacy Leadership Network and a Latin American network of researchers and service providers.• Grant application development and project management.

Campbell, Ca

• Engage participants and the Wraparound Team and work with them to develop an individualized, integrated, family-driven, comprehensive care plan.• Monitor progress on the participant care plans and review progress with the team.• Provide linkage between the multiple systems within which participants are involved, e.g., child welfare, juvenile court, mental health, chemical dependency, special education, etc.

Santa Clara, Ca

• Assist in implementation and coordination of several national autism research studies.• Administer developmental and autism diagnostic evaluations.• Conduct in-person or telephone interviews with parents of study participants.• Perform or support developmental pediatrician in performing dysmorphology examinations.• Oversee data collection and quality assurance of data.

Santa Clara, Ca

• Collaborate with management in the administration of early intervention department.• Development of injury prevention program for families of children 0-5 in Santa Clara County.• Complete intake assessments for children 0-3 years old to determine eligibility for Early Start services.• Develop monthly curriculum and lead classes of infants and toddlers in center-based programs.• Perform home monitoring of premature infants or infants with established risk conditions.• Perform assessments and complete IFSP progress reports summarizing assessment results.• Collaborate with families and other members of the intervention team to develop services individualized to each child and family.• Supervise and mentor early childhood educators on staff.

Edd, Organization And Leadership

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta KappaDissertation: Perspectives on Disability and Community Engagement in Albania: Developing Mutual.

Ma, Special Education

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honor SocietyFinal Project: Support Group for Spanish-Speaking Families of Children.