Owner/AdvocateA Parent Voice; Educational Advocacy ServicesEducation Management industry2010 – Present (1 year)In the role of Advocate/Consultant, I offer supportive services for families whose children have special educational needs from infancy through young adulthood. A Parent Voice exists to assist families in the determination and attainment of a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) for those children who have special educational needs outside the public or… Show more Owner/AdvocateA Parent Voice; Educational Advocacy ServicesEducation Management industry2010 – Present (1 year)In the role of Advocate/Consultant, I offer supportive services for families whose children have special educational needs from infancy through young adulthood. A Parent Voice exists to assist families in the determination and attainment of a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) for those children who have special educational needs outside the public or private educational institutions’ regular curricula.• As an advocate, I will represent your child to obtain the best possible modifications, accommodations or auxiliary aids that will support him or her in participating in and benefiting from all educational programs and activities.• I will work with families and schools to ensure that the appropriate assessments are used to determine a student’s current level of educational performance, and that an education plan (IEP or 504) solidly addresses the needs of your child, based on these assessments.• I will gladly refer clients to another professional. I work within a wide network of pediatricians, therapists, attorneys, and neuropsychologists, to whom I often refer, working together with these professionals to provide comprehensive services.Recommend PR’s work at A Parent Voice; Educational Advocacy Services Show less

The juxtaposition of Nature’s serenity and Her teeming life forces in the moors and at the ocean’s edges of an island has inspired much of the creative expression of Boston artist, Patti Rae. Her unique silver and stone creations offer an opportunity to adorn one’s self with the essences of Nature, through colour and contour, reflecting the textures of life’s seasons. Ms. Rae’s tiny watercolour landscapes and the chronicling lens of her camera evoke mindful recognition of a collective… Show more The juxtaposition of Nature’s serenity and Her teeming life forces in the moors and at the ocean’s edges of an island has inspired much of the creative expression of Boston artist, Patti Rae. Her unique silver and stone creations offer an opportunity to adorn one’s self with the essences of Nature, through colour and contour, reflecting the textures of life’s seasons. Ms. Rae’s tiny watercolour landscapes and the chronicling lens of her camera evoke mindful recognition of a collective perception: the presumption, belief, assertion, necessity, stipulation, insistence, inference, and, if all else fails, the imposition of TIME. Ms. Rae’s work, a narrative journey through this universality of experience, leads us to an aperture through which we might catch a glimpse of a preview of a memoir…. Show less

Patti R. Miliotis, Mom and COBPatti, Alexandra's Mom, is the key liaison between the Foundation and the medical communities we serve. Patti has spent the greater part of her professional life in academia (neurospychology research) and in clinical teaching and therapeutic settings with children, most recently wearing the dual mantle of research technician and doctoral student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program at the Boston University School of Medicine. She holds an undergraduate… Show more Patti R. Miliotis, Mom and COBPatti, Alexandra's Mom, is the key liaison between the Foundation and the medical communities we serve. Patti has spent the greater part of her professional life in academia (neurospychology research) and in clinical teaching and therapeutic settings with children, most recently wearing the dual mantle of research technician and doctoral student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program at the Boston University School of Medicine. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from UCLA and a Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Louisiana State University Medical Center. Patti comes to this Board with experience in the context of active not-for-profit governance as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children, and has considerable experience in the design and implementation of programming and services to special populations. Show less

The Hollingworth Centerfor Highly Gifted ChildrenThe Hollingworth Center is a national support and resource network focused on the needs of highly gifted children. A non-profit corporation, staffed by volunteers, the Center was founded in central Maine in 1983 by Kathi Kearney as a parent support group, in the belief that highly gifted children and their families need not feel isolated. The Center primarily serves as a clearinghouse of information and events concerning the needs of… Show more The Hollingworth Centerfor Highly Gifted ChildrenThe Hollingworth Center is a national support and resource network focused on the needs of highly gifted children. A non-profit corporation, staffed by volunteers, the Center was founded in central Maine in 1983 by Kathi Kearney as a parent support group, in the belief that highly gifted children and their families need not feel isolated. The Center primarily serves as a clearinghouse of information and events concerning the needs of highly gifted children. The Center was named in honor of Dr. Leta Hollingworth, who conducted one of the first pioneering studies of exceptionally gifted children, their social/emotional needs and how best to educate them. Show less