Erikson Young is a first generation Filipino-American\, based in Washington\, D.C. He currently serves as the Procurement Officer at Smithsonian Facilities with Smithsonian Institution. Prior to joining Smithsonian Institution\, he se rved as the Peace Corps Volunteer (Kenya\, 2005-07) for two years. Young s erved as a Deaf Education instructor and taught in elementary school in a tiny village of Shimoni\, Kenya.
\nFindley Eve Holland \;is a young disability activist and writer. She was diagnosed wit h autism and co-existing specific learning disabilities\, dyscalculia and dysgraphia\, when she was seven-years-old. A later than average talker\, F indley was also functionally illiterate into the fifth grade\, when she fo und the world of books-on-CD and her avid reading career began. In the Aut umn of 2019\, Findley developed severe joint pain and has been diagnosed w ith a connective tissue disorder. She is currently undergoing genetic and other medical testing for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She was appointed to Gre enbelt&rsquo\;s Youth Advisory Committee in 2016\, where she has worked on such initiatives as successfully lowering the voting age to 16 and raisin g awareness about human trafficking among youth. As a young person with mu ltiple disabilities\, Findley welcomes the opportunity to speak on her exp erience and to educate members of the public about living with disabilitie s. In 2021 Findley graduated high school with a 4.0 and is now a student a t Towson University.
\nChristopher Neuhaus \;is an experienced special education instructor in DC Public Schools. He curr ently works at Ludlow-Taylor Elementary in the H Street NE corridor and is a proud Prince George's County resident. He has worked for DC Public Scho ols for four years and previously held positions at KIPP DC and Bridges Pu blic Charter School. He began his teaching career in DC as a Special Educa tion Capital Teaching Resident. He is currently completing a Post Master's Certificate in Educational Leadership &\; Administration at George Was hington University\, and holds a Master's in Special Education - Learning Disabilities from American University\, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in P sychology from Franklin &\; Marshall College. He worked as a teaching a ssistant at Real Colegio Nuestra Señ\;pra de Loreto de Madrid in Spa in\, as a big brother mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lancaster Cou nty\, and was a PIT Planning Intern at Franklin &\; Marshall College.\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/5728294 URL;VALUE=URI:https://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/5728294 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR