Chief Executive Officer
Austin has been an Active Duty Army spouse for 18 years. She is the parent to three children all of whom are registered in EFMP. Austin's advocacy work includes military issues surrounding Tricare and EFMP as well as civilian issues such as Medicaid and SNAP. In February 2020 Austin testified before congress to enco
Chief Executive Officer
Austin has been an Active Duty Army spouse for 18 years. She is the parent to three children all of whom are registered in EFMP. Austin's advocacy work includes military issues surrounding Tricare and EFMP as well as civilian issues such as Medicaid and SNAP. In February 2020 Austin testified before congress to encourage much needed EFMP reform. Austin is also the Co-Founder of The Youth and Children's Advocacy Network and a Board Member of Ketotic Hypoglycemia International
Executive Director
Rebecca is an Active Duty Army spouse. She is the parent of two children; one born typical, and one born with Down Syndrome. Rebecca retired from Active Duty in the Air Force and served in a variety of leadership and management roles. The bulk of her 23 year military experience was as a Government Contracting Offic
Executive Director
Rebecca is an Active Duty Army spouse. She is the parent of two children; one born typical, and one born with Down Syndrome. Rebecca retired from Active Duty in the Air Force and served in a variety of leadership and management roles. The bulk of her 23 year military experience was as a Government Contracting Officer. Rebecca has advocacy experience at the State level and has worked within DoD EFMP to expand outreach opportunities. She has a passion for assisting exceptional military families wherever they need it most.
Director of Autism Family Advocacy Committee
Kristi is an active duty Air Force spouse. She is mom to three very active boys ages 5 and under, and embraces the chaos that can come with a neurodiverse family. She is a family medicine doctor and resigned from clinical practice to spend more time supporting her children at home. She has
Director of Autism Family Advocacy Committee
Kristi is an active duty Air Force spouse. She is mom to three very active boys ages 5 and under, and embraces the chaos that can come with a neurodiverse family. She is a family medicine doctor and resigned from clinical practice to spend more time supporting her children at home. She has experience advocating at the state level to increase access to autism services for children in North Carolina, and spoke in front of the house of representatives health committee and senate health committee in February 2021. Kristi is committed to helping families understand health policies that affect autism services and to advocate for improving access to these services for military families.
Director of Communications
Christiane is an Active Duty Army Spouse of 10 years and a parent of four children. Her youngest son is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and enrolled in the EFMP program. A German native, she arrived in the United States in 2013. Connecting with other families during her time as a school clerk, she
Director of Communications
Christiane is an Active Duty Army Spouse of 10 years and a parent of four children. Her youngest son is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and enrolled in the EFMP program. A German native, she arrived in the United States in 2013. Connecting with other families during her time as a school clerk, she discovered a passion for community advocacy, with a focus on the inclusion of special needs children in the school setting. The struggles and questions she has experienced with her own family's situation made clear how important it is for all families to find the programs available for their special needs dependents.