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The people behind
Embrace Autism

Welcome to our Team page, where you can find the people that are part of our organization, people that used to work for us, and current volunteers and collaborators.

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Executive team

These are the people
that run the company.

But we couldn’t do what we do without the support of the other people on this page!

Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht
MSc ND RP

Role:
Chief Executive Officer
diagnosed at 46

Eva
Silvertant
B.Des

Role:
Chief Executive Officer
diagnosed at 25

Claudio
Vena
MusBacPerf B.Ed

Role:
Chief Operating Officer

Assessors

Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht & Dr. Jag Arora are
responsible for the autism assessments.

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Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht
MSc ND RP

Psychotherapist, naturopathic
doctor & autism researcher

Dr. Jag
Arora
BA MD CCFP

M.D. & physician psychotherapist
who reviews our diagnostic reports

Assistance

The person that answers your emails, and
assists Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP in her work

Hailey Revolone

Role:
Assistant
diagnosed at 22

Media team

These are the people that give the Embrace Autism website and social media presence shape, color, and sound.

Eva Silvertant

Role:
Art director, GD,
& illustrator
diagnosed at 25

Jenine Pretorius

Role:
Graphic designer
& illustrator
diagnosed at 34

Amy Ouderkirk

Role:
Social media
manager

Jade Mehlberg

Role:
Social media
science writer
diagnosed at 34
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Kerry S

Role:
Community manager
& online moderator

Kendall Jones

Role:
Podcast producer
& sound engineer
diagnosed at 60

Web development

These are the people that make the website functional

Eva Silvertant

Role:
Front-end developer
diagnosed at 25

Cipher Q

Role:
Chief Technology Officer
not diagnosed