Advocate For Me

Roz Talley sounds like an incredibly dynamic and impactful person! Her commitment to sharing the gospel, advocating for her child with special needs, and leading in both her community and professional spheres is truly inspiring. Balancing her roles as a mother, author, motivational speaker, police officer, and CEO of Real Change Communications, LLC must be both challenging and fulfilling. Check out our latest episode with Roz Talley on Advocate For Me Podcast.

Marcus White is a writer, teacher, and entrepreneur based in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. He hails from a large close-knit family that frequently spends time together, instilling a deep compassion within him from a young age. Aside from writing, he’s also passionate about educating students and positively impacting the lives of others. When he’s not doing all of the above, Marcus enjoys reading, drawing, traveling, and spending quality time with God.

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Jenny Nechvatal is an Early Childhood teacher; she holds a Bachelor of Early

Childhood from Macquarie University. Her 30 years of experience in the Early

Childhood sector and 21 years of lived experience parenting two children living with

a disability led to her writing a book for early childhood educators.

“Embracing Disability in Early Childhood - supporting children living with a disability

and their families in Early Childhood Settings” addresses the reality of receiving a

diagnosis. To change educators understanding of family’s needs at such a time and

the best way to engage and support them though conversation, pedagogy, and

everyday practice. She lives with her family in Wagga New South Wales and has

worked within numerous early childhood services before starting two businesses to

support people living with a disability.

Jenny has been a member of the Aspiring Leaders Forum, presented at the Riverina

and the National Early Childhood Australia Conference in 2014. She contributed a

chapter to “A Carers Journey, Stories from the Heart” in 2023. Jenny two businesses

- Innovate Support Coordination (NDIS Registered Provider) and Innovative

Disability Solutions. Jenny has established the Autism Families Thriving

Membership for families worldwide, within the membership validation of their

parenting skills, learning, connecting and sharing allows families to thrive. Jenny has

been featured on podcasts, to provide others the opportunity to gain insight into the

life of people living with a disability and their families.

Kelly McAllister reopened We Rock the Spectrum - Northeast Philly in July 2021. It has been successfully open and serving the community for over a year now. Kelly has a degree in business and marketing that she earned from Penn State University. The vast majority of her experience has been in the hospitality and franchise industry for over 10 years. All of her work has revolved around the community and she believes that a strong focus on this is the key to successful relationship building. Her husband, Sean, was born and raised in the Parkwood neighborhood and most of their extended family still resides there as well. Kelly and Sean are extremely passionate about family and have three sons of their own: Logan (6), Jackson (3) and Cameron (1.5). Kelly frequently visited WRTS – Northeast Philly with her son Logan and felt that all children should have the opportunity to enjoy We Rock like he does. Having family members with special needs herself, Kelly has always wanted to find a way to pay it forward by owning a business with purpose.

Michele Abraham-Montgomery is a seasoned Family Peer Specialist providing self efficacy, empowerment, advocacy and resource information to families for over 20 years. She is the Co-Founder of Spectrum Success 911 alongside her son Khylil Robinson who is proudly working as a Community Autism Peer Specialist.  Spectrum Success 911 is a Nonprofit organization that supports families and individuals living with autism and mental health differences.

Alexandra Renée Poelstra is a speaker, consultant, and monsterprenuer known as THE MAVEN of ALL MAVEN, a small and mighty enterprise innovating bold and brilliant brands to shake up industries.
She’s been featured in various notable and award-winning publications and media, from Carlsbad’s 40 under 40 and the Colorado Springs Business Journal to Gusto. She also spoke for Webflow’s Virtual World Tour and ALL MAVEN was a Finalist for Innovator of the Year at Carlsbad’s CBAD Awards. 
Known as THE MAVEN of ALL MAVEN, she dedicates herself to crafting bold and brilliant brands geared to shake up the industry.

Salina Miller, a recipient of the National Nurses Coalition’s Unsung Heroes Award, is a visionary, a trailblazer, a philanthropist and the epitome of devotion. Her dedication to service is one of the qualities that draws people to her. Salina’s passion for service emerged with the birth of her son Elijiah, who has multiple diagnoses, including autism. Her love for family and fervent desire to positively impact others’ lives and advocate for individuals with special needs and their parents inspired her to create the service organization Mother 2 Mother in 2017 and dedicate her life to bringing education, empowerment and awareness to communities while providing support to special needs families. Salina is a loving mother to sons Elijiah, age 16, and Eric, age 20. She is happily married to her husband Robert and Salina enjoys reading, spending time with loved ones and traveling.

Excerpt from her website- https://mother2mother.info

Chanté Douglas is a single mother of an amazing child named Levi who also has autism. She is an accomplished children’s book author, community activist and advocate for the autistic community. Over the years she has made it her mission to raise awareness for autism especially in the African American community.Her published works include The Adventures of EchoBoy and Abc Girl, Levi’s World, Respect The Spectrum and My Life in Puzzle Pieces and Are You Okay? A Story by Echoboy. Also winning Book of the Year for 2021