{"id":2285,"date":"2023-04-18T10:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/?page_id=2285"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:32:08","slug":"community-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/our-research-team\/community-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Community Council<\/strong> is a key decision-making group of community research partners. The Community Council includes autistic people and care partners of autistic people contributing personal and professional expertise to the project. The Community Council meets about four times a year to contribute to major study decisions affecting study participants.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399\">Engagement Co-Leads<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/AASET_-Teal_benevides.png\" alt=\"A photo of Teal Benevides, smiling, against an outdoor background.\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/AASET_-Teal_benevides.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/teal-benevides\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Teal Benevides                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/AASET-Stephen-Shore.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Stephen Shore, smiling, against the side of an academic building.\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/AASET-Stephen-Shore.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/stephen-shore\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Stephen Mark Shore                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399\">Community Council<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/FullSizeRender_-_May-Lynn_Andresen-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"May-Lynn Andresen\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/FullSizeRender_-_May-Lynn_Andresen-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/may-lynn-andresen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            May-Lynn Andresen                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        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class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/500658394_17845394811488728_5945849018258573124_n-Liane-Holliday-Willey.jpeg\" alt=\"Liane Holliday Willey\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/500658394_17845394811488728_5945849018258573124_n-Liane-Holliday-Willey.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/liane-holliday-willey\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Liane Holliday Willey                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/02\/user-1-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"Eli Kirshenbaum\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/02\/user-1-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div 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              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/01\/Lisa-Morgan-806x1024.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/lisa-morgan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Lisa Morgan                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/02\/user-1-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"Lindsey Nebeker\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/02\/user-1-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/lindsey-nebeker\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Lindsey Nebeker                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                             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                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/bill-peters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Bill Peters                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                                <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/990A1794-Brigid-Sinclair-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brigid Rankowski\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" 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       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/KWittig_portrait-Karl-Wittig-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Wittig\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2026\/02\/KWittig_portrait-Karl-Wittig-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/karl-wittig\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Karl Wittig                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                                      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