Kate Barlow, OTD, IECMH-E, FAOTA, FNAP
Kate Barlow is an Associate Professor, and Director of the Occupational Therapy Bridge Master’s Program at St. Catherine University. She has over 25 years of clinical experience focusing on early identification of delays and pediatric feeding. Dr. Barlow founded the International Interprofessional Mentorship Program in June of 2019, that is now called, “OT ECHO Mentorship”, which has over 1000 therapists from more than 75 countries participating. Dr. Barlow was added to the American Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Fellows at the American Occupational Therapy Association conference in 2024 for international pediatric leadership and was added to the National Academies of Practice Roster of Fellows in 2025 for her scholarship in Interprofessional care.

Sara Grzina, EdD, CCC-SLP
Sara Grzina, EdD, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) with more than 15 years of experience working with infants and children with feeding and swallowing disorders. She is passionate about preparing and supporting current and future speech-language pathologists to serve in this area of practice.

Michelle Scott, MOT, OTR/L
Michelle is a pediatric occupational therapist with more than 12 years of experience treating children with a wide range of feeding challenges and over 10 years of experience in graduate occupational therapy education. Her work as both a clinician and educator has fueled her passion for increasing graduate student competency while developing meaningful educational opportunities for practicing clinicians focused on evidence-based, interdisciplinary approaches to pediatric feeding, eating, and swallowing. Michelle is completing her post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree, along with a College Teaching Certificate, at the University of Missouri–Columbia. 

Heather Joy Magdelano
Heather Joy Magdelano is a full-time caregiver for her two biological children born with the same rare genetic syndrome-both who are currently teenagers!! Heather Joy is a yoga teacher and loves facilitating groups for parents who also have children with disabilities. When she’s not advocating for her kids, she loves exploring the local urban desert near her home in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kaitlin B. Proctor, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Proctor is an Assistant Professor at Emory School of Medicine and a practicing pediatric psychologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She’s passionate about advancing care for pediatric patients and families experiencing avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Her research focuses on innovating clinical paradigms for children who experience ARFID as a serious but treatable complication of food allergy.

Yev Veverka, PhD, BCBA-D
Dr. Yev Veverka is a clinician, educator, researcher, and consultant specializing in pediatric feeding, mealtime participation, and caregiver support. She is an author of Meaningful Mealtimes and is passionate about helping providers and families access compassionate, evidence-informed mealtime experiences that prioritize autonomy, inclusion, and quality of life. Through training, consultation, and speaking, Dr. Veverka works to bridge disciplines and improve feeding support across home, school, and healthcare settings.