For further information, please contact us:

On the World Wide Web:
http://www.poac-nova.org/

Mailing Address:
Parents Of Autistic Children of Northern Virginia (POAC-NoVA)
P.O. Box 1839
Vienna, VA 22183

Voice Mail:
Phone: (703) 391-2251

Member Resource Center:
Parents Of Autistic Children of Northern Virginia (POAC-NoVA)
3927 Old Lee Highway
Suite 102-C
Fairfax, VA 22030-2422
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 10AM to 6PM. Friday and Saturday by Appointment.

E-Mail:
To reach the entire board of directors, e-mail: Concerns@POAC-NoVA.org. To contact our President, Kevin A. McGrail, e-mail President@POAC-NoVA.org.

Kevin A. McGrail - President

Steve Wallen - Vice President

Nicole Zupan - Secretary

Rick Rehberg - Treasurer

Kevin A. McGrail - Chairperson

Scott Campbell

Shannon McGrail

Frank Mulkearns

Rick Rehberg

Steve Wallen

Bea Wolman

Nicole Zupan

Nikia Dower
MS, CCC-SLP/L, Certified and Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist, BCBA
Dower and Associates, Inc.

Ms. Dower is an ASHA certified and Virginia licensed Speech/Language Pathologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Her education is from James Madison University (SLP) and Penn State (Behavior Analysis).

She is the president and owner of Dower and Associates, Inc. located in Loudoun and Prince William Counties, VA. She has been in private practice in Northern Virginia since 1988 and specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Down's Syndrome, Apraxia, and reading/spelling/written language deficits due to language based Learning Disabilities. She is responsible for consulting and training families, ABA instructors, school systems, private schools and agencies in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in verbal behavior.

She serves on the Board of Directors of Commonwealth Autism Services in Richmond, VA and is the first speech/language pathologist in Virginia to hold certification as a BCBA. She is considered a leading area professional in the speech/language and behavior analysis fields.

Ms. Dower is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA), the Speech Pathology Applied Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group of ABA, the Direct Instruction Special Interest Group of ABA, the Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group of ABA, the Autism Special Interest Group of ABA, the National Association for the Self-Employed, the Association for Direct Instruction and the Autism Society of America with former memberships in the Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis, the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis, the Speech-Hearing Association of Virginia and the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Membership & Autism Awareness Committee - Scott Campbell (Chair), Bea Wolman, & Nicole Zupan

Biomedical Intervention Committee - Scott Campbell (Chair), Frank Mulkearns & Steve Wallen

Business Issues Committee - Kevin A. McGrail & Rick Rehberg (Chair)

Fundraising & Grants Committee - Rick Rehberg (Chair) & Frank Mulkearns

School Autism Program Liaison and Legislative Outreach Committee - Scott Campbell, Nicole Zupan (Chair), Theresa Champion (Non-Voting) & Donna Shank (Non-Voting)

Workshops & Scholarships Committee - Kevin A. McGrail (Chair), Nicole Zupan, Bea Wolman, Steve Wallen & Gretchen Ortega (Non-Voting)

POAC-NoVA Verbal Behavior Instructors Academy (PVBIA) - Shannon McGrail (Chair), Rick Rehberg, Steve Wallen, Frank Mulkearns & Bea Wolman

Kevin A. McGrail