Sie Center ribbon cutting

Anna and John J. Sie, with their granddaughter and Jim Shmerling (president of Children’s), at the opening of the Sie Center.

• About the Global Down Syndrome Foundation
  • A Personal Glimpse Into the Foundation’s Establishment
  • About the Global Down Syndrome Foundation
  • Current GLOBAL Job Openings
  • Global Down Syndrome Foundation – Mission, Vision and Values
• History
  • About the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
  • Down Syndrome Educational Fund
  • Founders’ Story
  • Q&A with Michelle Sie Whitten
• Leadership
  • G.H. Jay Mills
  • Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    • Global Down Syndrome Foundation Board of Directors
      • Anna M. Sie, Co-Trustee, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
      • Jim Shmerling
      • John C. McGinley
  • Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Clinical & Basic Research Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Clinical Care Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Core Members
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Development, Awareness & Advocacy Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Members, by Committee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Members, in Alphabetical Order
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Nutrition & Cooking Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Occupational Therapy & Life Skills Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Physical Therapy & Fitness Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Speech & Communication Subcommittee
    • Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force Survey Subcommittee
    • Amy McDevitt PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
    • Ann-Charlotte Granholm, PhD, DDS
    • Ashley Twining
    • Barbara Gaffney
    • Barry Martin, MD
    • Beth Osten, MS, OTR/L
    • Cara George, CLHMS, IRES
    • Carolyn Bergeron
    • Catherine McDonnell-Forney
    • Cheryl Councill, MS, CCC-SLP
    • Cora Halder
    • Daryl M. Davis
    • David S. Smith, MD
    • Deb Reid
    • Deborah Fidler, PhD
    • Dennis McGuire, PhD
    • Devan Winterle
    • Dr. Libby Kumin
    • Eileen Walsh, MS, RD, LDN
    • Emily Perl Kingsley
    • Francis J. Hickey, MD
    • Heather Green
    • Huntington Potter, PhD
    • Ira T. Lott, MD
    • Jay Silverman
    • Joan Guthrie Medlen, MEd, RD, LD
    • Karen Gaffney
    • Karen Nagao
    • Karen Riley, PhD
    • Katie Frank, MHS, OTR/L
    • Kaye Kolker Baumgardner, MS, CCC-SLP, COM
    • Kent McKelvey, MD
    • Laurier Kinney
    • Lina Patel, PsyD
    • Lynn M. Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP
    • Lynn Rodriguez
    • M. Sheila Hebein
    • Melissa Silverman
    • Michelle Sie Whitten
    • Mina Goodman, M.Ed., M.S., CCC-SLP
    • Moya Peterson, PhD, ARNP
    • Nancy Wilson
    • Patricia C. Winders, PT
    • Peggy Bergeron
    • Peter Bulova, MD
    • Sandy Magaña, PhD, MSW
    • Sarah Mann, PT, DPT, MBA
    • Sharla Hank
    • Sharon Gartland, MA, OTR/L
    • Stacy Quaid
    • Steffi Gratigny, MD
    • Stephanie Neri
    • Sujeet Desai
    • Terri Couwenhoven, MS
    • Tom Blumenthal, PhD
    • Tony Piontek
    • William E. McCarthy
  • International Spokespeople
    • Beverly Johnson, world-renowned supermodel
    • Quincy Jones, Music Icon
    • John C. McGinley
  • Jena Hausmann
  • John J. Reilly, Jr
  • John J. Sie, Co-Trustee, Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
  • Leslie Leinwand, PhD
  • Lilly Marks
  • Mary Beth Wallingford
  • Michelle Sie Whitten
  • Neil M. Goff
  • Phil DiStefano
  • Richard Krugman
  • Ricki Rest
• Our Team
  • Adrianna Clemenhagen
  • Alison Ferguson
  • Anca Elena Call
  • Ashley Sparhawk
  • Bryn Gelaro, LSW
  • Chelsea Hedrick
  • Colleen Rankin
  • David Tolleson
  • Jill “Kat” Loewen
  • Katie Reddington
  • Kayla Albrechtson, MPH
  • Melanie Foster
  • Michelle Sie Whitten
  • Rejena Carmichael
  • Richard Waysdorf
  • Sarah Schaefer
  • Shaqaula Habinsky
  • Stacey Urband
  • Tamara Pursley
• Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome
  • About the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome
  • In Memory of Dr. Linda Crnic
  • Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Key Scientists
    • Huntington Potter, PhD
      • Alzheimer’s & Down syndrome research by Huntington Potter, PhD
    • Huntington Potter, PhD
    • Katheleen Gardiner, PhD
    • Tom Blumenthal, PhD
  • Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Staff Members
  • Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome: Mission, Vision and Values
  • Scientific Advisory Board of the Linda Crnic Institute
    • Jeanne Lawrence, PhD
    • Kristi Anseth, PhD
    • Leslie Leinwand, PhD
    • Roger Reeves, PhD
    • Stylianos Antonarakis, MD
    • Thomas R. Cech, PhD
• Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
  • Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome Leadership
    • Dee Daniels, RN, MSN, CPNP
    • Francis J. Hickey, MD
    • Patricia C. Winders