Our Leadership
Board of Directors
Julie Hornok
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Julie Hornok brings more than twenty years of experience in the special needs community as a parent, behavioral program facilitator, global interviewer, speaker, and award-winning author of United in Autism: Finding Strength Inside the Spectrum. Julie has been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Focus on the Family Broadcast, Chicken Soup for the Soul, iHeart Radio, Yahoo!, TODAY Parents, and other national media. Inspired by her own journey raising a daughter with autism, Julie co-founded Labeled & Loved to ensure that no special needs mom has to walk this journey alone. Her passion is using lessons learned hard from raising her three children to connect and create life-changing events for families living with disabilities. Julie lives in Texas with her husband of 29 years.
Dr. Regina Crone
CO-FOUNDER & VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Regina Crone is passionate about all abilities! As a sibling, she was introduced into the world of Autism and has navigated the world of severe Dyslexia as an individual and parent. She has been active in the disability community since 1998, gaining experience as a special education teacher, Behavior Analyst, and nationally invited speaker on various topics including: social skills, language, reading, and behavior management for both professionals and families. She is a published researcher in the area of Parent Training and has authored several featured articles. She resides in Texas with her husband, three children, dogs, cows & chickens too.
Her motto: Go with the Flow and eat chocolate!
Kami Schaal RN, BSN, NC-BC
SECRETARY
As a devoted mother of three wonderful young adults, including her disabled son, Jeffrey, Kami Schaal understands the unique challenges and joys of being a special needs mom. In 2021, she opened her private practice as a board-certified nurse coach, specializing in women’s health. She is passionate about caring for women because “healthy women create healthy families and healthy families create healthy communities”. If she isn’t working with her clients, you will find her walking her rescue pup, Daisy, or attending local concerts or sporting events (Go Philly sports!) with her family.
Mark Kenneth
TREASURER
Mark Kenneth works as an Executive Coach and Advisor to public sector Chief Information Officers across the West of the USA. He has led and operated consulting firms in the USA and across the world over the last 25+ years. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from Scotland and acts as a Board Member, controller, and treasurer for other not-for-profit entities and startup organizations. He is passionate about helping others succeed through the development and growth of their innate capabilities.
Our Team
Erin Chavez
National Volunteer Coordinator
Belinda Effa
National Sisterhood Circles Coordinator
Jennifer Kenneth
National Operations Coordinator
Laura Lopez Williams
National Social Media Coordinator
Kati Moser
National Development Coordinator
Janelle Evangelides
National Merchandise Coordinator