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Sarojini Budden, MBBS, MD, FRCP (C) FAAP is a Developmental Pediatrician and Emeritus Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Emeritus Professor of Community Health Systems and Family Nursing at Oregon Health and Sciences University. She is the Founder and past Medical Director of the Pediatric Development Program at Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Consultant to the Providence Neurodevelopment Center for Children. Dr. Budden is Past President of the Oregon Pediatric Society (OPS). She serves on several local national and international boards and scientific advisory committees. She has been involved in organization of international meetings on Cerebral Palsy, Rett syndrome and Childhood disability in several countries. Her focus has been on Rett syndrome. She has been instrumental in defining the team approach to Rett syndrome and started the program at Oregon Health and Science University and also at Emanuel Children’s Medical Center. This team approach has become a model for the beginning of clinics here and in Canada. Dr. Budden has been the recipient of several appreciation awards from regional, national, and international Rett syndrome Associations and United Cerebral Palsy Association.

Maria Michalczyk, MA, RN has worked as a healthcare professional for 49 years and recently retired in 2017. She worked in a variety of professional nursing positions, including senior management and was responsible for the medical interpreter program at Oregon Health Sciences University and training at Portland Community College. Maria has spent over 28 years advocating for language access policy in Oregon and nationally.  Major works toward language access:   Contributor to the  Oregon  SB 790 (health care interpreter law) in 2001; Founding member of the National Council on Interpretation in Health Care (NCIHC) 2001-2012; chaired the Governor’s Council on Healthcare Interpreting in Oregon 2001-2009; Commissioner ( founding member) Certification Commission on Health Care Interpreting (CCHI) 2008-2011; Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association 2013-2016 and 2017 present. Recognitions: “Governor John Kitzhaber Public Health Leadership Award” in 2006. Language Access Award from the National Council on Healthcare Interpreting 2013; the Oregon Health Authority Language Access Champion 2013 and the Sister of Blandine of the Holy Angels from Providence Health and Services. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 for her lifetime work in Healthcare Interpreting.