Lisa Parles
Board Member
Lisa Parles is an attorney and partner at Parles Rekem LLP, a law firm based in Clark, New Jersey. Her son, now 35, has profound autism. She has been a fierce advocate for the severely affected population throughout his life, including testifying before the United Nations on behalf of individuals with severe autism and their families. Her UN testimony remains a landmark statement on the lived reality of severe autism and the failures of systems meant to serve this population.