Our Team

Marcia Scheiner is the President and Founder of Integrate Autism Employment Advisors (“Integrate”) and the author of An Employer’s Guide to Managing Professionals on the Autism Spectrum (2017) and The Neurodivergent Job Candidate: Recruiting Autistic Professionals (2021). She is also a frequent speaker on how to create a successful workplace for autistic professionals. Prior to founding Integrate in 2010, Ms. Scheiner held senior management positions at Zurich Financial Services, Chase Manhattan Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Ms. Scheiner is a graduate of Wellesley College and has an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. She is the parent of an adult son with autism.

Tracy Powell-Rudy, Vice President of Corporate Engagement, is responsible for creating relationships with senior leaders at key Fortune 500 corporations. She has helped Integrate expand programs on the east coast and establish them on the west. Prior to her work with Integrate, Ms. Powell-Rudy spent six years in retained executive search as part of a premier global search firm focused at VP through CEO levels. Earlier in her career Ms. Powell-Rudy managed the Northeast IT organization for a fortune 100 corporation. Ms. Powell-Rudy graduated Summa Cum Laude from Manhattanville College and has a Masters in Telecommunications Management from NYU Polytechnic University. She is the parent of a young adult daughter with Autism.

Daniel Rothenberg is an Recruiter at Integrate. Prior to Integrate Daniel worked at Nazareth College helping with their neurodivergent initiatives while getting his Masters Degree in Higher Education. He is excited to work with Integrate, specifically connecting with new people at all different institutions.

Ian Bazzoli is the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for driving long-term growth and efficient operations at Integrate. Ian most recently held the role of Head of Talent at LendKey Technologies, Inc., a lending technology company based out of New York City and Cincinnati, OH. Ian brings over 15 years of experience in Talent Management, Human Resources, and Recruiting from different industries and organizations. Ian is on the Board of Directors for  Autism Connections, a non-profit that serves the autistic community in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Ian has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from NYU. Ian resides in Cincinnati with his wife and young son.

Amanda Marino is the Vice President of Client Services for Integrate Autism Employment Advisors. She works with companies helping to support them becoming neuroinclusive. Additionally, she leads the sourcing of autistic/neurodivergent job seekers for positions at those companies and candidate support. Prior to Integrate, Amanda held several higher education-based positions such as Director of Admission for the Living and Learning Support Programs at Mitchell College, Assistant Director of the College Assistance Program (CAP), and Adjunct Professor for Speech Communication Studies at Iona College. Her work has focused on counseling and supporting undergraduate neurodivergent students with a focus on transitions. Amanda holds a BS in Psychology and a MA in Counseling Psychology. She resides in MA with her husband and three children.

Liz Gallardo is the Candidate Success Advisor at Integrate. Liz has ten years of experience teaching and working with students in a variety of roles within Higher Education. She most recently worked at Dean College as a Success and Career Advisor, where she worked with students on achieving their academic, personal and professional goals. She also held the position of Assistant Director of Career Planning & Internships, where she supported neurodivergent students with internship search, career coaching, self-advocacy and attaining employment post-graduation.

Prior to working in Higher Education, Liz worked in a variety of roles in accounting and consulting in Boise, Idaho and then went on to teach abroad, ultimately leading to the career transition into education.

Liz holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business & Accountancy from Boise State University and a Master of Education with a concentration in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Merrimack College. She resides in Massachusetts with her husband and son.

Jeff Milks is a Database & Recruiting Coordinator at Integrate. He graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Jeff is autistic and joined Integrate due to a desire to help other autistic people find and keep jobs that are inclusive, meaningful, and fulfilling to them. Jeff is interested in learning about sociology and history, how people interact and the societies that we create together. He also enjoys following NBA basketball.

Sandeep Arora is an expert at driving shareholder value by designing and executing optimal process and organization design solutions at large/mid-size companies. He is a strategic leader with a solid grasp of global business services (GBS), integrated and intelligent business services and shared services operating models. Currently, Mr. Arora is Head of Global Business Services at The Clorox Company. Previously, Mr. Arora was a Corporate Officer at Sysco Corporation and the Head of Sysco Business Services, a multi-function business services organization providing Finance, HR, Data & Commercial Services to Sysco’s internal and external customers. Before Sysco, Mr. Arora was a Sr. consultant/advisor to multiple companies advising them on their GBS journey. Prior to this, Mr. Arora was the SVP-Transformation and Shared Services at XPO Logistics. He has also held senior leadership positions at Mondelez, ADP, Xerox and American Express.

David Kruth, CFA, has 30 years of global real estate investment experience. Mr. Kruth has worked in major investment firms including Shroders, Yarmouth/Lend Lease, Alliance Bernstein, and Goldman Sachs. He is currently Managing Partner of Brooklyn/Queens Properties, which invests in various projects in the NYC Metro Area, and is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Real Estate Graduate Program. Mr. Kruth graduated from Ithaca College in 1985 with a degree in Economics and Finance and received his CFA Charter in 1996. He is the parent of a young adult on the autism spectrum.

Larry Rubin is a retired Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and a Principal in the Actuarial and Insurance Management Solutions (AIMS) practice. He has 35 years of experience as an actuary. Mr. Rubin is responsible for managing PwC’s life actuarial practice for the New York Metro Region and formally co-managed PwC’s insurance practice for Iowa. Mr. Rubin also leads PwC’s Long-Term Care practice. Prior to PwC, Mr. Rubin was at Bear Stearns where he spent approximately 3 years as a Managing Director responsible for the development of capital markets strategies that enabled insurance companies to manage risk and enhance capital. Prior to joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Rubin spent over 17 years at TIAA-CREF in various positions with the most recent being Vice President of Finance and Chief Actuary for TIAA-CREF Enterprises. Mr. Rubin was a co-author of the Institutional Investor’s book on asset/liability management, as well as articles on asset/liability management for Contingencies and the Journal of Risk Finance and on Fair Value for the International Congress of Actuaries and the Actuarial Practice Forum. He is a frequent industry speaker about capital markets and insurance. Mr. Rubin and his wife have three children, and he realized he was autistic when his son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome over 20 years ago.

Marcia Scheiner is the President and Founder of Integrate Autism Employment Advisors (“Integrate”) and the author of An Employer’s Guide to Managing Professionals on the Autism Spectrum (2017) and The Neurodivergent Job Candidate: Recruiting Autistic Professionals (2021). She is also a frequent speaker on how to create a successful workplace for autistic professionals. Prior to founding Integrate in 2010, Ms. Scheiner held senior management positions at Zurich Financial Services, Chase Manhattan Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Ms. Scheiner is a graduate of Wellesley College and has an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. She is the parent of an adult son with autism.

Kevin Rockmael serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Untapped Learning, a program dedicated to providing executive coaching for neurodiverse students. Throughout his career, Kevin has held numerous leadership roles in the education and human capital sectors, including positions at Guild Education, Kaplan, Practice, and Entangled Solutions. He has also provided guidance to dozens of EdTech startups.

A passionate advocate for underrepresented students, Kevin has contributed to UCLA’s Riordan MBA Fellows Program and served as an Education Committee Member for the Special Education Local Plan Area in Northern California. He earned his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds both an MBA and an MA in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Kevin’s commitment to neurodiversity is deeply personal, as several members of his immediate family are neurodivergent.

Ilana Walter brings over 17 years of experience in regulatory compliance, program governance, and strategic process improvement in the financial services industry. Currently serving as a Director at Deutsche Bank, she leads the global governance and oversight for the bank’s regulatory remediation portfolio. A trusted advisor to senior executives and boards, Ilana has a proven track record of driving operational excellence and delivering high-impact results. Beyond her professional achievements, Ilana is deeply passionate about advocating for autism awareness and inclusion. As a mother to a young autistic child, she is an active leader in her local Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) in Ramsey, NJ, working to support families and create inclusive environments for children with special needs.

Wendy Hensel, J.D. is the President at University of Hawaii. Previously, she served as Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost for the City University of New York.  As Chief Academic Officer for CUNY, she oversaw programming for more than 250,000 degree seeking students.  She also served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia State University, as well as Dean and Professor of Law at GSU’s College of Law. She is an expert on disability discrimination in American society and its intersection with education, employment and tort law. She has written numerous articles on the legal treatment of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and is an invited speaker around the country on related topics. Ms. Hensel graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and clerked for Judge Orinda Evans of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She also practiced labor and employment law for several years with the law firm of Alston & Bird, where she litigated disability discrimination cases and counseled Fortune 500 companies on compliance with the ADA. Ms. Hensel is the parent of a young adult child on the autism spectrum.

Andy Pinto is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Pinto is based in New York and has been at PwC since 1991, except for a brief stint from 2002-2004 when he was a division CFO for a large mutuallife insurance company. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Villanova University and his MBA from Columbia University. Andy lives in Monmouth County, NJ with his wife and son who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kathy Sayko is the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer of PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial. She and her team develop strategic inclusion initiatives, collaborate with PGIM’s Business Heads and HR Leads on recruiting and retention efforts, work with internal and external advocacy and affinity organizations, and partner with leaders in the investment industry to advance equity and inclusivity across the industry. Before assuming her current role, Kathy served as a Managing Director on the Prudential Financial, Inc.’s (PFI) Client Management team, where she maintained relationships with Senior Executives at PFI’s largest clients and financial partners. Kathy was actively engaged in the PGIM Women’s Advisory Council and served on the Board of the the Prudential’s Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APA) BRG. Prior to joining PFI in 2011, Kathy was with JPMorgan Chase for 17 years, most recently in their Diversified Investment Banking Coverage group. Kathy has served on several profit and non-profit boards, including the YMCA of Greater New York. she is an active industry advocate for DEI and serves as an advisor to several industry organizations including Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA), Investments Company Institute (ICI), and Urban Land Institute (ULI). Kathy holds an MBA in finance from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a BBA in computer science from James Madison University.

Richard Scheiner is an investment professional with 35 years of Wall Street experience, primarily institutional equity sales. His clients included Fidelity Management, Wellington Management, Warbur Pincus and its successor Credit Suisse Asset Management, Oppenheimer Capital, and others. Mr. Scheiner managed a hedge fund, Lane Gate Partners, LLC., from 2010-2012. He currently invests in early stage companies and manages his family office. Mr. Scheiner is on the board of directors of early stage company Sure Made Foods which makes Ketchup, Barbecue Sauce and Hot Sauce with either no or low added sugar, no corn syrup and a puree of vegetables as its core. He is a 1980 graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He also earned an MA Degree in Psychology from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in 1978 and an AB in psychology from Vassar College in 1975. In addition to serving on Integrate’s Board of Directors, Mr. Scheiner’s charitable activities include serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion, the seminary of Reform Judaism, and has held leadership roles with Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York and United Jewish Appeal/Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Greater New York. Mr. Scheiner is the parent of a young adult son with Asperger Syndrome.

Elena Sukacheva is CEO at UCAN. Her most recent role prior to UCAN was President of mindbodygreen. Her career spans consumer, media and management consulting industries. Ms. Sukacheva has held various leadership roles at premier companies including President of Flywheel Sports, Chief Marketing Officer at Ferrara Candy Company, Chief Commercial Officer for the Economist Group, Head of Strategy for Beverages division at Kraft Foods, and Associate Principle at McKinsey & Co. Ms. Sukacheva holds a BA from Moscow State University, MA from Wayne State University, and MBA from University of Chicago. Ms. Sukacheva resides in New York with her family.