Learn about how you can partner with the

Global Down Syndrome Foundation at our workshops:

Prenatal Testing Providing Pregnant Women and
Medical Professionals Accurate and
Current Information about Down Syndrome

Michelle Sie Whitten, President and CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation,
and David Tolleson, Executive Director, NDSC
Friday, June 26, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Pinnacle Peak 1

Keynote Address with Beverly Johnson

Friday, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, Opening Session

Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome

Birth to Walking Skills

Pat Winders, Senior Physical Therapist, Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
Saturday, June 27, 8:30 - 10:00 am, Grand Canyon 1/2

Alzheimers Disease and Down Syndrome

Dr. Huntington Potter, Director of Alzheimers Research, Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome
Saturday, June 27, 8:30 - 10:00 am, Grand Sonoran J/K

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think: Understanding Behaviors

Dr. Lina Patel, Director of Psychology, Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
Saturday, June 27, 10:30 am - noon, Grand Sonoran J/K

Down Syndrome and Cancer Research

Dr. Tom Blumenthal, Executive Director, Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, and
Dr. Joaquin Espinosa, Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,
University of Colorado at Boulder
Saturday, June 27, 10:30 am - noon, Grand Canyon 8

Promoting Self Esteem, Competence and Independence in

Teens and Adults with Down Syndrome
Dr. Dennis McGuire, Senior Consultant, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Saturday, June 27, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Grand Canyon 3/4

Government Advocacy and National Outreach

David Charmatz, Senior Vice President, Global Down Syndrome Foundation, and
Kevin Brennan, Senior Director, FaegreBD Consulting
Saturday, June 27, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Grand Sonoran C

Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome

Post Walking Skills

Pat Winders, Senior Physical Therapist, Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
Sunday, June 28, 10:30 am - noon, Wildflower A

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