Central Office Staff

Sarah Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in psychology, from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, as well as an associate’s degree in applied science, occupational therapy assistant from Lincoln Land Community College.  She has experience working with children with autism in school and therapy settings.  For the past 6 years, Sarah has provided healthcare management and occupational therapy at rehabilitation clinics and previously worked at The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP) as our Training Coordinator.

In addition to her professional experience, Sarah has had a great depth of personal experience through advocating for her son, who was diagnosed with autism at age 8 and is now an adult. Sarah has 4 children and enjoys outdoor activities of all kinds, including running, cycling and completing triathlons.