Our Team
TwiddleU is an active, registered non-profit, 501(c)(3) and is made up of key personnel which includes our Founder, an Executive Director, educators, therapists and Advisors. In addition, we have been fortunate to have an abundance of volunteers who help us expand our programming, events and outreach.
Due to the limited options available within our community for specialized educational programs and lack of special education teachers and qualified instructors within the state, providing a local option in order to better serve the community is a necessary additive.
Our Founder
Educational Success
Our Founder, Jeana Buckner, originally founded the nonprofit to provide guidance to young individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds to ensure a prosperous future. After noticing that there were a lack of resources offered to her daughter and other families in the Autism community, she met with other mothers and quickly pivoted to ensure educational success among their children. Since its inception, TwiddleU has transformed to be a pillar in the Autism and neurodiversity community.
Commitment
Passion
Drive
Jeana oversees donor relations and programming. She holds a master’s in Cyber Security from University of Maryland University College. She also holds a bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Jeana currently lives in the metro Atlanta area with her daughter.
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Jeana Buckner
Founder
Success Story
As a parent of a 5-year-old daughter with level 1 autism, the CEO has experienced challenges firsthand with finding support for her daughter. Before Covid-19, her daughter’s therapists could provide services in the school or in the classroom.
Previously, virtual classes only increased her frustration and anxiety, but she has difficulty grasping concepts through Zoom without hand- over- hand support and therapeutic support (i.e. her school-assigned occupational therapist is attempting to show her how to cut with scissors virtually). Since the program started, her daughter is no longer falling behind.
She is also able to interact with other neurodiverse students and learn at her own pace.