ASBC's Current Board Members

Sue M. Thomas, President and Co-Founder -  Sue is one of two Co-Founders of Autism Society of Boulder County. ASBC started as a parent support group in 2001. Autism Society of Boulder County is a local chapter of Autism Society. In 1978, Sue completed her undergraduate BS from Clemson University. She owned Amanda Sue's a gourmet carry out food business in Nashville, Tennessee for three years. She has years of experience in event planning. She has served as a past Board member with the Autism Society of Colorado and served on several boards in Nashville, Tennessee. Sue has been involved with supporting the ASD community and has collaborated with many of our professionals, first responders, families and children on the spectrum. Her experience in direct contact with our ASD community has given her great depth into the challenges that affect the daily lives of the ASD community. Her service to ASBC had made a difference in the lives of those individuals affected by ASD. Sue has served eight consecutive years as Vice-President and Events Planner and Coordinator. She presents the First Responder's training to our police, fire departments and EMT in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Sue is a wife and mother of two children, her son is diagnosed PDD/NOS.

Angelique Layton, Vice President -  Angie graduated from University of Utah Law School in 1989. She has practiced law in Washington D.C., New Jersey, and Colorado. She is an attorney specializing in family law, dependency and neglect cases and education law. She currently is a member of the State Advisory Committee on the Gifted and Talented, is the Finance Director for the League of Women Voters of Boulder County and a member of the League Legislative Action Committee. She is also a board member of Citizens for Voting Integrity and the Vice President of the Colorado Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Angie is married and has two daughters. She has offered her legal counsel over the years to ASBC.

Kimberly Padilla, Treasurer  -  Kimberly obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Johnson & Wales University-Denver. Kim has years of accounting experience, which includes work in public accounting and the financial services industry. Currently she works for a fast-growing, privately held real estate company in the Boulder area. Kim volunteers her time as a Catechism teacher locally and holds a leadership position in ALPFA Denver. Kim anticipates completion of the Master of Science degree in Accounting from Regis University in the Fall of 2010.

Julie Darrow, Secretary -  Julie moved to Colorado from Houston, TX in 1996. She received a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from Texas A&M University in 1995. After relocating to Colorado, she received another Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO in 2000. She worked at a small research laboratory in Ft. Collins for a year and a half after graduating until the birth of her daughter. After a few years as a stay at home mom, she rejoined the workforce at Amgen, Inc. in Boulder, CO. She worked as a Quality Laboratory Associate in the Microbiology Department. She is currently volunteering with ASBC to help immerse herself in the autism community.

Ingrid Julyk, Education Committee Chair -  Ingrid moved to Colorado from Iowa City, Iowa in 1989 to attend CU Boulder. She graduated in 1994 with a BA in Fine Arts, then went on to receive a K-12 Art teaching certificate in 1996. She spent her first 2 years teaching middle school in Iron River, Michigan before moving back to Colorado to teach in Clear Creek School District, where she taught in elementary, middle and high school over the course of 3 years. During that time, Ingrid's artwork was accepted into the Majestic Gallery in Idaho Springs where she continues to be a member. She met her husband Bret in 2001, and moved to Longmont where she taught elementary school art in St. Vrain Valley School District for 3 years before her son Nathan was born. After making the decision to resign from teaching and become a stay-at-home mom, Ingrid started a small business called Glimmer Glass in 2006. Her work is in several galleries and shops throughout Northern Colorado. She became involved in ASBC after her son was diagnosed with autism, and continues to be dedicated to autism advocacy, research and treatment coordination on her son's behalf.

Eugenia Brady, Board Member and Spanish Support Liaison - Eugenia and her daughter moved to Boulder, Colorado from Costa Rica, almost 11 years ago. Eugenia is a Community Liaison and Translator for the Boulder Valley School District. She is also a member of the Leadership Team of the Parent Engagement Network (PEN), an organization intended to built open communication and understanding between parents and children, and through workshops and lectures, provide parenting tools and strategies to parents of students of all ages. Eugenia believes in the power of self-advocacy, the educational rights and the potential of all children. Her experience includes many years of work in the "Patronato Nacional de Ciegos" in Costa Rica, a government's agency for the Blind and work with students with special needs at the University of Costa Rica. Being a Community Liaison has given Eugenia the opportunity to witness the many struggles of members in our community, many of them, immigrant families of children with special needs who often don't speak English. She is currently, a board member of Nuevo Horizonte, a group of 47 Spanish-speaking families with children with ASD, located in Denver, and is working on a project with the purpose to get information and resources for parents in any language. Eugenia is passionate about helping and empowers parents of children with ASD and encourages them to take a look into the "other side of the Spectrum". She is a mother of three children. Her son was formally diagnosed with ASD when he was 2 1/2 years old.

David Grimsland, Board Member -  - David grew up in Sparta, NJ and graduated from the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1986. He moved to Boulder in 1987 and began working at the Daily Camera shortly after in spring of 1987. He worked a total of 17 years with the Camera and the Colorado Daily before moving on to become Associate Advertising Director of Boulder Weekly in 2005 where he is currently employed. David has previously served on the board for the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts and is the volunteer newsletter editor for the Boulder County Parents of Twins & More. David is a husband and father of triplet boys, one of whom is diagnosed with autism.

Jim Morgan, Board Member -  Jim completed an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Systems Engineering. His work experiences include 10 years in aerospace and with commercial aviation systems. He lived in Europe, with his growing family, for several years within the aviation arena. Jim's recent interests lead him to the software industry as a technical writer, IT support technician, and software tester. Jim’s Web technologies experience has allowed ASBC 6+ years of volunteer service as Web site manager for Web maintenance and upgrades. Jim has served on the Broomfield County Cultural Council and contributes as a volunteer Leader of the Science Task Force at the Broomfield Public Library.

Jim is a husband and father of five children. His three sons each have IEP's with his second son diagnosed PDD/NOS.

ASBC Executive Committee