Heather Tarczan

Executive Director

Heather is the executive director of Urban Autism Solutions. She is a Psychology major from the University of Dayton and holds a certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications from DePaul.

Aubrey Elwood

Program Coordinator and Speech Language Pathologist

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Sharon Parmet

Communications Director

Sharon is the communications director at Urban Autism Solutions.

Mike Tracy

Co-Founder/Community Outreach Manager

Julie and Michael Tracy are the proud parents of two young adult sons, Joseph and John. While Joseph developed typically, John was diagnosed with autism at age two. Unpredictably, John’s mental health declined, and his autism diagnosis complicated treatment.

Tucker Kelly

Lead Grower at Growing Solutions Farm

Tucker joined Urban Autism Solutions as the Lead Grower of Growing Solutions Farm in fall 2018. He works closely with young adults with autism and related disabilities from Chicago Public Schools.

Roy Walker

Board Member

Roy Walker, III is dean of health sciences at Malcolm X College.