Our founder, Meghan Mulvenna, began her career in 1994, providing respite to families through a recreational program and home settings. After teaching in both public and private schools and providing home-based instruction through Rutgers University, she went on to hold positions as Coordinator for a regional Autism Collaborative and Educational Director of a consulting company. It was through these experiences that Meghan was repeatedly reminded of the critical need to not only accurately teach children, but to lead them into productive futures.

Meghan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education and a Master’s degree in Organizational Behavior. She is currently pursuing publication of her first book, Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Living. She has served on international conference committees in the US, and has advocated and presented on global autism awareness issues in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Meghan has served as the Scholarship Chair for the International Association of Special Education, awarding scholarships to special education teachers in developing countries to attend a biennial conference. Her vision of Special Travelers is to provide an array of services, beginning with advocacy at the school level, through which individuals have the opportunities to apply what they have learned through educational settings, in the real world. It is there, she believes, that a whole new level of learning will take place.