Meet Our Speakers

Abigayle Jayroe, MBA, Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations, implements and scales innovative programs at NEXT for Autism. In collaboration with the Strategic Initiates team, Abigayle broadens the reach and scope of programming to impact the autism community nationally. Over the last decade, Abigayle served in a variety of roles for the Kinney Center for Autism at Saint Joseph’s University where she ensured crucial services and opportunities were accessible to individuals with autism across the lifespan and helped develop community support to prepare society for an increasingly neurodiverse world. Most recently, she spearheaded the creation of the nation’s first Neurodiversity in the Workplace minor designed to create a generation of business professionals that are equipped to cultivate inclusive work environments. Today, Abigayle serves on Special Olympics’ Philadelphia’s Advisory Board and continues to be an active participant in the movement to make Philadelphia the most inclusive city in the nation.

Isabel Fields is an ESG Manager dedicated to advancing sustainable and inclusive business practices. At Hearst, she launched the company’s first Neurodiversity@Hearst hiring program and leads the Web Accessibility Task Force, while also driving sustainability strategy and ESG reporting. She sits on the advisory board of Joshin and Understood’s Women’s Council. Her work reflects a commitment to building corporate initiatives that deliver measurable impact for people and the planet.

Previously, Isabel served on Oracle’s Social Impact team, where she built partnerships with nonprofits and leveraged technology for social good. She has also held roles at Nike, the United Nations Foundation, and Iron Mountain, consistently championing responsible practices that create lasting change.

Kristel Wisor is an ACRE-certified professional and a Charting the LifeCourse Ambassador with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Juniata College. She brings 25 years of professional experience in the human services field, supporting children, families, and people with disabilities across a wide range of settings.

Currently, Kristel serves as the Inclusion Liaison embedded at Sheetz through the InVEST grant, where she supports inclusive recruitment, hiring, and sustained employment for people with disabilities. Her work focuses on building effective partnerships, advancing inclusive employment practices, and creating pathways that promote independence, equity, and long-term success.

Tracy Powell-Rudy is Integrate’s Vice President of Corporate Engagement and a 2025 92NY Women in Power Fellow, advising Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and nonprofits on designing and scaling neuroinclusive hiring, onboarding, and retention practices for autistic and otherwise neurodivergent talent. She is a contributing author of The Neurodivergent Candidate and Recruiting Autistic Professionals, and a co-author of multiple peer-reviewed publications on neuroinclusive hiring, including research on game-based and asynchronous video assessments. Tracy also serves on the advisory board for NSF-funded neurodiversity and workplace inclusion research at Carnegie Mellon and on the Advisory Council for Joshin, a disability-focused care platform. Prior to her work in neuroinclusion, she led IT for a Fortune 100 corporation and served as a Vice President at a global retained executive search firm; she holds degrees from Manhattanville College and NYU Polytechnic and identifies as neurodivergent.

Sebastian Lacy, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh VP of Equity & Culture oversees Human Resources, Learning & Professional Development and Center for Race and Gender Equity's advocacy and civic engagement. Over three decades of cross-functional human resources generalist experience in various sectors providing workplace excellence, belonging and equitable policies for an inclusive and respectful workplace.