December 13, 2021 -- We are very proud and excited for PWSA | USA Board of Directors member Clint Hurdle as he makes a return to the Colorado Rockies baseball team and takes on the role of Assistant to the General Manager. Clint is a longtime supporter of PWSA | USA and has been an amazing advocate and spokesperson for the PWS community over the years, along with his wife Karla. Clint is no stranger to the MLB world. Throughout his 45-season career as the manager of both the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, he has won a total of 1,269 games. The 1,269 wins rank 38th all-time in managerial history. Under his guidance with the Rockies, he led the team to its first-ever World Series appearance in 2007 as the club captured its first National League championship in franchise history.
Clint joined PWSA | USA’s Board of Directors in 2021 and has been an invaluable member of our PWSA family for years. He is the proud father of his three children Ashley, Christian, and Madison, who is living with PWS. In 2014, Clint and Karla hosted the first annual Hot Stove dinner in support of our organization, and in 2022, they will host the 8th Annual Hot Stove Dinner on March 26th! We have seen this amazing event grow over the years, so much so that in 2021, the Hot Stove Dinner raised more than $300,000 for PWSA | USA’s family support programs.
“I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this role for the Colorado Rockies than Clint Hurdle. He is extremely dedicated to the work he takes on and I know this will be an exciting new chapter for him and his family. We are truly grateful for the Hurdles' support and all the work they have done to spread awareness and raise funds for the PWS community,” said PWSA | USA CEO Paige Rivard.
From all of us at PWSA | USA, we wish Clint the best of luck in his new adventure. We know he will knock it out of the park!
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Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.