Collaboration

Join us for a conversation about collaboration.

What does it look like when parents need to collaborate with schools and other organizations involved in their child’s care?

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Meet Our Participants

Julian Duffey

Julian Duffey

Founding Partner of Balance Point, LLC

Julian Duffey M.S. M. Ed. is a career public servant and disabled veteran. Currently, he runs Balance Point LLC. with Lyndon Nguyen. He has extensive experience in special education and several years of management experience in complex systems with multiple personnel. He was the 2018 Idaho Special Education Administrator of the year and worked 8 years as Bonneville School District 93’s special education director. additionally, he has worked as a high school assistant principal, a special education teacher, and technology education teacher.

Previous to education he was an enlisted and then commissioned an officer in the U. S. Navy.   He lives with his wife and three boys and he has multiple awards.

Holly Giglio

Holly Giglio

Founder of A+ Collaborations, LLC

Holly is a parent of a child with complex special needs and grew up around other family members with a variety of disabilities. She has worked as a Certified Family Support Partner working with families who have children with mental health care needs, is a cofounder of the Special Education Parents’ Alliance parent group, served 3 years on the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, and 4 years as the President of Camp Hayden. Holly has built her life around her passion for helping others. She has spent many hours as a volunteer parent advocate helping other families navigate through the school process for special education services. After earning a certificate in Special Education Advocacy from William & Mary Law School, Holly opened A+ Collaborations, LLC , a Special Education Advocacy and Training company designed to help parents and schools meet the needs of students receiving special education services and 504 accommodations.

Lyndon Nguyen

Lyndon Nguyen

Founding Partner of Balance Point, LLC

Lyndon Nguyen is an attorney licensed in the State of Idaho, whose practice is focused on education and special education law. Since 2010, Lyndon has provided legal advice to over 60 Idaho school districts and charter schools. Lyndon provides training for school districts regarding special education law and Section 504 and is a regular speaker regarding these topics at various annual conferences in the state of Idaho. Lyndon has also instructed graduate level courses in special education and ethical leadership for school administrators at the University of Idaho.
 
In his limited free time, Lyndon currently runs a successful nonprofit called CARS, which provides free auto repair services to needy families. In addition to free auto repairs, donated cars are repaired and given to families in need of reliable transportation.
Laura Wallis, P.E.

Laura Wallis, P.E.

Parent, Director, Idaho Parent Network for Children’s Mental Health

Laura is a Professional Civil Engineer, Advocate for Children’s Mental Health, Member of the Region 7 Children’s Mental Health Subcommittee, and what feels like a Professional Meeting Sitter-Inner.  Laura loves speaking at events where she can share a bit of her journey as a parent of a special needs child in the hopes that her (sometimes hilarious) stories will help families feel less alone and the professionals who work with families like hers feel more confident and able to impact positive change. Laura is grateful to have been a part of the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) implementation process and  looks forward to the day when every child has access to the mental health supports they need.