Lisa Mihalich Quinn, M.A., M.Ed., EMBA, ATACP, is a licensed special educator with nearly 20 years of experience making academic content accessible for neurodiverse students and learners who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). She has been immersed in the AAC world since the early 1990s, when a friend introduced her to one of the earliest dynamic display devices used in special education programs.

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Lisa holds a B.A. and M.A. in English Language and Literature, an M.Ed. in Special Education from the University of Maryland, and an Executive MBA. She also holds the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate (ATACP) through CSUN's Center on Disabilities.

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For more than 15 years, Lisa worked in a large Maryland public school system supporting students with expressive language disabilities, autism, and physical and learning disabilities. She programmed instructional content for high and low tech devices, implemented a pilot for students pointing and typing to communicate in inclusive middle school classes, and co-taught reading, math, and science.

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Lisa founded Reach Every Voice in 2015, an organization advancing communication access for nonspeaking and partially speaking learners, and established its affiliated nonprofit, REV AccessAbility, Inc., in 2017. She co-founded Communication for Education, an online training program for people who support students using text-based multimodal communication in educational settings. Since its launch in 2022, the CFE team has trained more than 625 parents, educators, SLPs, OTs, and Direct Support Professionals across 36 states and 25 countries. She is also co-founder of Adaptiverse, an AI-powered platform that helps educators create adapted grade-level lessons in minutes.

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Lisa works individually with clients to develop communication skills, trains families and communication partners, and consults with schools implementing multimodal text-based AAC in the classroom. She draws on her public school experience to help families understand IEPs and advocate for their children.

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Her work centers on inclusion, equity, and reimagining systems that have historically limited access for the learners she serves. She challenges educators and partners to shift from "this is how it's always been" to "what if we tried," opening new pathways for meaningful participation. She trains individuals, schools, and organizations across the U.S. and internationally in best practices for supporting AAC users in inclusive settings, ensuring all learners can engage with rigorous academic instruction alongside their peers.

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In 2022, Lisa was appointed to Montgomery County's Commission on People with Disabilities, serving as an agency representative from 2022 to 2024. She continues to advocate for changes that support the inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of community life.