PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PUBLISHED WORKS

As a national public speaker and presenter and as a former radio personality, television host and field correspondent, Shana has decades of experience speaking and hosting to large audiences. She is a United Nations key note speaker at the Empowering Women and Girls To Thrive Summit. She appeared as a guest on the nationally televised show “Dr. Delagraentiss Presents” six times. During high school, she spoke to disabled students at various junior high and high schools greater Syracuse area regarding transitiong into high school and support services for disabilities available in New York public schools, as well as what to expect from peers, teachers, other school leaders and disability service providers within districts. Some conferences where she presents include Texas State Autism Conference, Sam Houston State University, Council for Exceptional Children at Sam Houston State University, Denver Academy. Other conferences include Driscoll Children’s Hospital (Key Note), ESC 2 (Key Note), Houston Chapter of the Autism Society of American (Key Note), Focus Initiative (Key Note).  ASPPIE of Houston (Key Note), Houston Chapter of the ASA (Key Note), Anime Matsuri Autism Panel, North West Chapter of the ASA (Key Note), Firefly Autism (Key Note) and Naropa University. Shana was a key note for the North American conference for homeopathic neurological developmental resolutions. She was also included as the sole mental health professional on the internationally broadcast forum regarding the exploitation and sexual abuse of women and trans individuals in the music industry which was organized and hosted by international DJ, Lea Luna. For decades, Shana has been teaching various modeling boot camps and self-improvement workshops. Some speaking topics Shana is most recognized for include “Surviving, Then Thriving, with Autism and Learning Disabilities”, “Preparing for Higher Education with Disabilities”, “Introduction to Autism and MTHFR”, “Females with Autism” and “Bullying, Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Sexuality with Autism”

PUBLISHED WORKS

Agosta, Stephanie. Snow Soldiers. Forward. Book Writing Founders (TBA) 2023

Neurodivergent People and the Path to Employment, Shema Kolainu -- Hear Our Voices. 2020

Dr. Koscielak, Lech. untitled upcoming college textbook, Approaches to Treating Autism. 2018

Garrett, E. The Princess Behind the Teardrops. Surviving A Violent Rape. 2004

Les Avenues Magazine, Fall Fashion Preview (Cover Article, art by Karl Lagerfeld). 2001