Meet the leadership team of SAUT Association
Executive Leadership
SAUT Association's Executive Team
Chief Executive Officer
الإدارة التنفيذية
Has over 20 years of experience in special education and teaching. Holds a Bachelor's in Special Education and Human Development and a Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Joined the Association in 2022 and oversees the management of operations and services provided to individuals and families in the Down Syndrome community.
Financial Administration Officer
الإدارة المالية
Director of Human Resources
الموارد البشرية
Reem Hashem serves as Director of Human Resources, responsible for staffing, recruitment, retention, compensation management, and developing processes that foster an employee-centric culture focused on quality, productivity, and performance. She has 20 years of experience, beginning her career at the Saudi Embassy in Damascus before joining Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women as HR Supervisor, and then joining Saut Association to lead the HR department in 2010. She holds a Bachelor's in Public Administration from King Saud University.
Director of Partnerships and Corporate Communication
تنمية الموارد المالية
Executive Secretary — Records and Documents Officer
السكرتارية التنفيذية
SAUT Association's specialized consultants
Consultant — Speech and Language
Cynthia Branson holds a Master's in Speech-Language Pathology and has been working as a consultant at Saut Down Syndrome Association Schools since 1995. She has an extensive history in language development and early intervention for children spanning over twenty years. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Washington (Seattle) in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and as a program supervisor in Speech-Language Sciences for Children at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. She co-authored "Children with Genetic Disorders" and has worked with diagnostic teams to evaluate children with Down Syndrome.
Consultant — Special Education & Early Intervention
Dr. Susan Sandall is Director of Professional Development and Applied Research Units at the Norris and Dorothy Haring Center, University of Washington, Seattle, and has worked as a consultant at Saut Association since 2010. She is a faculty member in the Special Education field at the University of Washington. Her research interests include effective instructional strategies for young children with developmental disabilities and social communication for very young children with disabilities. She co-authored "DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention" and "Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs".
Consultant
Former Consultant — Occupational Therapy
Marge Luthman has specialized in Occupational Therapy since 1986 and began working with Saut Down Syndrome Association Schools in 2015. She served as an Occupational Therapist at Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, focusing on children's services and providing diagnostic and treatment tools for children with sensory and fine motor difficulties. She currently works as an Occupational Therapy Coordinator in Kent, Washington. She holds a Master's in Occupational Therapy Sciences from the University of Colorado (2005).
See the members of the association’s board of directors
