Meredith Polsky, Founder & Executive Director at Matan, is a nationally sought-after speaker on Jewish disability inclusion and is often called upon as an expert voice in the field. A 2017 Covenant Award winner, Meredith holds masters degrees in social work and early childhood special education and teaches courses in Jewish special education at Gratz College and early childhood special education in the masters program at American Jewish University. From 2013 through 2020 she was the Inclusion Director at a Jewish early childhood program in Rockville, Maryland. Meredith is co-author of the award-winning I Have a Question children’s book series (Jessica Kingsley Publishers), helping children with disabilities (and all children!) grapple with difficult topics