FASD United is excited to announce that we have a new Board member joining us- Randy Soulier. Randy has decades of business experience from director to CEO roles. A new member of the FASD United Finance Committee, Randy currently serves as the Interim General Manager at Legendary Waters Resort Casino. He is finishing up the two-year…

The team at FASD United is excited to announce that we have moved to a beautiful new office space!  Our organization has been rapidly growing and changing. In the past year, our staff has doubled and the impact of our programs continues to expand. We’ve recognized that our physical space needs to grow alongside our…

The FASD United team is deeply saddened by the passing of FASD champion, Louise Floyd.  A brilliant scientist, Dr. Floyd was instrumental to our nation’s public health response to FASD through her establishment and leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s FAS Prevention Team starting in 1992.  Shortly afterward, FASD United (then…

The team at FASD United, in collaboration with our partners at the Department of Defense (DOD) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) have jointly published a new report: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention and clinical guidelines research-workshop report.    The report, published in the journal BMC Proceedings, is authored by two of our key…

All of us at FASD United are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Ann Streissguth, our dear friend, past member of our Scientific Advisory Board, and pioneering researcher of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). She led the way toward a greater understanding of the spectrum of FASD and the myriad ways it impacts people’s…

Click here to read FASD United’s Tribute: In Memory of Pioneering FASD Researcher Dr. Ann Streissguth and her Incredible Legacy Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D. Formerly, Division of Dysmorphology & Teratology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of California San Diego (UCSD).    Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth PhD was a remarkable human being who spent her life giving of herself…

All of us at FASD United are thrilled to announce two incredible new full-time staff members.  Katie Erdman is our new Senior Director of Program Services and Emma Baldwin is our new Development Associate.  Katie and Emma both bring a depth of experience and a dedicated passion to their respective positions and are already making…

All of us at FASD United are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend and FASD champion Jeanne Mahoney.  For many years, Jeanne served as the main point of contact between FASD United and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the FASD United team always regarded Jeanne as much as…

While FASD United does not typically comment on specific individuals affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), due to the publicity surrounding this case the organization has issued the following statement (updated October 13, 2022): The jury in the Nikolas Cruz sentencing trial has returned a verdict determining that Cruz will be sentenced to life…