HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), a federal advisory body that coordinates work on autism.[5][7] New members include John Rodakis, founder of N of One: Autism Research Foundation and parent of an autistic child, Elena Monarch, neuropsychologist at Lyme and PANS Treatment Center, Laura Cellini, parent of an autistic child and political activist, Jennifer Philips, founder of the nonprofit Make A Stand 4 Autism, Lisa Wiederlight, former CEO of SafeMinds and parent of an autistic child.[5] Other members include Toby Rogers, fellow at the Brownstone Institute, Walter Zahorodny, associate professor of pediatrics at Rutgers–New Jersey Medical School, Ginger Taylor, former director of the Maine Center for Vaccine Choice and parent of an autistic child, Daniel Keely, high school student with autism, Lisa Ackerman, co-founder of TACA and parent of an autistic child, and Tracy Slepcevic, organizer of the Autism Health Summit.[5] Many of these members have been critics of vaccines in the past or belong to groups that have expressed views linking vaccines to autism.[2][5] The selection of new members took place without transparency, without prior notice on the committee's website or in the Federal Register.[2] The committee's charter requires at least three members with a diagnosis of autism, three parents or legal guardians, and three from leading autism research, advocacy, and service organizations.[2]