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Texas Leadership Team

Megan Hill

Founder, President of the Board, and
Executive Director of Neurodivergent Friends™
Megan@neurodivergentfriends.org
850-938-3233

Megan Hill is an Autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) adult with physical disabilities. She is the founder of Neurodivergent Friends™ and a long-time caregiver who has helped raise multiple disabled and neurodivergent adult children while navigating the complex realities of Tricare, Medicaid, and long-term care as a military family.

Building Home Health from Experience

Megan’s lived experience includes founding Hill Home Health (HHH), a self-directed model of in-home care. While her family qualified for nursing, attendant, and respite care through Medicaid, Tricare, and other programs over the years, Megan often had to find, recruit, and refer providers herself. She would locate nurses and other staff, then work with agencies to secure their employment. When necessary, she switched agencies to help workers receive higher pay or better hours.

Megan advocated for employment laws to be followed and fought to ensure schedules worked for the providers' own families. Over the years, she developed a high level of skill in interpreting policy, identifying gaps in programs, and devising creative and ethical approaches to accessing needed services. She is known for turning a “no” into a “yes” by understanding and navigating systems that are overwhelming for most families.

Community Service and Volunteer Leadership

Megan is deeply involved in disability advocacy and serves in multiple volunteer roles throughout Central Texas. She currently:

Fort Cavazos Advocacy and Support Network Admin, supporting over 1,900 families
Volunteers with CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties as a Guardian ad Litem
Supports Texas Parent to Parent as a speaker and mentor to other caregivers
Participates as a member of the Bell County Committee for People with Disabilities and supports their social media outreach after stepping down as vice chair to focus on Neurodivergent Friends™
Serves on the Patient and Family Partnership Council at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Volunteers on the Adolescent Committee for HOTROSC
Supports inclusive programming and events as a volunteer with the Harker Heights Library.

Recognition and Awards

Several organizations have formally recognized Megan’s work. Her volunteer awards include:

Volunteer of Merit Award, Fort Cavazos
Presented with the Meritorious Service Medal, April 2025
Volunteer of the Year, 1st Army Division West, 166th Aviation Brigade
Presented with the Public Service Commendation Medal, April 2025
Parent Leader of the Year, Texas Parent to Parent, July 2024
Excellence in Caregiving (Hearts of Gold), Morgan’s Wonderland, May 2025
Advocacy Achievement Award, CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties, November 2022.

The medals from Fort Cavazos are especially meaningful to Megan as tangible recognition of the time and effort she has invested in supporting others.

Guiding Philosophy and Work at Neurodivergent Friends™

Megan leads with honesty, self-reflection, and a deep belief in mutual support. She is focused on building programs based on real needs and desires within the community, not just ideas or appearances. Volunteers at Neurodivergent Friends™ are encouraged to create offerings based on their strengths and passions. This helps prevent burnout and takes pains to avoid the high costs that often limit grassroots disability programming by partnering with other agencies and using borrowed spaces.

After years of masking and blaming herself for systemic barriers, Megan now focuses on unlearning internalized ableism. She works to model healthy boundaries and support others in doing the same. Her experience as a home health recipient taught her hard lessons about vulnerability and exploitation, and she uses that insight to help others avoid the traps her family once faced. When a family is desperate for care and assistance, they will put up with things that are completely unreasonable in a typical workplace.

Megan was diagnosed with Autism and ADHD as an adult after struggling for years to find a provider she could afford. That experience drives one of Neurodivergent Friends™' key programs. Today, the organization partners with a trusted local provider who offers discounted evaluations to community members referred through their network.

Megan believes in building safe, accessible programs where everyone feels welcome, without feeling the need to mask or perform, realizing that it is hard to turn it off. Masking robs neurodivergent individuals of their identity and dignity. Her focus on family consultations is first to identify the resources that will have the most significant impact in relieving stressors and supporting the family, and to assist them in applying for or finding those services. Her work is grounded in reality, shaped by lived experience, and strengthened by collaboration with other families and advocates.

Andrew Hill

Treasurer of the Board
Founding Member of Neurodivergent Friends™
Andy@Neurodivergent Friends.org

Known as Andy, our treasurer is an active-duty Soldier in the United States Army. He has been married to his best friend Megan Hill for 20 years, and together, they have three adult children. He is the only "neurotypical" member of his household, and they have additional disabilities as well. At home, Andrew navigates and supports the dynamics of living with a predominantly autistic family.

While balancing full-time work and school, Andrew actively supports Megan's endeavors at multiple nonprofit organizations. He volunteers his time with Texas Parent to Parent as a parent mentor and speaker, is a Harker Heights Library Volunteer, and actively contributes to Neurodivergent Friends™ to support and uplift Neurodivergent individuals. Andrew believes in empowering Autistic individuals and ensuring their voices are heard.

"There aren't bad times, just good times you must work harder for," Andrew reflects, emphasizing resilience and dedication in navigating life's challenges alongside his family.

Katie Ware

Williamson County Programs Director
Katie.Ware@Neurodivergent Friends.org

Katie Ware is a passionate advocate for neurodiversity and a devoted mother to an energetic toddler on the autism spectrum. Her commitment to supporting neurodivergent individuals ignited during her high school years where she first stepped into the role of a student teacher in the special education class, laying the foundation for a life dedicated to making a difference.

Over the years, Katie has immersed herself in various charitable endeavors, from spearheading fundraising efforts and participating in charity sports to lending her heart and hands at two equine-assisted therapy centers. Her dedication to the cause shined through her previous work as a volunteer coordinator for a local organization, where she inspired her peers on the employee committee to rally around impactful initiatives.

As a military wife to National Guard member Kevin, Katie understands the strength that comes from both service and community. Diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 14, she has faced challenges, turning personal experiences into powerful advocacy for her son and others navigating similar journeys.

Katie possesses a unique gift for uniting people. With an unwavering commitment to bridging the gap between resources and those in need, she strives to empower families by providing vital information and support, ensuring that no one feels alone on their path. Through her journey, Katie exemplifies resilience, compassion, and the belief that together, we can create a more inclusive world for all.

Stephanie Moody

Secretary of the Board
Founding Member of Neurodivergent Friends™
Stephanie@Neurodivergent Friends.org

Stephanie is a dedicated mother of two Autistic children, with a decade of experience advocating for her kids and others on the spectrum. Drawing strength from her lived experience and personal journey as a neurodivergent individual, she brings a unique perspective to her advocacy work. Volunteering her time and expertise formally with CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties, she tirelessly campaigns for the rights and support systems needed by many children; she also gives tirelessly to others to share her experience, time, and resources so that other parents who are struggling can find a friend, and an advocate for self-determination for her kids and all kids like them.

Her passion for advocacy stems from a deep-seated desire to be the supportive adult figure that she yearned for during her own childhood. Through her tireless efforts, she strives to create a more inclusive and understanding environment for individuals with autism, ensuring they receive the care and opportunities they deserve to thrive.

Haley Vera

Arkansas Programs Director (relocated from Texas)
Haley@Neurodivergent Friends.org

Hello, my name is Haley Vera. I am honored to serve McLennan County and my community of fellow Neurodivergent Friends™.

Upon joining the organization, I bring 10 years of educational experience, including 7 years in the classroom and 3 years as an administrator. This also brings a wealth of knowledge on special education in the school setting, including IEPs, ARDs, accommodations, behavior plans, and more.

As a late-diagnosed neurodivergent, I'm still in the process of forgiving myself. Going through life unaware that there's a divergence in your experience from the norm, but always suspecting it, then suddenly getting that validation is profound.

The range of emotions I experienced was intense; no one should have to do that alone.

The months of processing and reframing my experience from personal failures to perhaps excusable, in part, social misunderstanding were taxing and tedious; no one should have to do that alone.

For all of the reasons we are here.

For us.

By us.

Here, you belong.