Ambassadors

Working together to advance science of digital media and children, our members represent fields from pediatrics, child psychiatry, child psychology, neuroscience, communciations, public health, education, to neuroscience and are dedicated to providing greater insight into how to promote a better internet for children.

Arlene Pellicane

Arlene Pellicane is a speaker, host of the Happy Home podcast, and author of several books including Parents Rising and Screen Kids (co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman). Arlene has been featured on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, Wall St. Journal, and Focus on the Family. Arlene lives in San Diego with her husband James and their three children. To learn more, visit www.ArlenePellicane.com

Cam Adair

Cam Adair is an international speaker and entrepreneur who is widely hailed as a leading expert on video game addiction. He is best known as the founder of Game Quitters, a support community for gamers from 95 countries. In 2020, Cam co-founded INTENTA with a mission to equip mental health professionals with resources on digital disorders by closing the clinical skill gap. His work has been published in Psychiatry Research, cited in government hearings, and been featured in New York Times Magazine, Forbes, BBC, NPR, CNN and more. In 2017, he was named one of Canada's Leaders in Mental Health.

Adam Pletter

Dr. Adam Pletter is a licensed clinical psychologist in Maryland, in his 20th year of private practice. He has been a Digital Dad for over 16 years. He received his doctoral degree from the George Washington University and specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Pletter developed and runs iParent 101 LLC, a digital parenting company, through which he consults with parents as well as technology companies. In addition to his full time practice, he also speaks around the country, has an E-Course (iparent101.com), and has written and/or been featured in the Washington Post, WebMD, Wall Street Journal, NPR, NBC, Good Morning America, and several other media outlets.

Teodora Pavkovic

Teodora Pavkovic is a psychologist, parenting coach and digital wellness consultant specializing in the application of emotional intelligence and positive psychology practices to inform and improve digital wellness for individuals, groups and organizations. She is an expert member of the Digital Wellness Collective and a certified digital wellness educator, and through her roles as the co-chair of the parenting professionals group of the Children's Screen-Time Action Network and advisory board member of several educational and mental health organizations, Teodora is committed to helping individuals and groups preserve and protect their wellbeing and relationships in this increasingly digital world.

Lelia Schott

Lelia Schott is the founder of the online and advocacy group Synergy Gentle Parenting Resources (AKA Synergy Parenting) specializing in online parent coaching for an International client base from her practice in Port Elizabeth or Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to 2020 she visited schools and ran peaceful discipline classes. Lelia is a mom to four sons, three of whom are men already, and two daughters. She is an unschooler and an independent researcher. On her best days she can be found in the garden with her children, swimming in the ocean, writing or listening to music.

Chris Flack

Co-Founder Chris Flack has over fifteen years in tech consulting. He has experienced first-hand many of the negative impacts of information overload and witnessed how distraction and an ‘always on’ culture has changed the lives of many people. Chris brings a wealth of international experience to UnPlug. Several career breaks in his corporate life allowed him to spend four years travelling and working in senior strategy roles for international aid organisations across four continents. In 2018 Chris was accredited as an All-Stars Thought Leader and speaks regularly throughout Europe.

Siggie Cohen

Dr. Siggie Cohen is known as the “Child Whisperer” for her unparalleled depth of insight in working with children. For more than 35 years, she has worked extensively with thousands of children and families, first as a teacher and then as a child developmental specialist. Dr. Siggie lectures and teaches throughout the Los Angeles area, has written over 50 articles on parenting and has been featured in a wide variety of publications. Her approach has proven successful in helping parents and teachers deepen their understanding of children’s behaviors, so they can support them through the entire range of emotional challenges, including behavioral difficulties, transitions and trauma.

Nicolas Kardaras

Dr. Kardaras is an Ivy League educated psychologist, best-selling author, internationally renowned speaker and an expert on mental health, addiction, and the impacts of our digital age. He was a professor at Stony Brook Medicine and has developed clinical treatment programs all over the country. He is the founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Maui Recovery in Hawaii, Omega Recovery in Austin and the Launch House in New York. He is also a frequent contributor to Psychology Today and FOX News, and has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC's 20/20, CNN, the CBS Evening News, PBS, NPR and FOX & Friends.

Meghan Owenz

Dr. Meghan Owenz is the author of the book, Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need, which applies goal science to incidentally reduce screen time by providing a research-based system for emphasizing alternative activities of childhood. Meghan is also a parent, psychologist and university professor at Penn State, Berks. She is the co-founder and writer of the popular parenting website, Screen-Free Parenting. She is a regular speaker on the topic of children's screen time and uses her expertise to advocate for science-backed changes to policies and practices that affect children's well-being.

Devon Kuntzman

Devon Kuntzman, PCC, is an ICF certified coach on a mission to transform the myth that toddlerhood is terrible. Devon empowers toddler parents to overcome the challenges of toddlerhood, nurture development and create confidence in their skills by being the Loving Leader & Guide™ through using positive, effective and developmentally appropriate parenting tools. As a result, parents are able to transform their parenting, their toddler’s behavior and their overall experience of toddlerhood creating a foundation for a relationship that lasts a lifetime with their child. Devon is the founder of Transforming Toddlerhood, the host of the Raising Toddlers Conference and has worked with hundreds of parents across the world to transform their parenting and their toddler’s behavior. She holds a degree in psychology and child development. When she isn’t working with parents and toddlers, Devon can be found on her yoga mat, riding her bicycle or drinking kombucha (not all at the same time).

Elizabeth Milovidov

Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov is a lawyer from California, a law professor in Paris, France and a Digital Safety Consultant in Europe. Using her European/American focus on Internet, technology and social media issues, she researches solutions to empower parents to guide their children in the digital age. She is the founder of DigitalParentingCoach.com, a website and community with resources and strategies for parents. Currently, she is an independent consultant for the Council of Europe (Children’s Rights and Education departments), Microsoft (Digital Safety) and e-Enfance (Child online protection). She is an international speaker on digital parenting and safety and her work has been featured in BBC, France 24, FOSI, Internet Matters and other media outlets and organizations focused on child online safety.