Our leadership team brings decades of experience in developmental policy, cognitive neutrality, and systems transformation.
Dr. Lenora Mei
Neurodevelopmental Research Advisor
Dr. Mei is a leading expert in early-stage imprint moderation and identity-response architecture. She oversees PGN’s core research protocols, including Sheathing cohort evaluations and neutral environment simulations.
Mara Jensen, MSW
Director of Parental Integration
With over 15 years in social cognition and family systems analysis, Jensen leads PGN’s caregiver training initiatives and helps design inclusive frameworks for at-home implementation of developmental neutrality.
Eldon Ryne, JD
Legal & Policy Ethics Liaison
A policy ethicist and former administrative law consultant, Ryne coordinates PGN’s legal guidance and compliance framework across partner agencies and pilot districts.
Advisory Council
Lyle Keane, PhD
Senior Fellow, Center for Developmental Neutrality
Keane advises on identity-suppression mapping and longitudinal outcomes of delayed gender exposure. He also serves as a liaison to the Institute for Post-Binary Ethics.
Arlita Dhanraj, MPH
Public Health Equity Consultant
Specializing in community health planning and trauma-informed public education, Dhanraj brings a cross-sector lens to the impact of Sheathing on social determinants of identity.
Brent Callan, EdD
Education Systems Analyst
Callan consults on PGN’s school-based implementation frameworks, working with K–6 environments to optimize neutral learning zones and reduce early categorical bias.