Meet Our Team

Dedicated Leaders

Committed to empowering Autistics and fostering an inclusive community where everyone can thrive.

Christine DeLuna

Founder & CEO

Christine is the founder of AuVentures, a privacy-first, human-centered AI initiative shaped by her lived experience as an autistic, medically complex, first-generation Latina navigating fragmented health, education, and social systems. Drawing on years of work at the intersection of technology, strategy, and care, she is focused on building tools that put individuals and families in control of their data, elevate unheard stories, and support the most complex neurodivergent and autoimmune cases with compassion and rigor. Through AuVentures, Christine is working to turn AI into a force for good in health and care—one consent, one insight, and one family at a time.

Dr. Janusz (John) Madej

MD – Medical Advisor

Based in Los Altos, California, Dr. Janusz “John” Madej is a board-certified internal medicine physician with more than three decades of experience caring for patients across all stages of life. As a medical advisor to AuVentures, he brings deep clinical insight, a whole-person approach to care, and a commitment to thoughtful, ethical use of data and technology to better serve autistic, neurodivergent, and medically complex individuals

Dr. Nikki Trunnell

PhD – Business Advisor

Nikki Trunnell serves as Business Operations & Strategy Advisor to AuVentures, bringing deep expertise in translating ambitious vision into executable plans. Nikki helps strengthen AuVentures’ operating foundation—clarifying priorities, building scalable processes, and pressure-testing decisions across resourcing, partnerships, and delivery. As AuVentures builds privacy-first, human-centered AI for autistic, neurodivergent, and medically complex communities, Nikki provides the operational and strategic guidance that turns mission into measurable progress.

Yip Li

Legal Advisor

Yip Li serves as Legal Advisor to AuVentures, bringing expertise at the intersection of technology, privacy, and health-related regulation. Yip helps ensure that AuVentures’ products, partnerships, and data practices remain aligned with evolving legal standards while honoring our commitments to consent, transparency, and individual control over information. As AuVentures builds privacy-first, human-centered AI for autistic, neurodivergent, and medically complex communities, Yip provides the legal guidance that helps turn those values into responsible, compliant practice.

Debora Morris

Learning Advisor

Debora Morris is an educational consultant and former learning specialist with deep experience supporting autistic and neurodivergent students across diverse learning environments. As an advisor to AuVentures, she helps ensure our tools are grounded in real-world classroom and family needs—focusing on individualized supports, accessible learning pathways, and inclusive, strengths-based approaches that honor each learner’s unique profile.

Jasmine Harrison

Nutritionist & Wellness Advisor

Jasmine Harrison is a nutritionist and wellness coach specializing in supporting neurodivergent children and their families through practical, sustainable approaches to food and daily wellbeing. As a parent of neurodivergent children and an active member of the Burkard community—a school dedicated to neurodiverse learners—Jasmine brings both professional expertise and lived experience to AuVentures. She helps ensure our resources reflect real-life family needs, focusing on nourishment, regulation, and accessible wellness strategies that honor each child’s unique profile.

Joel Christner

AI Advisor

Joel Christner is the founder and CEO of View, an enterprise AI company focused on making it simple and secure for organizations to use their own data with modern AI. With a background in data infrastructure, distributed systems, and enterprise AI platforms, Joel brings deep technical and strategic expertise to AuVentures as an AI advisor. His work centers on building practical, privacy-conscious AI systems that respect data boundaries while unlocking meaningful insights—supporting AuVentures’ mission to use AI as a force for good in complex health and neurodivergent care.