Marcia Brown Rubinstien was an educational consultant based in West Hartford, CT. She travelled extensively visiting schools throughout the United States to understand which learning environments are best suited to which students. In addition to her work with students, Marcia was published prolifically on a range of topics related to education and learning differences. When her youngest child was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disorder, she founded a national nonprofit organization designed to counteract the lack of information available on this complex disorder.