Svyatoslav Vasilievich Dovbnya (Slava), a pediatric neurologist, and his colleague Tanya have worked together in the field of early intervention for the past 15 years. They completed their postgraduate education in the EU (Sweden, UK, etc.) and have worked throughout Russia and other post-Soviet countries disseminating best practices in child welfare.  Slava is frequently a featured speaker at international child development conferences. He and Tanya were scientific consultants for "The Road Home" (click to view excerpt) and "Early Relationships and Child Development," two documentary films about the importance of attachment and how to keep toddlers with their birth families and out of orphanages. In 1998 he co-founded the St. Petersburg Early Intervention Institute, one of Russia's pioneering centers for treating young children with developmental delays and disabilities. Currently he practices child neurology, conducts evaluations and research, orchestrates project development and management, and develops educational programs and projects for Firefly and other Russian and international organizations. (Click here for Slava's full CV.)