Rita O'Grady

Registered Nurse




Johanna proudly displays this symbol on her left arm as a token of her love and dedication to her son Aidan who is her super hero and her relentless pursuit to fight for this lifelong disability. 

Johanna Burke is the Founder of Fight 4 Autism.  She is also a special needs attorney and advocate. Her legal website is www.jgburkelaw.com. She is a loving mother of two boys, Aidan, who is 19 years old and has severe autism, and Dailey, who is 17 years old. Johanna is a licensed attorney in New Jersey.  She is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School in Newark, New Jersey and obtained her undergraduate degree in Accounting from Montclair State University, New Jersey.   She is a member of the Policy Committee on the National Council for Severe Autism. She is a Board Director for The Zsido Ranch, a 501(c)3 non-profit in NJ.  Also, she was the Walk Co-Chair for the Northern NJ Autism Speaks Walk for 2014 and has been a Member of the Northern NJ Autism Speaks Community Awareness Committee for the past 6 years. She was a Board Trustee for the Hawthorne Board of Education and the Chairperson for the Special Education Committee for the Board of Education.


Meet the Founder

Fight 4 Autism

Marge Orth

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Meet the Staff

​Johanna Burke