North Los Angeles Autism Regional Taskforce Members

Name	Title	Agency
Chairs & Moderator - NLAART Education & E
Emily Iland, MA - Chair & Moderator	President	Autism Society of Los Angeles
Mary Urquhart - Co-Chair	Designer/Owner/Parent	Urquhart & Associates
Chairs & Moderator - NLAART Education & E
Geri Fuchigami, MA - Chair & Moderator	Transition Youth Coordinator	LAUSD
Pamela Clark, MA - Co-Chair	Director of Autism Schools	The Help Group
Chairs & Moderator - NLAART Insurance Wor
William Frea, PhD - - Chair & Moderator	Founder and Chief Clinical	Autism Spectrum Therapies
Mike Koch - Co-Chair	Executive Director & Privacy Official	California Kids Healthcare Foundation
Ronit Molko, PhD - Co-Chair	Co-Founder	Autism Spectrum Therapies
Chairs & Moderator - NLAART Early Identifica
Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD - Chair & Moderator	Director	The Help Group/UCLA Autism Research Alliance
Margaret Dunkle - Co-Chair	Director	Early Identification & Intervention Collaborative for LA County
Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD,BCBA-D - Co-Chair	Founder & Director	CARD- Center for Autism Related Disorders
Chairs & Moderator - NLAART Housing Workg
Ronald Cohen - Chair & Moderator	President & Chief Executive Officer	United Cerebral Palsy
Mike Danneker - Co-Chair	Executive Director	Westside Regional Center
NLAART - North Los Angeles Autism Regional
Linda Andron-Ostrow LCSW	Director	Focus on All-Child Therapies (F.A.C.T.)
Guillermo Arce	Parent/Supervising Appeals Hearing Specialist	LA County Dept. of Public Social Services
Martha Dina Arguello	Executive Director	Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sarit Ariam, Esq	Special Education Attorney/Advocate/Grandparent	Attorney & Parent
Peter Attwood	Sr. Assistant Software Engineer	CA
Yudi Bennett	Founding Member and President	Foothill Autism Alliance
Yolanda Bosch	Director, Grants Management & Legal Compliance	First 5 LA
Kristie-Sepulveda Burchit	Parent & Advocate	LIA Foundation
Marlene Castaneda	Interim Executive Director	UCLA Semel Inst. Nathansen Center
Fran Chasen	Public Policy Chair, Infant Development Association	Infant Development Association
Pamela Clark, MA	Director of Autism Schools	The Help Group
Ronald Cohen, PhD	President & Chief Executive Officer	United Cerebral Palsy
Teddi Cole	Parent, Actor, Advocate
Carlos Cortez, PhD	Director	UCLA Education Extension
Pegeen Cronin, PhD	Director, Autism Evaluation Clinic & Clinical Psychologist	UCLA Semel Institute
Diane Cullinane, MD	Developmental Pediatrician, Co-Executive Director	Pasadena Child Development Associates
Diane Danis, MD	M.D., MPH	Developmental Pediatrician
Mike Danneker	Executive Director	Westside Regional Center
Magdalena Beltran-Del Olmo	Vice President of Communications	California Wellness Foundation & Parent
Linda Demer, MD, PhD	Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Bioengineering	UCLA Medical Center
Margaret Dunkle	Director	Early ID & Intervention Collaborative for LA County
Marcia Eichelberger	Parent/President	Autism Society of Santa Barbara
Cara Entz,LMFT, BCBA	Director and Co-founder	Inizio Interventions, Inc.
John Farrimond, MBA	Vice President	The Help Group
Deborah Fils, MSPA	Parent & Speech Pathologist
Warren Finn, Esq.	Special Education Attorney/Advocate/Grandparent	Warren Finn Attorney at Law
Barbara Firestone, PhD	President & Chief Executive Officer	The Help Group
William Frea, PhD	Founder and Chief Clinical Officer	Autism Spectrum Therapies
Geri Fuchigami, MA	Transition Youth Coordinator	LAUSD
Fran Goldfarb, MA, CHES	Director, Family Support	USC UCEDD CHLA
Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD	Ph.D., BCBA-D Founder and Executive Director	CARD-Center for Autism Related Disorders
Philip Hain	Executive Director, Los Angeles Chapter	Autism Speaks- Los Angeles
Kia Hale	Young Adult Leader	Focus on All-Child Therapies (F.A.C.T.)
Elaine Hall	Miracle Project Coordinator	Vista Del Mar
Whit Hayslip, MA	Assistant Superintendent - Early Childhood (0 - 5)	LAUSD
Sharon Hensel-Cohen, MSCCC	Speech Language Pathologist	Sharon Hensel-Cohen
Esther Hess, PhD	Clinical Pediatric Psychologist	Center for the Developing Mind
Jon Hope	Autism Manager	San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Emily Iland, MA	President	Autism Society of Los Angeles
Tom Iland
Jamie L. Jaurez	Director	Hope Counseling & Family Therapy, Inc.
Gemma Jimenez	Task Force Contact-Field Deputy	Senator Alex Padilla
Steven Kapp	PhD Student UCLA	UCLA-ASAN
Copnnie Kasari, PhD	Professor Dept. of Education & Information Studies	UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
Cynthia Kawa, MA, MFT	Chief Executive Officer	New Horizons
Hilary Kip	Parent	ASD Support Group/The Help Group Parent Association
Michele Kipke, PhD	Clinical Director, Clinical, Diagnostic & Research Center, Boone Fetter Clinic	Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Mike Koch	Executive Director & Privacy Official	California Kids Healthcare Foundation
Tom Komp, LCSW	Sr. Vice President	The Help Group
Evelyn Kung	Clinical Director	CARD-Center for Autism Related Disorders
Stanley Landes, Esq.	Attorney
Connie Lapin	Family Member	Lecturer & Consumer/Legislative advocate for children and adults with ASD's
Eric Latham	Executive Director Pathway	UCLA Extension
Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD	Director	The Help Group/UCLA Autism Research Alliance
Elias Lefferman, PhD	CEO	Vista Del Mar
Jay Lytton	Student	UC Davis
Judith Maizlish, MA	Executive Director	Independence Center
Debra Berry Malmberg, PhD	Assistant Professor	Dept. of Psychology, California State Univ. Northridge
Soryl Markowitz, LCSW	Autism & Behavior Specialist	Westside Regional Center
Irene Martinez	Executive Director	Fiesta Educativa, Inc.
Evelyn Martinez, MPA	Executive Director	First 5 LA
Sara McCracken, PsyD	Director Autism Spectrum Disorders Program	The Help Group
Jennifer McNulty	President	Ventura County Autism Society
Beverlyn Mendez, MS	COO	Easter Seals Southern California
Steve Miller	Executive Director, CEO	Tierra Del Sol Foundation
Ronit Molko, PhD	Co-Founder	Autism Spectrum Therapies
Debbie Moss, MA	Autism Specialist	Los Angeles Unified School District
Roberta Newton	Executive Director	Developmental Disabilities Area Board 10
Tiffany O' Day	Director of Operations	CARD-Center for Autism Related Disorders
Robert Oakes		Office of Senator Carol Liu
Keith Penman	Executive Director	San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Judith Piggot, MD	Consultant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in Residences, Center for Autism Research and Treatment	UCLA Autism Evaluation Clinic (CART)
Tom Poe, Esq.	Staff Attorney	Disability Rights California
Paula Pompa-Craven, PsyD	Regional Vice President	Easter Seals Southern California
Sarah Pripas	Co-Director	UCLA Autistic Self-Advocay Network
Lois Provda, PhD	Educational Psychologist	Private Practice
Olivia Raynor, PhD	Director	Tarjan Center,Semel Institute
Ellen Reinstein, LCSW	Director	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Cheerful Helpers Child & Family Study Center
Max Reyes	District Representative	Senator Fran Pavley
Andrea Ridgway, PhD	Director of Clinical Services	Autism Spectrum Therapies
Ricki Robinson, MD	Developmental Pediatrician	Descanso Medical Group
Donna Ross-Jones	Co-Founder	Special Needs Network
Louis Rubino, PhD, FACHE	Interim Director	Institute for Community Health & Wellbeing - CSUN
Jennifer Sanderson, MS	Pre-Doctoral Fellow	UCLA Semel Institute
Scott Sangsland	Regional Director, Behavior HealthCare Services	Kaiser Permanente
Judy Schwartz, PhD	Coordinator, Center for Students with Disabilities	Santa Monica College
Karen Shapiro	The Shapiro Family Foundation	Parent
Sue Steiner	Speech Pathologist	Family Advocate
Laurie Stephens, PhD	Ph.D. Director of Clinical Services	Education Spectrum
George Stevens	Executive Director	North Los Angeles County Regional Center
Jeffrey Strully	Executive Director	Jay Nolan Community Services, Inc.
Elizabeth Terschuur	MFA Dance Choreography Student	Department World Arts & Cultures,UCLA
Joey Travolta	Creative Director	Inclusion Films
Mary Urquhart	Designer/Owner/Parent	Urquhart & Associates
William Wagnon	Young Adult Leader	Focus on All-Child Therapies (F.A.C.T.)
Steve Wesson	Managing Partner	ENT Partners, Inc
Caroline Wilson, RN, BSN	CEO	Autism Society of Los Angeles
Michelle K.Wolf	Director, Serving the Vulnerable Pillar	The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Ann Wolf		Whole Child Wellness
Gloria Wong	Executive Director	Eastern LA Regional Center
Patrice Yasuda, PhD	Director of Training	USC UCEDD (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Peter Zimble	Founder and Chief Clinical Officer	Oliver Ranch