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Our Team
We are a bold and courageous community of educators, Board Members, and Staff bound together by a common cause that has defined what we do since 1969.
Officers
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Ron Dean
Board President
Ronald Dean, a Law Corporation -
Susan Baerwald
Board Vice President
Co-founder and Co-owner, Just Folk -
Angelo J. Gasbarro, CPA
Board Treasurer
Accounting Manager, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. -
Becky Brown, RN
Board Secretary
Registered Developmental Disability Nurse (UK)
Board of Directors
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Sara Brown
Assistant Branch Manager, Pacific Western Bank
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Ellen Seldon
Service Coordinator, Westside Regional Center (Retired)
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Joseph Maalouf
Special Education Teacher, LAUSD
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Peter Wendel
Realtor, Compass
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Andrew N. Weissman
JD, Law Offices of Arkin & Weissman
Staff Members
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Kaely Shilakes
Executive Director, Psy.D.
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Lubna Mohamed
Assistant Director
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Rachel Hamburg
Director of Development
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Aaron Matsuda
Development and Communications Associate
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Apinya Srikhwanthong
Director of Visual Arts
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Amoura Gonzalez
Fine Arts Instructor / Admin Assistant
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Blanca Martinez
Clinical Staff
Bilingual - English/Spanish -
Mason Oh
Clinical Staff
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Thomas Meyer
Clinical Staff
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Melissa Falco-Williams
Director of Fiber Arts
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Jeff Hansen
Fiber Arts Intructor
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Edmound Veyna
Fine Arts Instructor
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Pablo Suñé
Music Therapist
Bilingual - English/Spanish -
Chris Knight
Accountant
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Mary Dean
Tai Chi Instructor
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Joseph Maalouf Jr.
Clinical Staff
Custodial Supervisor
Teen Volunteer Program Co-coordinator -
Penny Thompson
Teen Volunteer Program Co-coordinator
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Anne Cooper
Drama Director
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Laura O'Neal
Development Consultant
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David Lopez
Custodian Contractor
Member Representatives
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Josh D.
Member Representative
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Elizabeth H.
Member Representative