Advisory Committee

Our Advisory Committee Members are:

Allan Buck
Retired, President Five Cities Men's Club

Alyson Mackey
Assistant Professor of Management, Cal Poly; parent of two children with ASD

Betsy Umhofer
District Representative, Congresswoman Lois Capps, CA 22nd District

Bianca Lin
Registered Nurse, French Hospital; Parent of a child with ASD

Colleen VanScoy
Parent of a child with ASD

Dana Ehring
Speech Language Pathologist, Therapies to Grow On

Dee Lacey
Cattle Rancher, Lacey Livestock

Denae Boggs
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Family Institute of the Central Coast

Diane Toevs
Program Director, Respite, Inc.

Dr. Ali Sadeghi
Executive Director, California PsychCare

Emily Reneau
Event Coordinator, Horticulture and Crop Science Cal Poly; Parent of a child with ASD

Jill Heuer
SELPA Director, SLO County SELPA

John Gange
Director, Adventure Club, Wonderful World Adventures
RDI Program Certified Consultant, Dynamic Consulting Systems

John Taylor
CTRS, Founder/Executive Director, Project Surf Camp, and Resource Specialist, Paso Robles Public Schools

Joy Sostrin

Dr. Julie Daggett
Clinical Psychologist; Family Institute of the Central Coast

Kim Jones
Parent of two children with ASD

Larry Bardach
Occupational Therapist, Playpath Therapy

Laura Cooper
Occupational Therapist, Pediatric Therapy Solutions

Lisa Moreno-Voss
Occupational Therapist, Pediatric Therapy Solutions

Lyndee Sing
Program Manager Graphic Communication Institute, Cal Poly; Parent of a child with ASD

Marna Scarry Larkin, MA CCC/ SLP
Speech Language Pathologist, Language, Learning and Speech Center

Matt Neff
Owner, Neff & Associates Insurance

Mercedes Meier
ASH Management; Parent of a child with ASD

Mollie Bivens
Occupational Therapist, Pediatric Therapy Solutions

Rachel Hunt
Parent of child with ASD

Rod Neubert
Consultant, Neubert and Associates

Susan Neubert
Teacher, Neubert and Associates

Seth Wells
Firefighter, Santa Maria; Parent of a child with ASD

Shawna Whitfield
Vice President, Board of Directors; WALK Coordinator; Parent of a child with autism

Syndi Ecker, MA
Educational Consultant, Parent and Education Discovery

Tammy Mars
California PsychCare

Tom Jones
Senior Regional Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric; Parent of two children with ASD

Tom Waylett
Attorney at Law, Waylett Law

Tony Westbrook
Principal, Coastal Reprographic Services

Vanessa Wells
Parent of a child with ASD