Executive Staff

 

Sharon Leon
Executive Director
National Foundation for Autism Research
Mother of 2 boys, including a 16-year old boy with autism

 

Board of Directors

 

Juan F. Leon
Board Chairman and Founder
National Foundation for Autism Research
Father of 2 boys, including a 16-year old with autism

Jay Bautista
Sr. Program Manager
Mail Boxes Etc., a UPS Company
Father of 2 girls, including a 7-year old with autism

Kim Brown, MA
Special Education Teacher, Masters in Autism
Encinitas School District

William Cheney
Chief Financial Officer
DriveOK.com, a PROCON Company

Eric Courchesne, Ph.D.
Director
UCSD Autism Center of Excellence and Healthy Infant Development Laboratory
Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD

Laura Hall, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Special Education, College of Education,
San Diego State University

Lianna Rios
Account Executive Manager
San Diego Gas and Electric, a Sempra Energy Utility
Mother of 4 children, including a 4-year old boy with autism

Carol Stachwick, CPA
Senior Manager
Sonnenberg & Company
Nonprofit Leadership Masters Degree Program, University of San Diego
Mother of 2 children, including a 13-year old boy with Aspergers Syndrome

David M. Tew
Chief Operating Officer
Mercy Health System of Oklahoma

Shannon Wallace, MA, MFTI
Clinical Director
AEFCT (Autism Experts Empowering Families & Children)

 

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