Executive Staff
Sharon Leon
Executive Director
National Foundation for Autism Research
Mother of 2 boys, including a son with autism
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Board of Directors
Juan F. Leon
Board Chairman and Founder
National Foundation for Autism Research
Father of 2 boys, including a son with autism
Brad Adams, CPA
Audit Manager
Leaf & Cole, LLP
Jay Bautista
Sr. Program Manager
Mail Boxes Etc., a UPS Company
Father of 2 girls, including a daughter with autism
Kim Brown, MA
District Autism Specialist
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
Mariana Farrell, CLU, ChFC, CASL, LUTCF
Director of Development
New York Life Insurance Company
Mother of 2, including a daughter with autism
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 son with autism
Steve Stachwick
Manager
Broadcom
Father of 2 children, including a son with Asperger's Syndrome
Shannon Wallace, MA, MFTI
Clinical Director
AEFCT (Autism Experts Empowering Families & Children)
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Honorary Board Members
Mario A. Bourdon, Ph.D.
President & CEO
La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine
Thomas J. Farrell
Entrepreneur in Residence
PTV Sciences, L.P. (Austin, Texas)
Founder, Cylene Pharmaceuticals Inc. (San Diego)
Carol Stachwick, CPA
Senior Manager
Sonnenberg & Company
Nonprofit Leadership Masters Degree Program, USD
Mother of 2 children, including a son with Asperger's Syndrome
David M. Tew
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center (Omaha, Nebraska)
Most recently Chief Operating Officer of Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego)
Bill Davis
Executive Vice President of Development
San Diego County YMCA
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