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Board Officers
Board Chair Sandra Jacobs
DCA Civil Engineering Group
– Business Relations Manager
Board Vice Chair David
Wilson, C. P.A.
Bay Cities National Bank –
Chief Financial Officer
Board Secretary Scott
Bell
Morgan Stanley – Financial
Advisor
Board Treasurer Joel
McCloud
McCloud Property
Acquisitions, Inc. – Partner
Board Members
Judith Borck
Bake My Day, LLC - President
Bret Bruns
Sam’s Club – General Manager
Clarence Chappell
Heartland Payment Systems –
Relationship Manager
Merrietta Fong, C.P.A.
Rosenthal, Pierson, Fong &
Frew, LLP -
Greg Halvorsen
Redondo Van & Storage -
President & Owner
Michael Leevy
Exxon Mobil – Technical
Services Department Head
Ted Lieu, Esq.
California Assembly member -
53rd District
Colleen McCloud
Retired Advertising
Executive
Bob Meistrell
Body Glove - Founder
Julie Thong
Health and Wellness -
Business Owner
Michael Molina
LA City Council Member
Janice Hahn – Chief of Staff
Thomas Quilling, Esq.
Holland & Knight, LLP -
Associate Construction
Industry Practice
Gavin Wasserman, Esq.
Wasserman & Wasserman, LLP –
Attorney
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ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
Rebecca
Foo, Ph. D.
Executive
Director
Dr. Foo has
been with
Switzer
Center since
1988 and
became
executive
director in
1994. Also a
licensed
psychologist,
she earned
her Ph. D.
at the
University
of Southern
California
studying the
Behavior
Problems,
Social
Adjustment
and
Self-Reported
School
Competency
In Three
Subtypes of
Learning
Disabled
Children and
Adolescents.
In her
capacity as
the South,
West,
Central Los
Angeles
Regional
Coordinator
of
California
Association
of Private
Special
Education
Schools (CAPSES)
Dr. Foo
conducts
regional
meetings for
the
administrators
of CAPSES
member
nonpublic
schools. As
a member of
the board of
directors of
CAPSES since
2000, she
was elected
Vice
President
South of the
board of
directors in
2003. She is
a member of
the
California
Psychological
Association,
American
Psychological
Association,
Los Angeles
Psychological
Association,
California
Association
of
Nonprofits,
Learning
Disabilities
Association
and many
other
related
professional
organizations.
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Leonard
Hernandez
-
Principal
Mr.
Hernandez
has
been
employed
at
Switzer
Center
since
December
1972.
His
steady
rise
within
the
organization,
from
teacher’s
aide,
to
classroom
co-teacher,
to
head
classroom
teacher,
upper
school
coordinator,
and
for
over
14
years,
School
Principal
is
an
indication
of
his
professionalism
and
commitment
to
the
education
of
our
students
and
loyalty
to
our
school.
In
2002,
the
California
Association
of
Private
Special
Education
Schools
awarded
him
their
Annual
Award
of
Excellence.
As
the
school
principal,
he
directs
and
coordinates
the
activities
of
our
primary
or
secondary
school.
He
also
confers
with
teachers,
students,
and
parents
concerning
educational
and
behavioral
problems
in
school.
Mr.
Hernandez
holds
a
lifetime
Learning
Handicapped
Specialist
Teaching
Credential.
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Owen
Fudim,
Ph.D-
Director
of
Clinical
Services
Dr.
Fudim
has
been
with
Switzer
Center
since
1983.
He
is
in
charge
of
the
Psychology
Department
and
supervises
the
psychologists
and
psychology
interns.
He
is a
member
of
the
following
associations:
American
Psychological
Association,
Orton
Dyslexia
Society,
Association
of
Educational
Therapists,
American
Association
of
Applied
&
Preventative
Psychology,
National
Register
of
Health
Service
Providers
in
Psychology,
National
Association
of
School
Psychologists,
Mental
Health
Medical
Staff-Del Amo
Hospital,
Adjunct
Professor
CSPP-CA.
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Doctoral
Psychology
Internship
Switzer
Center
has
operated
a
training
program
since
1975 for
graduate
students
pursuing
a
Doctorate
in
psychology.
The
training
program
has met
the
standards
for
membership
with the
Association
of
Psychology
Postdoctoral
and
Internship
Centers
(A.P.P.I.C.).
A
separate
brochure,
describing
the
internship
program
in more
depth,
can be
obtained
by
contacting
the
Director
of
Clinical
Services.
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Darla
Dunlop,
Ph.D
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Director
of
Development
Darla
Dunlop
has been
the
Director
of
Development
at
Switzer
Center
since
February
2004.
She
manages
special
events
such as
the
annual
Red
Balloon
Golf
Tournament,
South
Bay
Woman of
the Year
Awards,
grant
proposal
writing,
marketing
and
publicity.
She is a
member
of the
National
Society
of Fund
Raising
Executives.
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