PWDF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Clinical Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological
Clinical Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services, University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Cohen conducts workshops relating to students and psychological disabilities, is involved in crisis intervention, counseling and educational assessment. His research includes "Self-Concept in College Students With Specific Learning Disabilities."
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Medical Director of Walden House, San
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Medical Director of Walden House, San Francisco, CA. Formerly staff clinical psychologist at California Department of Corrections, Parole Outpatient Unit.
April Banerjee, Deputy Director, has experience as a training manager, a technical communicator, and an administrator. Her work involved energy management, including for low-income households. She has researched and written about environmental issues. She holds a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Professor of Psychiatry, Director
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Deputy Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Deputy Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders; UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Leventhal received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his child and adolescent psychiatry training at Duke University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Clinical Professor of Family and Community
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine; Director, Office of Developmental Primary Care. Dr. Kripke graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and completed a residency in family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice. She completed a fellowship in medical editing and faculty development at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Job Titles:
- Emeritus Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
Emeritus Associate Clinical Professor, Stanford University; Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry; Forty years clinical experience including active member as California State Qualified Medical Examiner.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Vocation Rehabilitation Consultant to the Social Security Administration
Retired from the FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health where he was Chief, Quality Control Evaluation Section, Diagnostic X-Ray Devices in the Office of Compliance (OC), and, Chief, Otolaryngology (ENT) Devices Branch in the Office of Device Evaluation (ODE). Mr. Sauberman served as Patron Chair for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at the 2016 Globecom Communications Conference in Washington, D.C., and has been Director of the IEEE Washington, D.C. Section. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and has degrees from New York University (B.A., B.E.E., M.E.E.) and George Washington University (M.E.A.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
Dr. Shapiro received his MD from the University of Pittsburgh and went on to be a resident at the Langley Porter Center at UCSF. Dr. Shapiro worked as a medical expert for the Department of Human Services, Social Security Administration and the Office of Health and Appeals for 20 years. Dr. Shapiro also worked for the Citywide Case Management Program through UCSF for 20 years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Board of Directors
- Attorney at Law, San Francisco, CA / Principal
Principal, Espey Law Offices. Ms. Espey practices in the area of estate planning, trust law, and probate. She received her J.D. from University of California Hastings College of the Law, and her undergraduate degree from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Brainin-Rodriguez received her medical degree from UCSF and completed her residency in Psychiatry at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco. She was formerly the medical director of Bridge to Wellness.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Professor and Counselor at City College of San
Professor and Counselor at City College of San Francisco, Disabled Students Department. Dr. Wilde obtained his B.A. in Education from Northern Illinois University, and his M.A. in Communications and Ph.D. in Education from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Dr. Wilde joined the faculty at City College of San Francisco in 1991. Dr. Wilde has also presided as president of the San Francisco Mayor's Disability Council, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Regional Center, Goodwill Industries, and the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Board of Directors
Mr. Levine is a former hospital Vice President of Human Resources with over 20 years' experience. He is a college and university adjunct instructor and career coach.
Mr. Schulman has over 30 years of technical experience in software, networking, and security, and is currently a Technical Director at Symantec Corp. He holds M.S. degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins University, respectively, and has five patents.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
Dr. Miglani attended the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. She currently serves as a University of California San Francisco Public Psychiatry Fellow and remains connected to teaching as a Clinical Instructor for both UCSF and Yale University's School of Medicine.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at University of California San Francisco Division of Child
Dr. Hendren is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at University of California San Francisco Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Co-Director of the UCSF Dyslexia Center; Director, Program for Research On Neurodevelopmental and Translational Outcomes (PRONTO), and Medical Consultant, STAR Autism and Neurodevelopment Program. He has published well over 100 scientific papers and 5 books.
Job Titles:
- Legal Director
- Attorney at Law, San Francisco, CA
Steven Bruce, Legal Director, is licensed to practice law in California and Florida. He worked for the Social Security Administration as a Senior Staff Attorney. In 2000, he founded People With Disabilities Foundation. Steven has worked for the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offices for Civil Rights, was a supervisor in the Government Benefits Unit for Legal Aid, and was an Assistant Public Defender. He has a B.A. in Economics and Psychology, with honors, from the University of California at Berkeley. His J.D. is from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is a member of the California and Florida Bars; the District Courts of the Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and the Southern District of Florida; the Ninth Cir. Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Job Titles:
- Member of the People With Disabilities Foundation Advisory Board
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Collins received her MD and MPH degrees from Emory University, and completed her residency in Psychiatry at University of California at San Francisco.