PDS Board of Directors
Katherine Doering – President
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Retired Instructor/Supervisor in Severely Handicapped/Special Education Department
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San Francisco State University
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M.A. in Special Education
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Board member since 1994
Gail Sollid – Secretary
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Stepmother of participant who receives services from PDS
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Retired audiologist
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Worked with people a wide range of disabilities for 25 years
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M.A. in Special Education with an emphasis in Audiology
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Board member since 2012
Catherine Varnau - Treasurer
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Mother of a participant who receives services from PDS
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Accounting Bookkeeper
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Served on the board of the Down Syndrome League
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MBA from DePaul University in Chicago
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Board member since 2021
Mary Mauro
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Former President of United Cerebral Palsy for South Western Idaho
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Served on the Governor’s Committee to Hire the Handicapped
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Former head of volunteers at Elks Rehab Center
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Mother of participant who receives services from PDS
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Board member since 2015
Robin Sloan
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Self-Advocate
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Individual with developmental disabilities
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Works at Banana Republic
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Advocates for other participants who also receive services from PDS
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Board member since 2005
Robin with her family
Denise Belanger
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PhD in Special Education from UC Berkeley: Joint Doctoral Program with San Francisco State University, emphasizing employment and community inclusion for adults with significant disabilities
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Master of Nursing in Mental Health, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner
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Owner of Mindful Nature Practice, a private nature-based mindfulness education practice in the North Bay
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Former PDS staff member and administrator
Brian Lyng
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Self-Advocate
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Individual with developmental disabilities
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Works at Woodlands
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Has been a part of PDS since 2010
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Known as "Mr. PDS"
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