Ms. Rosetti resides in San Francisco with her husband Bill, and two daughters who both have learning disabilities and ADD. She has been a tireless advocate for her daughters and others with learning and attention difficulties for over fifteen years. Ms. Rosetti retired from Levis Strauss as Merchandise Manager responsible for 125 million dollar business. Prior to Levis, she was a Research Analyst at McKensey & Co. Ms. Rosetti is President and co-founder of the Parents Education Network, and the founder of the Parent Support Group at Katherine Delmar Burkes School. She is currently a Trustee of the Charles Armstrong School, and past Board member of Burkes School and California Pacific Medical Center. She was also past President of the Little Sisters of the Poor Auxiliary. Ms. Rosetti received her M.B.A. from University of California at Berkeley, and B.A. from the University of Florida.
Ms. Otellini resides in San Francisco with her husband, Paul, and daughter who is dyslexic. She retired from Intel Corporation in 1995 where she held several legal and management positions. Prior to joining Intel, Ms. Otellini was an associate with the legal firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker where she represented Fortune 500 companies in all aspects of employment law. Currently Ms. Otellini is co-founder and Vice President of the Parents Education Network. She also is a Trustee of the Charles Armstrong School, and Director of the Exploratorium. Ms. Otellini served on the Steering Committee of the Hearts in San Francisco Project, a project benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Ms. Otellini received her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and a B.A. in political science and psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ms. Gregg lives in San Francisco with her husband, Jim, and is the mother of two dyslexic daughters who attend an independent school. She is an Interior Designer with clients throughout the Bay Area. Ms. Gregg has also been a film editor and florist. She currently is a Board member of the Blauvelt-Demerest Foundation which supports wildlife conservation and education.
Ms. Wilson resides in San Anselmo with her husband, Anthony, and three children. Her youngest son is dyslexic and attends an independent high school in Marin. Ms. Wilson has extensive experience in international finance. Her most recent experience before moving to the Bay Area, was Vice President in charge of International Investment for Rittenhouse Financial (A subsidiary of Nuveen Investments), where she managed a portfolio of over 200 million dollars. Prior to Rittenhouse Financial, Ms. Wilson was Vice President in charge of Latin America and Europe for Corestates Financial in Philadelphia. Ms. Wilson received a B.S. in Accounting from Villanova, and a B.S. in International Business from University of San Francisco.
Ms. Maloney resides in Pacifica with her husband, John, and two children. Her daughter is a wonderfully talented writer and a dyslexic learner. Ms. Maloney is herself a dyslexic learner, and is a dedicated advocate for her children. Ms. Maloney has worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry and also spent time working as an escrow officer in the field of real estate. She is also one of the founding members of the Parent Group on LD at Presidio Hill School and the Summer Resource Fair for LD Kids. Ms. Maloney was very involved in the 100% volunteer effort to build a wonderful new playground in Pacifica. She was also one of the founding members of the Parent and Teacher Association at Lamping Elementary in Nevada. She is currently training to run the Honolulu Marathon in support of the San Francisco Aids Foundation. Ms. Maloney attended the University Nevada Las Vegas majoring in hotel restaurant administration. She also attended Mount St Mary's College in Brentwood, CA majoring in business.
Ms. Traun resides in San Francisco with her husband Tony Tamburello, and daughter who is dyslexic. She has been active in starting a parent support group at Presidio Hill School. Ms. Traun has been an attorney in private practice since 1979. Currently she is a sole practitioner and employed part time by the Bar Association of San Francisco as an administrator in the Indigent Defense Program. Ms. Traun has taught as an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University Law School and USF Law School, and New College of California School of Law. Ms. Traun is a long time member of the Conflicts Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the National Lawyers' Guild, Women Defenders, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and the California Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association. She has been honored by the Bar Association of San Francisco and Women Defenders as an "Outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney." Ms. Traun received her law degree at the New College School of Law, and B.A. from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Whitlock currently resides in Half Moon Bay, and is the parent of two children with learning and attention difficulties. She has thirty years of experience in education and education publishing, with expertise in developing curriculum and classroom materials, and expertise in guidance and development of teachers and administrators. Dr. Whitlock is the Head of School at Charles Armstrong School, a school dedicated to the dyslexic learner who has difficulty learning in more traditional schools. She is also Director of the Charles Armstrong Teaching Institute that is dedicated to export its research based best practices to public and private school teachers. Dr. Whitlock professional experience includes Executive Director of Accelerated Schools Project, Stanford University School of Education; Vice President of Elementary Product Development, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company; and Elementary and Secondary School teacher. Dr. Whitlock is also past President of the Board of Children's Health Council, Palo Alto, CA, and a member of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD); Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA); National Association of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and International Reading Association (IRA). Dr. Whitlock has a B.A. in elementary Education, Ohio State University; a M.A. Education, University of Maryland, and Ph.D. Diagnostic and Prescriptive Teaching in Mathematics and Reading Education, University of Maryland.
Ms. Fleischer resides in San Francisco with her husband, Spencer, and four children. Born and educated in South Africa, she has lived in several countries and has been actively involved in schools in London, Hong Kong and San Francisco. Her interest in this field stems from her own education, in which learning differences were ignored, and also from the needs of her children. Ms. Fleischer has been a long time champion of schools around the world addressing the needs of children with learning and attention difficulties around the world. Directly after high school, Ms. Fleischer spent two self-supported years traveling alone and working in Europe and North America, an experience to which she credits a pragmatic and organized approach to life. She attended Burnham Business College and then founded and ran her own company, "Organization Unlimited", which managed events in catering and sports promotion in South Africa. Ms. Fleischer has also worked as sales director for Lorton Publications. She was a member of the fund raising board of "Action on Addition", a London-based charity providing drug-related treatment and rehabilitation. She currently represents an African safari company, "Passage to Africa" in the U.S.
Ms. Sperber resides in San Francisco with her partner, Dale, and is the parent of two talented daughters with learning disabilities. She has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf and Deaf-Blind and has been a disability rights advocate for over thirty years. She was the Artistic Director of a theatre company dedicated to integrating the artistry of deaf and hearing actors onto the stage.Ms. Sperber is currently a Trustee at Gateway High School in San Francisco and serves on the Advisory Board of Northern California Branch, International Dyslexia Association. She is a past Board member of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Northern California Unit and a past Chair of the Parent Group on Learning Differences at San Francisco Day School.Ms. Sperber received her B.A. in Linguistics from California State University, Northridge and interpreting and translating certification from Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
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