Area Board Locations

Council Members

The Governor appoints the Council's 31 members. Some are appointed because they are self/family advocates, some by virtue of their position in state government, and some as representatives of other organizations involved in this system. The Assembly and Senate each recommend one self/family advocate for appointment by the Governor. Information on applying to serve as a Governor's appointee is available through the Governor's Office. Click here for important additional information about State Council and Area Board appointments.

Under federal law, self/family advocates must comprise at least 60 percent of the Council membership. Federal law also specifies that consumer representation be a combination of self and family representatives. Since January 1, 2003, California law requires that 13 of the 19 self/family advocates be from the Area Boards on Developmental Disabilities (one from each "catchment area" served by the 13 area boards). Following are current members who have been appointed as self or family advocates on the Council:

 

On January 25, 2012, Molly Kennedy was sworn in, by Patrick Henning from the Governor’s Appointments office, as a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities representing Area Board 13 on Developmental Disabilities that serves San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Molly has been an advocate for persons with disabilities for over 20 years. She has a Masters Degree in Public Administration and has been an administrator for programs that provide services to underserved populations. In this professional role she assisted in creating policies that improved health care access for individuals with disabilities.

The Council looks forward to Molly’s participation and representation of individuals with disabilities and Area Board 13.

                          

Council Member Recruitment Notice

Recruitment Notice

 

• Ray Ceragioli
  Family Advocate (representing relatives/guardians of current or former Developmental Center residents)
• Jorge A. Aguilar
  Family Advocate (nominated by the Assembly Speaker)
• David Mulvaney
  Family Advocate (representing relatives of community residents)
• Lisa Cooley
  Self- Advocate (Nominated by the Senate)
• Jennifer Allen
  Self- Advocate (At Large)
• Vacant (2)
  Self- Advocate (At Large)
• Catherine P. O'Brien-Peterson
  Family Advocate Representing Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake Counties (Area Board 1)
• Leroy G. Shipp, Chairperson
  Family Advocate Representing Butte, Shasta, Glenn, Siskiyou, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Modoc and Trinity Counties (Area Board 2)
• Vacant
  Alpine, Sacramento, Colusa, El Dorado, Sutter, Nevada, Yolo, Placer, Yuba and Sierra Counties (Area Board 3)
• Kraig "Max" Duley
  Family Advocate Representing Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties (Area Board 4)
• Jennifer Walsh
  Self Advocate Representing Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties (Area Board 5)
• Kerstin Williams
  Self Advocate Representing Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties (Area Board 6)
• Vacant
  Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara (Area Board 7)
• Steve Silvius
  Family Advocate Representing Mariposa, Madera, Merced, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties (Area Board 8)
• Denise Filz
  Family Advocate Representing San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura (Area Board 9)
• Vacant
  Family Advocate Representing Los Angeles County (Area Board 10)
  
• Vacant
  Self Advocate Representing Orange County (Area Board 11)
• Vacant
  Inyo, Mono, Riverside and San Beradino Counties (Area Board 12)
• Molly Kennedy
  San Diego and Imperial Counties (Area Board 13)

In addition to the Council's 19 "term" appointments, there are 10 representatives of specified agencies and organizations who serve "at the Governor's pleasure" with no fixed length of term. Agency Council Members identified in Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 4521 (b)(2)(A-I), and in Federal Law:

• Anthony Sauer (Bill Moore)
  Director, Rehabilitation Director 4521(b)(2) (C)
• Tom Torlakson (Daniel Boomer, Ph.D.)
  Superintendent of Public Instruction 4521(b)(2) (D)
• Lora Connolly
  Acting Director, Older Americans Act Agency 4521(b)(2) (I) [CDA]
• Diana Dooley
  Social Security Title XIX Agency 4521(b)(2) (A) [CHHSA]
• Terri Delgadillo (Mark Hutchinson)
  Director, Department of Developmental Services 4521(b)(2) (B) [DDS]
• Olivia Raynor, Ph.D.
  Higher Education 4521(b)(2) (F) [UCLA/UCE]
• Robert Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H.
  Higher Education 4521(b)(2) (F) [USC/UCE]
• Robin Hansen
  Higher Education 4521(b)(2) (F) [USD/UCE]
• Catherine Blakemore
  Executive Director, Disability Rights California Board Rep. 4521(b)(2) (H)
• Toby Douglas (Jonathan Clarkson)
  Director Of Health Services 4521(b)(2) (G)
• Vacant
  Non-Govt. agency/group concerned with services to Developmental Disabled 4521(b)(2) (E)