Board of Directors | People with Disabilities Succeeding | Marin

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PDS Board of Directors

Katherine Doering – President

Retired Instructor/Supervisor in Severely Handicapped/Special Education Department
San Francisco State University
M.A. in Special Education
Board member since 1994

Gail Sollid – Secretary

Stepmother of participant who receives services from PDS
Retired audiologist
Worked with people a wide range of disabilities for 25 years
M.A. in Special Education with an emphasis in Audiology
Board member since 2012

Catherine Varnau - Treasurer

Mother of a participant who receives services from PDS
Accounting Bookkeeper
Served on the board of the Down Syndrome League
MBA from DePaul University in Chicago
Board member since 2021

Mary Mauro

Former President of United Cerebral Palsy for South Western Idaho
Served on the Governor’s Committee to Hire the Handicapped
Former head of volunteers at Elks Rehab Center
Mother of participant who receives services from PDS
Board member since 2015

Robin Sloan

Self-Advocate
Individual with developmental disabilities
Works at Banana Republic
Advocates for other participants who also receive services from PDS
Board member since 2005

Robin with her family

Denise Belanger

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
Master of Nursing in Mental Health, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner
Owner of Mindful Nature Practice, a private nature-based mindfulness education practice in the North Bay
Former PDS staff member and administrator

Brian Lyng

Self-Advocate
Individual with developmental disabilities
Works at Woodlands
Has been a part of PDS since 2010
Known as "Mr. PDS"

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