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Jim Quaranta
Board Member
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Jim moved from Phoenix, Arizona to the Bay Area in 1985 to attend college at Santa Clara University where he studied psychology. Jim joined Intel in 1990 and has spent the majority of his career in Product Marketing for notebook computing platforms. While at Intel, Jim returned to Santa Clara part time to complete his M.B.A. Jim met his wife Anne at Santa Clara, and they were married in 1990. They have 2 children; a son and a daughter. Their son has autism and is currently attending middle school and their daughter is in elementary school. |
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Joanna Grassle Jaeger
Board Chair
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Ms. Jaeger is married and the mother of two children, one with autism, both with juvenile diabetes. She has been actively involved in the special needs community working as an advocate for families of children with special needs for nearly 10 years. Her association with Parents Helping parents began in 1994 when she was a founding co-chair of the PHP Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) group. A graduate of San Jose State with a degree in Chemistry, Joanna worked in the semiconductor industry in various capacities prior to being welcomed into the Parents Helping Parents network. |
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Joyce Uggla
Board Secretary
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Bio coming soon. |
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Kazue Lowenstein
Facilitator of Japanese Support Group
kazue@php.com
408-727-5775 X134 X165 |
Ms. Kazue Lowenstein continues to work as a volunteer with Parents Helping Parents (PHP), an organization dedicated to providing support services to families of children with special needs. Over time she became aware of the particular challenges faced by Japanese families of children with special needs who were residing in the Bay Area. Away from their families and home communities, the Japanese had to deal with both language barriers and cultural differences. Thus, in 1996 Ms. Lowenstein established a new branch of PHP, the Japanese Support Group. In recognition of her ongoing contribution and dedication to PHP Japanese Support Group and the local community, Ms. Lowenstein was honored with the Japanese Consul General's Commendation on February 14, 2006. |
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Mary Ellen Peterson
maryellen@php.com
408-727-5775 X153 |
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Robert Badagliacco
Board Member
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Robert is the Vice President, Corporate Advisory Services at Trammell Crow Company. |
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Wayne Jasper
Board Member
waynejasper@earthlink.net |
Wayne Jasper is a resident of Sunnyvale, California and is actively involved in the community. He is a husband and a parent of three children. His oldest son has tuberous sclerosis, a genetic condition characterized by tumors in various organs, skin manifestations, seizures, autism, difficult behaviors and developmental delay. Wayne is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo with a B.S. degree in business/management information systems and is a nonprofit consultant with over 20 years experience. He currently co-faciltates PHP’s Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities group and serves on PHP’s Board of Directors.
In the past Wayne has served as PHP’s Project Coordinator for Strategies, a statewide network of training and technical assistance centers for family resource centers, edited and published PHP’s quarterly newsletter, Special Addition, and coordinated PHP’s Support & Information Groups, and coordinated PHP’s Volunteer Program. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Combined Health Appeal of California, the National Voluntary Health Agency of California and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. He has planned conferences and facilitated parenting classes for parents of children with special needs, helped in the startup of a corporate daycare, a school PTA, a corporate employee volunteer program, developed chapters for a national organization and facilitated several groups.
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