People With Disabilities Foundation Board of Directors

Sally Sklar, Attorney at Law
Oakland, CA

Joyce Smith
Division of Humanities
University of California at Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, C

Steven Bruce, Attorney at Law
San Francisco, CA

People With Disabilities Foundation Board Advisory Board

William Fry, M.D.
Emeritus Associate Clinical Professor, Stanford University; Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry; Forty years clinical experience including active member as California State Qualified Medical Examiner
Sacramento, CA

Jo Ellen Brainin-Rodriguez, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Brainin-Rodriguez received her medical degree from UCSF and completed her residency in Psychiatry at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco. She was formerly the medical director of Bridge to Wellness.
San Francisco, CA

Aaron Cohen, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services, University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Cohen conducts workshops relating to students and psychological disabilities, is involved in crisis intervention, counseling and educational assessment. His research includes "Self-Concept in College Students With Specific Learning Disabilities"
Berkeley, CA

Anita Gilbert, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Medical Director of Walden House, San Francisco, CA . Formerly staff clinical psychologist at California Department of Corrections, Parole Outpatient Unit.
San Francisco, CA

Matthew R. Mock, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Professional Psychology at John F. Kennedy UniversityDr. Mock specializes in issues of cultural competence, ethnicity and multiculturalism in psychotherapy with children and families locally. He was Director of the Center for Multicultural Development with the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH), and Director and Ethnic Services/Multicultural Services Coordinator for the Family, Youth and Children’s Services of Berkeley Mental Health for over 20 years. He has a private clinical and consulting practice in Berkeley. He has served on many Boards, including with the Asian American Psychological Association, the California Psychological Association, and the American Family Therapy Academy.
Berkeley, CA

John Wilde, Ph.D.
Professor and Counselor at City College of San Francisco, Disabled Students Department. Dr. Wilde obtained his B.A. in Education from Northern Illinois University, and his M.A. in Communications and Ph.D. in Education from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Dr. Wilde joined the faculty at City College of San Francisco in 1991. Dr. Wilde has also presided as president of the San Francisco Mayor's Disability Council, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Regional Center, Goodwill Industries, and the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco.
San Francisco, CA

Gerald Belchik, Ph.D.
Vocation Rehabilitation Consultant to the Social Security Administration
Oakland, CA

Martin L. Levine, S.P.H.R.
Vice President Human Resources of Windham Hospital Willimantic, CT

Monica Eskridge
Former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office for Civil Rights employee and manager for thirty years. Responsibilities included enforcing compliance with various disability discrimination violations under federal law and regulations including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.