Nancy Jacques

Board Chair and Director

Nancy Jacques is the Board Chair of Teach SOCIAL Silicon Valley.  Ms. Jacques, a former Engineering Manager at General Dynamics, is the parent of a child with Autism and is dedicated to helping all children with social cognitive developmental disabilities receive the programs and treatment they so desperately need. She works closely with state and local government officials and Silicon Valley educational leaders to develop proactive solutions to the current educational crisis for children with social cognitive developmental disabilities who are in the public school system. She is also the founder and president of Autism AFFECTS, is on the Steering Committee of the Alliance of California Autism Organizations, and participates in the California DDS Stakeholder Meetings.

Linda McNulty

Vice-Chair and Director

As Vice-Chair, Linda McNulty directs Teach SOCIAL Silicon Valley in the absence of the Board Chair. Ms. McNulty has served as a Special Education Advocate and Paralegal in a collaborative practice at the law offices of Mr. David Tollner. As Vice-Chair for Teach SOCIAL Silicon Valley, Ms. McNulty assists the Board Chair with education and fundraising activities and affairs.  Ms. McNulty is an ardent contributor to legislative campaigns and the Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. She created and led the Special Education Advisory Committee in Morgan Hill, has worked as a social coach using the Social Thinking philosophy, and lectured to Universities on "how to build a social program". She is credentialed through the USC center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.  She is the parent of a child with Autism, and is passionate about seeking interventions for children with High Functioning Autism.

Cathy Hart

Secretary and Director

As Secretary, Cathy Hart supervises the keeping of a full and complete record of the proceedings of the Board of Directors and its committees and the giving of such notices as may be necessary. Ms. Hart is an administrative assistant and office manager. She has worked for many years in corporate Silicon Valley as an executive secretary and department secretary.

Randi Dodge

Treasurer and Director

Randi Dodge is the financial officer for Teach SOCIAL. Her experience with individuals with social cognitive disabilities is extensive. She specializes in anxiety as it relates to this population. Ms. Dodge is a licensed Speech and Language Pathologist and has earned both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Speech and Language Pathology. She started her career in a hospital setting working with patients recovering from strokes and/or brain injuries and then moved to a school setting where she worked with a wide range of speech and language disorders.

Amy Miller

Teach Social Silicon Valley Clinic Manager and Director

As Clinic Manager, Amy Miller directs, coordinates, leads, and oversees all aspects of the day-to-day activities of clinical service and operations, to include direct supervision of the therapists. Amy graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2004 with both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Speech and Language Pathology. She joined Michelle Garcia Winner’s Center for Social Thinking in 2004, and has been helping children and families through individual and group trainings, at-school observations and assessments, as well as attending and supporting IEPs for students in both public and non-public school settings.

Pamela Crooke, PhD

Director

Pamela Crooke serves on a number of advisory boards across the United States including: Chapelhaven (Connecticut and Arizona - adult program for individuals with autism) and Vanguard (Arizona – elementary program for children with social cognitive challenges). She recently coordinated three nonprofits related to autism to form an umbrella organization - Tucson Alliance for Autism. This Alliance continues to serve individuals with autism in the Southwest. She has experience working with community funding sources as well as regional and national grants. She is a licensed Speech and Language Pathologist with over 20 years of clinical experience with this population.

Greg McNulty

Director

Greg McNulty, Vice President of Sales Americas and EMEA at Hifn, has over 20 years of executive sales, marketing and management experience. Prior to joining Hifn, Greg was founder and CEO of Cranite Systems. Before founding Cranite Systems, Greg led strategic and Business Development for Microsoft. He was also director of major accounts at Wind River, Rugged Digital Systems and ROLM Corporation. A graduate of Santa Clara University with a B.S. Degree, Greg also attended the University of Southern California, Systems Management Masters Program. He is a frequent lecturer at Stanford University, Santa Clara and UC Berkeley Graduate Schools of Business. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of The First Tee Organization and Santa Clara University’s Athletic Department’s capital campaign board.

Ryan Hendrix

Director (coming soon)

Arminta Jenson

Director (coming soon)