Linda Jones

Linda Jones Brings Over Two Decades of Experience in the Field of Developmental Disabilities to Lanterman’s Board

The Lanterman Service Provider Advisory Committee acts as a representative voice regarding important matters related to the Lanterman service provider community as a whole, and as such, holds one seat on Lanterman’s board of
directors. For six years, this board position was filled by Ann Seisa who served on the Service Provider Advisory Committee for 10 years, two as chair.

In November, at the end of Seisa’s service to both the board and the Service Provider Advisory Committee, a new person had to be selected. With 25 years of experience in the field of developmental disabilities, Linda Jones, already a member of the Advisory Committee was selected to represent the interests of Lanterman’s service providers on the board.

Jones, who has worked at UCP for 23 years and has her master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California, is the director of Client Services at UCP and oversees the organization’s supported living and independent living services in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. While at UCP, Jones has worked to provide a variety of services for children and adults with various developmental disabilities, including residential and day programs, as well as supported employment and living, independent living and children-specific services.

"Because of my background and experience providing many different services, I feel that I am able to aptly represent the interests of the service providers that make up Lanterman’s community,” shares Jones. “I would also like to add that I’m honored to have been given the opportunity to represent such an outstanding group of service providers who are doing an incredible job in very difficult times.”

Jones explained that she was looking forward to being able to continue to enhance the quality of services delivered by Lanterman’s service providers and to further expand the relationship between service providers and the Regional Center. She also added, “Serving on the board is a great learning opportunity
for me personally, especially being involved on the board at such a critical juncture in the overall future of the regional center system.”

Updated May 25, 2004