Lanterman's Board of Directors

Lanterman is a private, non-profit organization that has a contract with the state of California to provide services for people with developmental disabilities, and we serve a specific geographic area. But we’re not a state agency – we’re something unique - a local organization run by a board of directors whose members are people from the community, and include individuals with developmental disabilities, family members, local leaders and professionals.

The board’s most important job is to make sure that the Regional Center is conducting business in a way that fulfills the promise of the Lanterman Act: That people with developmental disabilities have the same rights and responsibilities as all other individuals, and that they should participate in the community in every way possible.

The board of directors has a number of key functions and responsibilities including:

• Ensuring the Center complies with its contract
• Developing policy and service standards
• Monitoring policy
• Hiring and evaluating the executive director
• Developing our strategic direction and goals including long-range planning
• Raising public awareness of who we are and what we do

Board members are responsible for looking at, and balancing the needs of our entire community. They help people understand and support the work of the Regional Center on behalf of our community members with developmental disabilities, and influence people to make better laws to improve the service delivery system.

Looking for New Blood...with experience
As a mutli-million dollar corporation, Lanterman Regional Center is always interested in recruiting board and committee members who have backgrounds in finance, fundraising, community relations, marketing, public relations, law, personnel and other related areas. Should you or someone you know be interested in volunteering in such a capacity, contact Patrick Aulicino at 213.383.1300, x. 4928 or paulicino@lanterman.org.

Board Welcomes Your Attendance at its Meetings
Anyone in the community is welcome to attend Lanterman's board of directors meeting. The montly meeting is conducted on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. Meetings are held at Lanterman Regional Center. Contact Frank Lara in advance at 213.383.1300, x. 4902 or flara@lanterman.org so you can be placed on the list of attendees.

Meet Lanterman's Board Members and Advisors

Gary Pancer - President

Kelly Vencill Sanchez - First Vice President

Larry DeBoer - Treasurer

Kristin Conder- Secretary

Al Marsella - Immediate Past President

John Erdos

Vicki Forman

Armen Frundzhyan

Linda Jones

Ervand Kestenian

Ray Lemus

Howard McBroom

John Poulos

Marjorie Heller - Advisor

 

Updated December 6, 2007