Board of Directors

Michele Waterman

Founder & CEO of Autism Education Network
Parent of a child with autism

Michele Waterman is the founder and executive director of the Autism Education Network, a California non profit organization. Before the Network, she worked in the field of business communications as a top sales executive for both Lucent Technologies and Nortel Communications. Her experience includes co-ownership of Power Source, a manufacturer representative firm distributing power and electrical products which produced over 100 million dollars in annual sales. She received a B.A. in Speech Communications from San Jose State University in 1996 and studied abroad for a year in Aix-en-Provence, France at L’ Académie d’Aix-Marseille, Institut d‘Études Françaises pour Étudiants Étrangers (IEFEE).

Craig Waterman

CFO of Autism Education Network
Parent of a child with autism

Rick Rollens

Rollens Consulting
Parent of a child with autism

Rick Rollens was Secretary of the California State Senate. When his young son was diagnosed with autism, Rollens’ life changed completely, and he began to devote his working hours to the investigation of autism. He co-founded Families for Early Autism Treatment and helped establish the UC Davis MIND Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders). Rick has raised over $70 million dollars to fund research efforts aimed at the cause and the cure for autism.

Vivian David

Clinical Director
Stepping Stones Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Vivian David has a PsyD and MA in Clinical Psychology and is the CEO and Clinical Director of a center that designs individualized behavioral and educational programs for individuals with autism and related disorders.

Jason A. Wolowitz

Certified Public Accountant
Business and Accounting Instructor at Gavilan College