Board of Directors

  • Doug Kroesch

    Chair
    • Retired attorney
    • Family of CLO services recipient

  • Tom Neary

    Secretary
    • Retired Special Education Support Coordinator for Placer County SELPA
    • Adjunct Faculty at CSU Sacramento
    • Special Educator (Severe) in Sacramento County
    • Trainer in Functional Skills
    • Positive Behavior Support
    • Inclusive Education for State of California

  • Patricia Lohse

    Treasurer, CFO
    • Retired CPA

  • Joan Schmidt

    Founder
    • Retired, former CEO of Creative Living Options
    • Family of CLO services recipient

  • Jane Wierman

    Board Member
    • Retired Chief Administrative Officer for Orthopedic Surgery in UC Davis Health System
    • Family of CLO services recipient

  • Chuck Gardner

    Board Member
    • CEO of Hallmark Group Capital Management
    • Founding member of UC Davis MIND Institute
    • Co-founder of Hello Housing
    • Board Member of MaraBio
    • Family of CLO services recipient

  • Kristin Wright

    Board Member
    • Executive Director of Equity
    • Prevention and Intervention at Sacramento County of Education (SCOE)
    • Former Director of Special Education at California Department of Education (CDE)
    • Parent of adult child with IDD

  • Louis Vismara, MD

    Board Member
    • AKT Development Consultant
    • Retired interventional cardiologist
    • Former senior policy consultant for California State Senators Burton, Perata, and Steinberg
    • Founding member of UC Davis MIND Institute
    • First Five Commission, and the California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism
    • Co-author of “The Autism Full Employment Act”
    • Family of CLO services recipient