Kristianna Moralls

Kristianna Moralls

Kristianna Moralls (she/her) is the Director of the Self-Determination Program Projects.  As the director, Kristianna leads the SDP trainings and conferences.  She supports the regional center’s local advisory committee contracts for training and resource fairs....
Nina Spiegelman

Nina Spiegelman

Nina leads DVU’s policy and legislative efforts and assists with DVU programs. Nina has an adult son with autism and is an active participant in parent advocacy efforts on behalf of the East Bay autism and developmental disability communities. She has played a key...
Carolyn Tellalian

Carolyn Tellalian

Carolyn Tellalian is a mom to three adult children: Ryan, Marisa, and Vana. Shortly after Marisa’s birth, Carolyn became involved in organizing community resources surrounding the Down syndrome and disability community in Tulare and Fresno County. Carolyn collaborated...
Alison Morantz

Alison Morantz

Alison Morantz moved to California in 2004 to join the faculty of Stanford Law School, where she directs the Stanford Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law and Policy Project (SIDDLAPP), and teaches contracts, employment law, and mental health law.  Her son,...
Connie Lapin

Connie Lapin

A speech pathologist, Connie Lapin has been a lecturer and family advocate for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities for over 50 years. When her son Shawn was diagnosed at age two, in 1970, there was a dearth of...