Independence Center Board Members

Judith Maizlish 
Executive Director 

Board of Directors 

Sandy Driver-Gordon 
Founding President 
Jill Greenspahn, Esq. 
Ron L. Levenson 
Ruth Lott, B.S.N. 
Ann Maddox, Ph.D. 
Mario Pascale, Ed.D. 
Ada P. Sands, Esq. 
Gil Siegel, Esq. 
Barbara Stern, M.S.W. 

Professional Advisory Board 

Patrick T. Bezdek, M.D. 
Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatry 
Eugene R. Ferkich, Ed.D 
Marriage, Family and Child Counselor 
Audrey A. Griesbach, M.D.F.A.A.P. 
Developmental Pediatrician 
Ira Lott, M.D. 
Professor & Chairman, Department of Pediatrics UC Irvine 
James T. McCracken, M.D. 
Associate Professor & Director, Child Psychiatry Division 
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute 
Mario Pascale, Ed.D. 
Educational Consultant 
Robert L. Podosin, M.D. 
Pediatric Neurologist 
Ian Russ, Ph.D. 
Family Therapist in Private Practice
Duane Samples , C.R.C
Rehabilitation Counselor 
Johanna Schor, Ed.D 
Psychologist 
Keith Watson, Ed.D. 
Educational Psychologist