East Bay Learning Disabilities Association

Board Members

• Shoshana Taubman, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist with the Department of Child and Family Psychiatry at Kaiser Union City. She provides a variety of services including individual, family, and group therapy as well as parenting classes and ADHD evaluations. She also performs Regional Center eligibility evaluations with Child Solutions in San Leandro. Shoshana serves the board as President. Contact information: shoshana@eastbaylda.org
• Alissa Scanlin, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Lafayette . She is also a Learning Disabilities Specialist at Contra Costa Community College where she teaches remedial classes in reading comprehension and written expression to students with a variety of disabilities and does assessments to determine students' strengths and weakness and to identify the accommodations appropriate to their individual needs. She is Vice-President and the Outreach Coordinator. Contact Information: alissa@eastbaylda.org.
• Judy True, Ms.Ed, is a parent advocate who recently retired from her career as a special education administrator on the East Coast. In addition to that role, she also taught at the University of Southern Maine in the teacher preparation program and co-developed an administrator re-certification master class. Judy serves the board as Secretary. Contact Information: judy@eastbaylda.org
• Judi Taubman, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, recently retired from her position on the crisis team in the Mental Health Department at Kaiser Walnut Creek. She has provided services to adults and children whose lives are impacted by either their own difficulties with learning and attentional disabilities or those of close family members. Judi serves the board as Treasurer. She can be contacted at judi@eastbaylda.org.
• Rosario Cisneros is the Publications Chair. As a member of the EastBayLDA, it is her goal to reach the Hispanic community and be a source of information and help for individuals with learning disabilities issues. Contact information: rosario@eastbaylda.org

Board Chairs

• Carl Vondrick is a computer science major at the University of California, Irvine. He maintains our website and manages the professional listing database. Contact him at carl@eastbaylda.org.