For parents with autistic children, help from the government is better late than never.For parents with autistic children, help from the government is better late than never. State Senate President pro Tem president pro tem n. pl. presidents pro tem Informal A president pro tempore. Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles) just finished appointing members to a Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission Noun 1. blue ribbon commission - an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue blue ribbon committee on Autism. The 16-member panel will identify gaps in the state's programs and services. Local members of the commission include Kenneth Simril, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Clipper Corp.; Magdalena Beitran del Olmo, vice president of communications at California Wellness Foundation; Dr. David Feinberg, medical director at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital/David Geffen School of Medicine; Barbara Firestone, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Help Group; Lynn Koegel, a researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State ; Areva Martin, managing partner of Martin & Martin LLP; and Cindy Asner, wife of actor Ed Asner, who are parents of an autistic child. Staff reporter Kate Berry can be reached at (323) 549-5255, ext. 228, or by e-mail at kberry@labusinessjournal.com. |
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