FCSN South Bay Free Seminar & Family Gathering – 111817

David Grady, MA, MFT,  is the Regional Manager of the State Council on Developmental Disability, Central Coast.  David’s career and work as the Regional Manager is dedicated to promoting self-determination, independence, productivity, integration and inclusion for people with developmental disability in both their school and community life. As the SCDD Regional Manager for both the San Andreas and Tri-County Regional Center catchments, David collaborates with individuals, families, providers, teachers, policy makers and the community to accomplish system change and overall quality improvement throughout the developmental service system.  David has a full career that has included direct care and program management in residential, vocational, independent living, and quality assurance.  David works with individuals and families navigate the service system.  He has a broad awareness of the services and supports in the area, as well as the obstacles and needs that are being faced by families and individuals with developmental disability.

Pei Wang is a mom of three lovely boys. Pei and her family started an unusual journey back in 2011 when two of her boys were diagnosed with a rare and progressive disease.  For the past six years, in addition to her full time job, Pei has managed to take the boys to tons of treatments, medical appointments and therapies. Pei is a FVCA project leadership graduate. It is a program co-sponsored by Lucile Packard Foundation and Family Network Resource. Ever since then, Pei has become an active advocate for special needs community. Pei now serves at RCEB’s self-determination advisory committee. Pei and her family have recently been featured in the CNN story of the ‘Super Parents’ (http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07 /health/chronically-ill-childr en-super-parents/).