PHP Board of Directors

Margie Alameda is a Relationship Manager at Citibank. Prior to joining Citibank in 2010, she worked for Bank of America for 34 years. She held various sales, leadership and management roles in retail banking. Margie holds the following licenses: Series 6/63, Life, Accident & Health Agent, and Fire & Casualty Broker-Agent.

Born and raised in Santa Clara, CA, she currently lives in San Jose with her husband Jerry and has two beautiful daughters. Margie is the godmother of a child with special needs. She was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2011.

Robert Badagliacco
Board Member

Robert Badagliacco is the Managing Director at Sperry Van Ness | SV Advisors, specializing in commercial real estate. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1993 with a BS in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Real Estate Finance.

In addition to being a board member for PHP, Robert is involved in the community as a member of both the Board of Governors and the Young Executive Board at the Silicon Valley Capital Club, and served as the Founding Chairman of its Young Executive Board. He lives in the Willow Glen area of San Jose with his beautiful wife Angel and their three children: Kaitlin, Jackie, and Ryan.

Lisa Caywood
Board Member

Lisa Caywood was raised in Sunnyvale and returned to the Bay Area to pursue a career in technology marketing, currently at Brocade. She holds a B.A. from Tufts University, with additional education in China (PRC and ROC) and France. She has three children, one of whom has special needs, and a firm belief in the value of inclusion and integration. Follow her on Twitter here

Suzanne Cistulli
Board Chair

Suzanne Cistulli is the Director of Infection Prevention at O’Connor Hospital. She earned a BS in Nursing from California State University – Dominguez Hills and is Certified in Infection Control. She is currently the President of the APIC-San Francisco Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Born and raised in San Jose, California, she is married to Anthony and has one child, Joseph. Their daughter, Angela, passed away in 2010 after having a full life of happiness, laughter and challenges. Angela was her hero and gateway to Parents Helping Parents. Angela had Cerebral Palsy from a very premature birth at about 24 weeks. She was their bundle of joy and the center of their family. Suzanne volunteered with PHP in the 1980's and previously served on the PHP Board of Directors.

Deborah Danielewicz
Board Member

Deborah Danielewicz was elected to the PHP board in May 2011. As a mother of twin sons, both of whom have multiple disabilities, she is deeply committed to working with and advocating for persons with disabilities. Prior to joining PHP, Deborah served on various boards and commissions providing support, services, and advocacy for community members with disabilities and their families.

Deborah recently earned her Master of Public Health degree from San Jose State University, and she has more than 20 years of experience working in health care organizations as a Diagnostic Sonographer. Deborah was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, she moved to the Washington, D.C. area where she and her family lived for 12 years before moving to California in 2001.

Joanna Grassle Jaeger
Board Member

Joanna Jaeger is married and the mother of two children, one with autism, both with Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. She has been actively involved in the special needs community working as an advocate for families of children with special needs for more than 10 years. Her association with Parents Helping Parents began in 1994 when she was a founding co-chair of the PHP Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) group. A graduate of San Jose State University with a degree in Chemistry, Joanna worked in the semiconductor industry in various capacities prior to being welcomed into the Parents Helping Parents network. Follow her on Twitter here.

Wayne Jasper
Board Member

Wayne Jasper is a resident of Sunnyvale, California and is actively involved in the community. He is a husband and a parent of three children. His oldest son has tuberous sclerosis, a genetic condition characterized by tumors in various organs, skin manifestations, seizures, autism, difficult behaviors and developmental delay. He currently co-facilitates PHP’s Parents of Adult Children with Developmental Disabilities (PACDD) group. http://www.php.com/support/adult-children-developmental-disabilities

In the past Wayne has served as PHP’s Project Coordinator for Strategies, a statewide network of training and technical assistance centers for family resource centers, edited and published PHP’s quarterly newsletter, coordinated PHP’s Support & Information Groups, and coordinated PHP’s Volunteer Program. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Combined Health Appeal of California, the National Voluntary Health Agency of California and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. He has planned conferences and facilitated parenting classes for parents of children with special needs, helped in the startup of a corporate daycare, a school PTA, a corporate employee volunteer program, developed chapters for a national organization and facilitated several groups.

Ken Prodger
Board Member

Ken Prodger is a Managing Partner at Miceli Financial Partners and a Certified Financial Planner. Ken came to MFP after a long and successful career in the semiconductor OEM component industry, with his last position as a SVP for a Japanese manufacturer. Ken is a member of the Special Care Planning Team, whose focus and expertise are with the financial planning issues of families that have special needs children. He is a certified Special Care Planner as well. Ken is the parent of a child with special needs.

James Quaranta
Board Treasurer

James Quaranta grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and moved to the San Jose in 1985 to attend college. He has a B.S in. Psychology and an M.B.A., both from Santa Clara University. James met his wife Anne at Santa Clara University and they were married shortly after graduation. They have 2 children, one with autism. James joined Intel in 1990 and has spent the majority of his career in Product Marketing and Strategic Planning for mobile computing platforms.

Hitesh Shah
Board Member

Hitesh Shah was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2011.

Jarhari Smith-Pinheiro
Board Member

Jarhari Smith was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She has been working with young adults with intellectual disabilities for over ten years as a community facilitator. Jarhari is currently working for a supported living agency as a coordinator and is in the process of getting certified in Person Centered Thinking by The Learning Community. In 2007 Jarhari received the Serena Merck Direct Service Memorial Award for Innovation and Dedication in Practice for her work with individuals with developmental disabilities.

Joyce Uggla
Board Secretary

Joyce Uggla was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. She moved to California to attend Stanford University, where she received her undergraduate degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Education and Folk/Ethnic Dance. After teaching for three years, Joyce went to work in the high-tech/computer industry where she continues as a technical writer, editor, trainer, and manager. After her son was diagnosed with leukemia, the entire Uggla family became involved with the Touchstone Network which later merged with PHP. Touchstone supports families of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. http://www.php.com/services/touchstone-program

Kyoko Ward
Board Member

Kyoko Ward was elected to the board in June 2010. She is the mother of a child with special needs. Kyoko is one of the volunteer facilitators for the Japanese Support Network at PHP. http://www.php.com/support/japanese-support-and-information

Rebecca Weisman
Board Member

Rebecca Weisman earned her B.A. degree in English at Brandeis University in 1984. She then attended Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, where she graduated with highest honors in 1994 and obtained her Master of Laws in Taxation Degree (LL.M) in 1998, also with honors. Ms. Weisman was admitted to the California Bar in 1994. She has extensive experience as a civil litigator. Ms. Weisman specializes in Conservatorships, Special Needs Trusts, Law for the Developmentally Disabled, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Revocable Living Trusts, and related matters.

Kazue Lowenstein
Board Member Emeritus

Kazue Lowenstein is the mother of two adult sons with autism. Kazue began her involvement with PHP in 1987 volunteering in the library. In 1996 she started the Japanese Support Group which continues today. The Foreign Minister of Japan awarded her the Community Leadership Award in 2007. Kazue served on the PHP Board for seven years and now serves as an Emeritus Board Member. She speaks Japanese, English and German and reads Hebrew. In her spare time she performs cantorial chanting in her synagogue.

George Marr
Board Member Emeritus

George Marr is the grandfather of a young man with special needs. George served PHP on the board of directors and continues his involvement with other volunteer projects.

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