The Autism Center of Northern California is committed to multi-disciplinary teamwork. Many of our staff work in other settings as private practitioners and providers of innovative programs for children on the autism spectrum at home, school and  beyond. Each is dedicated to integrating behavioral methods with developmental programming.

Executive Staff

  • Bryna Siegel, PhD.
    Bryna Siegel, PhD. Founder & Executive Director, ACNC Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco (Ret.)
  • Lina Fancy, Executive Director, JSLTL, Chief Operating Officer, ACNC
    Lina Fancy Executive Director, JSLTL Chief Operating Officer, ACNC

Clinical Staff

Clinical Coordinator

Doctoral Students

All ACNC trainees are enrolled in APA-accredited PhD/PsyD programs and supervised full-time by an attending staff clinical psychologist.

Natalie Oropreza, MS, MA, EDS(M/S) (Doctoral Student, Palo Alto University)

Hala El Bahraoui, MA (Doctoral Student, Palo Alto University)

Vickey Bouche, MS, PsyM (Doctoral Student, Palo Alto University)

Jacob Pratt (Doctoral Student, The Wright Institute)

Shivani Desi, MA (Doctoral Student, Illinois Institute of Technology)

Catherine Berner, MA (Doctoral student, Wright Institute)

Devon Artusio, MS, CCLS (Doctoral student, University of San Francisco)

Jamarrea Lewis (Doctoral student, Calif. Sch. Profess. Psych./ Alliant U.)

Rotem Adir-Degani, MA (Doctoral student, Calif. Sch. Profess. Psych./ Alliant U.)

Shivani Sakaria (Doctoral student, Calif. Sch. Profess. Psych./ Alliant U.)

Sholeh Salimi, MS (Doctoral student, Palo Alto University)

Board of Directors

Sandra Woliver, JD, Board President

Roger Wu, MD, Board Treasurer

Russell Reiff, MD, Board Member

Alicia Young, Board Member

Michael Bernick, JD, Board Member

Cathy Farmer, Board Member