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What We Do
What We Believe
 Who We Are Thoughts on Down Syndrome
 
Founding Board Members
William E. Halle
Co-Founder/President, Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County (2001 to present)
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1990;
Board Member, National Down Syndrome Society (2004 to present);
Partner, Hewitt & O'Neil LLP (1997 to present);
Co-Chair, Down Syndrome Coalition of California (formed 2008);
Board Member, Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (1999 to 2007).
 
Dana L. Halle
Co-Founder/Chief Financial Officer, Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County (2001 to present)
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1988;
Developer and Lead Instructor, The Learning Program (2004 to present);
Member, Down Syndrome Educational Trust's Science, Research and Practice Advisory Board (2007 to present);
Board Member, Project Independence (2003 to present), PI has worked since 1977 to promote the community integration of persons with developmental disabilities and to create services which expand their opportunities for personal freedom and choice.
 
Jenith A. Mishne
Vice President/Board Member, Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County (2001 to present)
Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (1997);
M.S. Instructional Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction (2000);
Teacher and Educational Technology Coordinator, Newport Mesa Unified School District (1997 to present);
Advisory Board Member for The Learning Program (2004 to present);
Board Member, Orange County CUE (2006 to present).
Learning Program Advisory Board
Sue Buckley
Professor Emeritus, Developmental Disability and Psychology
University of Portsmouth, UK
Director of Research and Training
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust

Penny Collins, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Education
University of California, Irvine

Kim Courtney-Bowman MA, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Susan Leonard-Giesen
Lecturer, California State University Long Beach,
Special Education Credential Program 		Patricia Oelwein
Special Education Consultant
Author, Teaching Reading to Children With Down Syndrome

Jenith Mishne
Educational Technology Coordinator (K-12), Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Dillon Henry
Orange County Department of Education
Special Education Services – Early Education Programs

Mark Warschauer, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Education
University of California, Irvine
Affiliations and Collaborations    

DSF is affiliated with the
National Down Syndrome Society

 
DSF is affiliated with the
National Down Syndrome Congress.

     
DSF collaborates with The Down Syndrome Education International in England to improve educational outcomes in the United States for children with Down syndrome.
  
DSF is affiliated with Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (DSAOC).
Locally, DSF delivers the Learning Program in collaboration with DSAOC.