M.I.N.D. Institute Board of Directors
The key to success of any non-profit organization lies in the strength of its volunteer leadership. The leadership of the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute greatly enhances community awareness and our ability to garner community support for our organization.
The M.I.N.D. Institute Board of Directors:
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Steve T. Beneto – Founding Father Beneto Tank Lines |
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Nancy Brodovsky Community Leader |
| Roy T. Brophy Former Chair of the Board |
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David L. Di Loretto Owner and Director of Di Loreto Resource Trust |
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Viva Ettin, M.D. Law Offices of Viva Ettin M.D. |
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Mark Friedman Fulcrum Capital Corp. |
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Sarah Gardner, Founding Family |
| Marcia Goldman Education Director, Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) |
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Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A. Joe P. Tupin Professor and Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UC Davis Health System |
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Robert L. Hendren, D.O. Executive Director UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute |
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Gene Hume CPA , Hume & Company, Inc. |
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Maria Kaufman Community Leader |
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Harold Levine Dean, School of Education UC Davis |
| Janak Metanhi, M.D. Fair Oaks Psychiatric Association |
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Ron Mittelstaedt Chairman and CEO- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE-WCN) |
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Phil Oates - Chair President, Buzz Oates Management Services |
| William J. Parker, CEP, CSA CEO and President, Senior Financial |
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Anthony Philipps, M.D. Chair, Department of Pediatrics UC Davis Health System |
| Claire Pomeroy, M.D. Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences, UC Davis Dean, UC Davis School of Medicine |
| Rick Rollens – Founding Father Private Consultant |
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Sam K. Seaton Vice President, Pride Industries |
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Ralph Toddre President and CEO-Sunbelt Communications Company |
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Christine Totah Mom |
| Kyriakos Tsakopoulos KT Communities |
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Louis A. Vismara, M.D. – Founding Father Policy Consultant, California State Senator Don Perata |



















