Our Team

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.

Founder & Executive Director

Clinical Leadership Team

Marina Murphy PhD

Director of Clinical Services
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Neurodevelopment Assessment Clinicians

Marina Murphy PhD

Director of Clinical Services
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Administrative Staff

2026-27 Doctoral Students

Angela Li
Palo Alta University, PhD

Mandarin-speaking

Arabelle Pierre-Louis
Palo Alta University, PhD

Creole & Spanish-speaking

Georgia Harrell
University of San Francisco, PsyD

Spanish-speaking

Jiaying "Jasmine" Xu
Wright University, PsyD

Mandarin-speaking

Jordyn Chapman
University of San Francisco, PsyD

Kaetlin Kohlhorst
Palo Alta University, PhD

Laura Medina Flores
Palo Alta University, PhD

Monica Haskell
Palo Alta University, PhD

Spanish-speaking

Nahal Shahlavi
Palo Alta University, PhD

Farsi, Turkish & Urdu-speaking

Naomi Fuhrmann
Wright University, PsyD

Hebrew-speaking

Nicole Wahbeh
Wright University, PsyD

Arabic-speaking

Sara Sanchez
Wright University, PsyD

Spanish-speaking

Shalet Punnoose
Palo Alta University, PhD

Hindi-speaking

Waania Beg
Palo Alta University, PhD

Urdu-speaking

Arim Cordova
Palo Alta University, PhD

Mandarin-speaking

Oriana Bennett
University of San Francisco, PsyD

Spanish-speaking

Lindsay Jamieson
Palo Alta University, PhD

Madeleine Quinn
Alliant University, PsyD

Board of Directors

Cathy Schwallie Farmer, Board President

Sandra Woliver, JD, Past President

Russell Reiff, MD, Board Secretary

Helen Chan, MBA, MPH, PsyD, Board Treasurer

Alicia Young, MA, Board Member

Sarah Hauser, Board Member

Cathy Schwallie Farmer
Board President

Sandra Woliver, JD
Past Board President

Russell Reiff, MD
Board Secretary

Helen Chan, MBA, MPH, PsyD
Board Treasurer

Alicia Young, MA
Board Member

Sarah Hauser
Board Member

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