Charlene Autolino- Chair
Charlene Autolino of Outreach Consulting Services has her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and has been involved in the Disability, Veterans & Reentry Community for over 13 years. She has been an active member of the SDCEPD for the past 10 years and has been our Chair & CEO for the past 5 years.
Her passion for these various areas is apparent as she is also the Chair of the Veterans Employment Committee, the Vice Chair of the San Diego Reentry Roundtable and serves on several committees’ and Board’s within the County of San Diego. Charlene has the experience and expertise in the area of Outreach and Networking due to her extensive referral base and Affiliations.
Stephen Faille, MSW, ASW – Vice Chair (a)
Stephen has returned to an active role on the Board of Directors, having taken several years off to complete his professional clinical social work internships and to start a family. He earned a Master of Social Work from the San Diego State University School of Social Work. He has served on several boards including the CA Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (past Region E Director) and the Veteran Employment Committee. He is currently the California Subject Matter Expert for a leading clinical electronic health record software as a service (SaaS) product.
Cathleen Mingo MA, CRC – Executive Secretary
Cathleen Mingo is a Staff Services Manager I at Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) for the San Diego District East County unit. She has been with Department of Rehabilitation for over 9 years as a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional before promoting to manager in May 2022. Cathleen received her Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from San Diego State University and Bachelor’s in Recreation Therapy from Green Mountain College. Cathleen has been assisting individuals with disabilities for 20+ years in various settings. In addition to the general disability community, she has experience working with those who are or have been justice involved, transition youth, and those attending community college or university. She enjoys building relationships with individuals, employers, and other professionals.
Liaisons:
Tanya Schroeder – Employer Liaison
Tanja has a history of working in an international setting with youth coordinating language programs. Most recently, Tanja worked at the Fleet Science Center, where she connected people to meaningful volunteer opportunities. Fascinated by the passion STEM professionals have for sharing their knowledge, Tanja is looking forward to further reinforce relationships between scientists and future scientists through EnCorps STEM Teacher Program. Tanja holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from CSU San Marcos and a master’s in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego.
Leah Schicker – DOR Liaison
Leah has a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. As a military spouse she was interested in veterans with PTSD and specifically had an interest in TBI as well. She specialized in Cognitive Studies and emphasized most of my work on TBI. Previous to her Masters Degree she worked with children who have specific cognitive and behavioral issues. During her Masters she was an Educational Technician for the ABI program and loved it. She also worked as a Grad Student Assistant at DOR teaching classes on Soft skills, vocational assessments and created a Job Seeking Skills four day workshop with three other of her peers. She currently works with Department of Rehabilitation working with students and other programs.