Executive Team

Bruce serves as chief financial officer at Children's Health Council (CHC) and also directs the finance, business, IT and facilities departments.

A finance entrepreneur, Bruce has an extensive history in Silicon Valley startups.  He previously served on CHC’s board for nine years and currently serves as a volunteer and board member of several local non-profits.

Carol serves as director of the Children's Health Council human resources department.  Her past work includes human resources management at Oracle Corporation and Exponent (Failure Analysis Associates). In addition, she has held business manager and firm administrator positions and worked as a paralegal at Lewis & Roca and payroll manager at Blue Cross of New Jersey.

Chris has developed and implemented specialized programming for children with learning, socio-emotional and attention challenges. He has also directed three specialized schools for children with moderate learning disabilities and emotional challenges.

Chris also lectures at San José State University. In the past, Chris served as executive director at The Janus School, Children’s Health Council and The Chartwell School.

Dr. Elliott diagnoses and treats severe psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. An internationally known expert in psychoactive medications, he is the author of Medicating Young Minds: How to Know if Psychiatric Drugs Will Help or Hurt Your Child.

Before joining Children's Health Council , Dr. Elliott was Director of the Children's Center at Langley Porter, University of California, San Francisco, for over 17 years.

Dr. Baran has over 20 years' experience working with young children in a variety of settings. Her expertise includes infant and young child assessment, autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. She speaks Spanish.

Dr. Khasho has over 15 years’ experience evaluating and working with children, teens and their families. He specializes in pediatric anxiety and depression, family therapy and forensic assessments. He speaks Arabic.

Before joining Children's Health Council, Dr. Khasho, worked in the capacity of a forensic psychologist and was a court-appointed expert for the state of California. He has over five years of executive management experience and has been involved in the supervision and training of graduate students.

Dr. Khasho was also an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco teaching graduate level course work for the School of Education, Counseling Psychology Department.

Rosalie Whitlock spent nine years on Children's Health Council's Board of Directors--two of those years as Chairman--before becoming executive director.

In her 25+ years' experience, Dr. Whitlock has become a leader in learning. As Head of Charles Armstrong School for 11 years, she led the development of cutting-edge curriculum to help kids with learning differences succeed based on their strengths. Dr. Whitlock's experience has given her an intimate understanding of parents' concerns and the impact on the whole family when a child struggles with learning differences, anxiety, ADHD or autism.

Dr. Whitlock currently serves on the International Dyslexia Association's Board of Directors and is also a founding and current board member of Parents Education Network (PEN).