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Carola Camacho Maranon

Carola is a mother of two amazing boys aged 6 and 13 with Autism who are clients of Regional Center. Her journey in the Self-Determination Program began in 2015 when she became a member of her son’s Regional Center Self-Determination Local Advisory Committee. She was born and raised in Bolivia, where she graduated with honors from Chemical Engineering at San Simon University. She also worked as a researcher at the UMSS Agrotechnology Center for 4 years, and has a Master of Science in Refining and Natural Gas treatment with her diploma from the IFP French Institute of Petroleum Paris-France. Carola came to the US in 2007 and 2 years later had her oldest son. He was diagnosed with Autism at age 2, and 4 years later her youngest son was diagnosed with Autism as well; events that completely changed her life. Since then, she has been dedicated to learning how to navigate the complex disability world. For more than 10 years she has been through a lot in the world of disabilities. She under

Services Provided

  • Person Centered Plan (PCP) Development
  • Individual Program Plan (IPP)
  • Ongoing Independent Facilitation
  • Spending Plan Development
  • Individual Budget Support

Languages Supported

  • Spanish
  • English

Regional Centers

  • Harbor
  • Westside
  • Eastern LA

Qualifications, training and certificates

? Independent Facilitator Certificate, Guidelight Group (March 2022) ? Cross cultural Self-Determination Program Independent Facilitator Program and mentor Training, Autism Society of Los Angeles (ASLA) (March 2022) ? Person Center Thinking Training, ELARC U, March 15th and 16th 2022. ? Self-Determination Independent Facilitator Certificate, DVU and ASLA, October 2020 ? Fundamentals of Facilitation Certificate, State Council of Developmental Disabilities, (March 2019) ? Master of Science in Refining, Engineering and Construction, Gas, IFP School (French Institute of Petroleum), (ENSPM Ecole National Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs) (Paris, France) (February 2007) ? Diplôme d'Ingénieur (Engineer Diploma), IFP School (French Institute of Petroleum), (ENSPM, Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs) (Paris, France) (February, 2007). ? Chemical Engineer, UMSS Mayor de San Simon University (Cochabamba-Bolivia) (April, 2004)
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