Jeanne Bowman

Jeanne Bowman works part time with Carlo Rossi as Independent Child Advocate for Social Advocates for Youth in contract with the Sonoma County Special Education Local Plan Area.

Formerly she was part of the IDEA funded Technical Assistance network to the federal Parent Training and Information Centers, and Community Parent Resource Centers of Region 6 or the western states. In her more than a decade with Matrix Parent Network and Resource center she was also parent advisor, trainer, Early Start program manager, support group leader, IEP clinic facilitator etc. As a member of the local special education community advisory committee she was part of the team that created Sonoma Counties Independent Child Advocate Alternative Dispute Resolution program.

Jeanne volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for youth in the foster care system. And can report that her adult children live grand lives doing what they love without IEP paperwork. Although, being a psychiatric technician is not far from that tree…