Glenn Motola, Psy.D, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Motola is the former Executive Director of the Oak Hill School in Marin, a therapeutic educational community for children and young adults living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other neuro-developmental challenges. Previously, Dr.Motola served as the Director of Programs and Services for Catholic Charities CYO. In that role, he led over 20 programs in six service areas, serving over 40,000 clients annually. He received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.

Glenn Motola, CEO of The Arc in San Francisco, was scheduled to speak at the meeting, but due to a scheduling conflict his appearance has been cancelled.

Glenn Motola , Board MemberGlenn has served as the Director of Programs and Services with Catholic Charities CYO for 10 years.Glenn has his BA from the College of the Holy Cross in Economics and Spanish Language and Literature.He also holds an MA from Montclair State University and a Doctorate in Psychology from Pepperdine University in Clinical Psychology.Adoption is close to Glenn's heart: he and his partner of 15 years, Dr. Mark Walden, adopted Sasha in 2000.Glenn, originally from New Jersey, now lives with his family on a hobby farm in Sonoma County with a bunch of rescued and adopted critters.

Contact: Glenn Motola gmotola@myoakhill.org

It turns out that San Francisco's own Catholic Charities chief administrative officer, Glenn Motola, is himself an openly gay adoptive parent. Back in December, before the flare-up over same-sex adoptions, Motola told the gay Advocate magazine that he and his partner had adopted their daughter four years ago, though they went through a different agency to avoid a conflict of interest. Motola didn't return calls seeking comment, but he did tell the Advocate, "I have never felt disrespected in this agency for who I am and how I live my life." The real irony, as has been widely noted, is that newly elevated Cardinal William Levada -- who is in charge of church doctrine at the Vatican -- allowed Catholic Charities to get involved in same-sex adoptions during his tenure as San Francisco archbishop.