ASA SB | Board Members

Marcia Eichelberger, Co-president and a founding member of the Autism Society of America-Santa Barbara. She is the mother of Jared, a seventh grader at Goleta Valley Junior High School, and Aliah, a first grader at Santa Barbara Charter School. Marcia has been married to her husband Derrik, a partner at Arcadia Studio Landscape Architects, for 18 years. 

Marcia has been a tireless advocate in the field of developmental disabilities since 1995 when her son was diagnosed with autism. Marcia currently serves as the Chairperson of Area Board IX for Developmental Disabilities for the tri-counties area. In 2002, she served as the Chair of the Organization of Area Boards at the state level. In 2003, Marcia was honored with the Child Friendly Award by the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors and Kids Network in recognition of outstanding service to children of Santa Barbara County. She was a former parent representative for Washington Elementary School on the Santa Barbara Special Education Advisory Council, and served as a member of the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Adaptive Recreation Advisory Council.  She is a graduate of the Leadership Santa Barbara program. 

Recently, Marcia was appointed to sit on the State Advisory Committee for ASD: Best Practice Guidelines for Treatment and Interventions as a parent representative.  This is a Project of the California Department of Developmental Services.

Sandy Shove has served as Vice President for Membership of the ASASB since May 2004.  A former teacher and after-school program director, Sandy recently began consulting in special education advocacy and parent advisement.  She is a long-time member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, was on the Executive Board of the Santa Barbara AEYC from 1993 to 1995, and is a member of Stand for Children, a grassroots advocacy organization defending the rights of children and families nationwide.  She has taught in the children’s ministry at Montecito Covenant Church since 2001 and has volunteered at Noah’s Half-Day Camp every Summer since 1993.  Sandy and her husband, Patrick, recently celebrated 20 years of marriage; they are the proud parents of three children, one of whom has autism.