SungHee Park
Client Coach & Independent Facilitator

SungHee has led various advocacy efforts at the local, state and federal levels in the United States as well as abroad to improve the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities for the past 10 years. SungHee has worked on several developmental disability community projects to successfully develop and implement programs to reduce the gaps in services for underserved English and Korean-speaking communities.
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SungHee was a former high-school teacher. Inspired by her son with autism, she decided to change her career to become an outreach service coordinator at a service provider’s agency of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities until she moved to California in 2017. She also worked as a consultant to Autism Speaks to support its community-based projects and Global Autism Public Health Initiatives.
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SungHee is currently a member of the Harbor Regional Center’s Self Determination Program’s Local Advisory Committee. She is also an alumna of the Guidelight Group Independent Facilitator Coaching Program. In the past, she served as an advisory board member to the Autism Society of Korea.
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SungHee is fluent in Korean and received her master’s degree in teaching of social studies from Columbia University in New York.
Gilda Evans
Client Coach & Independent Facilitator

Gilda Evans is a Client Coach and Independent Facilitator at Guidelight Group. Her lived experience advocating for her own autistic son for more than two decades, as well as the roles she has had with other organizations in the nonprofit and disabilities realm have given her the skills and perspective to enable the exceptional and informed service we are proud to offer our clients. From person centered planning, to all aspects of the self-determination program, to life coaching and advocacy, Gilda strives to give each client the personal attention and caring ear that they deserve.
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Gilda’s personal journey has inspired her to think outside the box. Her experiences spurred her to create the Autism Resource Podcast, now over 100 episodes strong and a wealth of information for the community. She founded and sits on the Board of Directors of the Autism Resource Project, a trailblazing organization that will centralize numerous resources including services, supports, and products to assist families, educators, caregivers, and all those who support the neurodivergent and disabled populations. She has also been a guest on many other podcasts centering on supporting these populations.
Gilda has been a featured speaker, panel moderator and parent group leader for organizations such as Let’s Talk LD, Fantastic Friends and Friendship Circle. She collaborated with the Gift Global Initiative nonprofit to create a unique resource fair for neurodiverse and disabled families. She also designed the curriculum, implemented and led Youth Empowerment workshops for neurodivergent high school students in the Upper Lake School District in northern California. She has worked with the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) and took part in their Quality Assessment Project for the Regional Center system.
Gilda is a Los Angeles native, and has trained and holds certificates in Independent Facilitation and Person-Centered Planning. She is an alumna of the Guidelight Group Independent Facilitator Coaching Program. She is also proficient in Spanish.