Who is Psymark?

CEO

Dr. Karen Silberman leads the team at Psymark after a long career in education serving as a teacher, school psychologist and special education director. Throughout her career in public education, she has worked with underserved populations. She is also a licensed educational psychologist and received her doctorate in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in School Psychology. Karen has presented at numerous conferences including AOTA, NASP, and CASP. In her spare time, Karen enjoys traveling, swimming, and Sunday brunch with the New York Times.

CTO

David Khudaverdyan is a software engineer for a large animation studio whose work has been recognized through multiple film credits. He has extensive experience in information technology, computer security, and application development across multiple business and education contexts. He presents at computer security conferences, is fluent in multiple computer languages, and is a registered Apple iOS and OS X Developer. In his free time, David enjoys hiking, Japanese snacks and coding late into the night.

Product

For the past 20+ years, Dana has worked to promote meaningful outcomes for individuals with learning differences and other life impacting conditions. She has presented at professional conferences, served as president of the Foothill Association of School Psychologists, and conducted research aimed at advancing assessment and practice. Dana is a school psychologist by training, licensed educational psychologist, special education program specialist, test developer and founding partner of Psymark. Dana enjoys hiking and exploring new trails, languages and spending time with family and friends.

Research

Randy Fall is a professor at Azusa Pacific University. He holds a Ph.D.. in Educational Psychology from UCLA as well as PPS credentials in school counseling and school psychology. Randy teaches courses in psychoeducational assessment and research methods, and chairs doctoral dissertations. Randy’s research agenda includes large-scale and individual assessment, and sociocultural approaches to cognition. He has published a number of journal articles and chapters, and presents frequently at research conferences. Randy also has experience as a school psychologist and consultant for several school districts in southern California. Randy’s favorite things include Russian novels, old-school punk music, church and time with his family.

Operations & Client Services

Laura Parker is a leader in Business Operations, with extensive experience in Account Management, Project Management, Program Implementation and Operations Management. In her free time, Laura enjoys spending time with her family and friends, especially if it involves hiking! She also relishes her time at the beach with a book. When she’s not doing one of those things, she’s always up for movies, movies, movies!

CFO

Todd brings over 25 years of experience in Corporate Development, Marketing, Advertising and Media predominantly in the Mobile Sector. He has successfully completed over 150 transactions, both M&A and Business Development with a total value over $10 Billion. In his career Todd has worked for Google, Vodafone, Verizon, AirTouch Communications, and worked with consulting clients Apple Computer, KKR and New Zealand Telecom, and was a founding Team member and investor in 5 start-ups. Todd claims to enjoy attending Zoom calls. He also appreciates spending time with his family, music of all kinds, and helping others with learning differences.

Heather Donovan is an occupational therapist who has over 10 years of experience in multiple pediatric settings, including early intervention, sensory-clinic based services, and school-based services. She currently serves as the head occupational therapist for a local school district. In this role she works directly with students with a variety of disabilities and service needs, but also helps train and support staff on the implementation of handwriting curricula and other fine motor and visual motor strategies. She enjoys spending her free time with her family, which includes two young and very active boys.

Kimberly Coates is an occupational therapist, having received her master’s degree in occupational therapy from USC. She has been working as the lead OT in a southern California school district for the past 10 years, having independently developed the district’s first in-house OT program. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with the pediatric special needs population, including autism, intellectual disability, ADHD, specific learning disability, visual impairment, orthopedic impairment, and more. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, photography, and tending to her ever-growing collection of house plants.