Staff
The following Alumni
Cruises staff
members
will accompany you on your cruise.
Autism Event Staff
Jamie Grover
Autism
Group Director
Alumni Cruises
Jamie currently works for the University Center for
Developmental Disabilities at California State University –
San Bernardino. Jamie is the programs Project Coordinator
and Editor of the centers quarterly publication “The UCDD
Voice.” Jamie has written and published many articles
relating to the needs of children on the spectrum and their
families. Jamie is also a parent group counselor and
teaches a variety of workshops including, positive parenting
techniques, parent communication and wellness, and IEP
planning & strategies, to name a few.
Jamie served as the West Coast Representative for the North
Star Foundation, an organization which pairs children with
autism and other developmental disabilities to quality
trained assistance dogs. Jamie is also a certified North
Star dog trainer and was responsible for training and
assisting with the placement of several assistance dogs over
the last few years, including one with triplets who are all
on the autism spectrum.
Dr. Dwight P. Sweeney, Ph.D.
Instructor/Session Program Manager
Dwight P. Sweeney, Ph.D., is currently Professor of
Educational Psychology and Counseling and Director of the
University Center for Developmental Disabilities at
California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). Dr.
Sweeney has worked in the field of autism since 1971. He has
directed or consulted with school and community-based
behavioral programs in four states. Since joining the CSUSB
faculty in 1989, Dr. Sweeney has directed the University
Center for Developmental Disabilities that has provided
supplemental behavioral interventions and parent training
programs for over 600 children with autism and their
families.
Dr. Sweeney earned his A.B. from the University of Notre
Dame and his M.A and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Prior to coming to CSUSB Dr. Sweeney served as Program
Consultant in Aging and Disability at the UCLA Developmental
Disabilities Training Program and was a Clinical Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry and Bio-Behavioral Science
at the UCLA Neuro-Psychiatric Institute.
Cruise Concierge Staff
Michael Sobbell
President / Owner
Alumni Cruises
Mr. Sobbell has been in the cruise travel field for over 15
years. He has cruised on many of Royal Caribbean’s
ships, including all of the Voyager Class and Freedom Class ships and considers these
ships his second home. Mr. Sobbell strives to personally
attend every Cruise Event to ensure the cruise experience
meets every passengers expectations, as he will on this
Autism Family Cruise.
Mr. Sobbell welcomes you to this website and looks forward to
enjoying this Cruise Event with you.
Note
Other staff members will be onboard as needed,
depending on the total number of people booked and the
services that will be required.
Please visit our
Contact Page
for information on how to reach us to answer any questions you might have regarding your cruise.
