The History
Assembly Bill 691 brought to life what we now know as the regional center system for serving people with developmental disabilities in the community. In 1966, the State Department of Public Health contracted with the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (later known as Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center) and San Francisco Aid to Retarded Citizens (later known as Golden Gate Regional Center) which established two pilot regional centers. Those pilot programs formed the basis for the current regional center system through the Lanterman Act. DDS Lanterman Act Poster Download
Department Directors

James V. Lowry, M.D.
Director from 1965-1972

J.M. Stubblebine, M.D.
Director from 1972-1975

Jerome Lackner, M.D.
Director from 1975-1978

David E. Loberg, Ph.D.
Director from 1978-1982

Gary Macomber
Director from 1983-1991

Dennis Amundson
Director from 1991-1997

Clifford Allenby
Director from 1997-2005

Theresa Delgadillo
Director from 2006-2013

Santi Rogers
Director from 2014-2015

Nancy Bargmann
Director from 2016-Today
Historical Videos & Documents
Last modified: September 23, 2019