The Board of Trustees of the San Diego Center for Children announces the resignation of Tara Beckman, LCSW, as President & CEO. Cheryl Rode, Ph.D., has been appointed as Interim President & CEO. The Board appreciates Ms. Beckman’s contributions during her tenure and looks forward to the valuable experience and knowledge that Dr. Rode will bring to this new role.
Dr. Rode has been Vice President of Clinical Operations at San Diego Center for Children since 2010 as has been instrumental with the implementation and expansion of several critical programs within the Center’s continuum of mental health care services.
“We are grateful for Dr. Rode’s willingness to step into this role, and we know that the Center will be in excellent hands with her and our experienced senior leadership team navigating this transition and moving forward,” says Ann Garland, Ph.D., Chair of the Board of Trustees for San Diego Center for Children.
Dr. Rode completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at West Virginia University, where she specialized in working with children, teens, and families. She completed her clinical internship training at the UCSD Department of Psychiatry – Veterans Administration Medical Center Consortium; and her postdoctoral fellowship at UCSD and (Rady’s) Children’s Hospital of San Diego. Dr. Rode spent the next 12 years as a member of the Psychology Service at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital as staff psychologist for the child and adolescent programs, and as the Assistant Training Director of Sharp’s APA accredited psychology internship and fellowship programs.