SFN Dad To Dad 416 - Christian Pache of Thousand Oaks, CA An IT Manager, Father Of 2 Including One With Angelman Syndrome & ASF Board Member

Our guest this week is Christian Pache of Thousand Oaks, CA who is a seasoned financial service IT manager, Angelman Syndrome Foundation board member and father of two including one with Angelman Syndrome & Autism.Christian and his wife, Anna, have been married for 24 years and are the proud parents of twenty-year old twins: Chloe and Aidan, who has Angelman Syndrome and Autism.Born, raised and educated in Germany, Christian immigrated to the U.S. for work in NYC.  A number of years later he met Anna, married and they started their family.  Work opportuinteis took them across the country. Informed about Angelman Syndrome as the result of Aidan's diagnosis and with a deep passion for helping others and wanting to give back, the couple has been active within the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, where Christian now serves as a board member.  It's an uplifting story about family and service to others, all on this episode of the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast. Show LinksPhone – (917) 882-0562Email – [email protected] –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-pache/Angelman Syndrome Foundation - https://angelman.org/  Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics -  https://cureangelman.org/Special Fathers Network –SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: “I wish there was something like this when we first received our child’s diagnosis. I felt so isolated.  There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through.”SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videosPlease support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/  SFN Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/Special thanks to SFN Mentor Father, SFN Mastermind Group dad and 21CD board member Shane Madden for creating the SFN jingle on the front and back end of the podcast..