Staff
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Our staff bring their deep autism expertise to our programs and services. Their lived experience and extensive professional work with Autistic individuals make AANE’s offerings uniquely practical and authentic.
Administrative
Brenda Dater, MSW, MPH
Executive Director
Janet Barbieri, MSW, LICSW
Deputy Director
Michelle Major, MBA
Director of Finance
Janeka Melanson, MBA
Director of Human Resources & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Annalisa Barrett
Operations Manager
Whitney Miller
Administrative Coordinator
Jenny Fann
Staff Accountant
Carla Brigham, JD
Volunteer Coordinator
Theresa Olmsted
Staff Accountant
Individual and Family Services
Ilia Walsh, M.S.Ed, MBA
Director of Individual & Family Services
Maggie Bowlby
Assistant Director of Individual & Family Services
Nancy Parker, MSW, LICSW
Senior Manager of Individual & Family Services
Nancy Schwartz, MSW
Senior Manager of Individual & Family Services and MRC/Employment Project Coordinator
Kelly Urban, MA, LMHC
Senior Manager of Individual & Family Services
Grace Myhill, MSW
Director of the Neurodiverse Couples Institute and Couples and Partner’s Services
Stephanie Loo, M.Ed.
Senior Family Support Specialist
Aaron Levinger
Administrative Coordinator for Individual & Family Services
Amanda Bailey
Family Support Specialist
Olive Gallop
Adult Services Facilitation Specialist
Allyson Linehan
Consultation & Coaching Specialist
Ryan Walsh
Support Specialist
Jay Eveson-Egler
Senior Manager of Individual & Family Services
Mina Fonze
Administrative Coordinator and Facilitation Specialist
Livia Cheung, MA
Volunteer Family Support Coordinator
Jodi Daniels
Volunteer Family Support Coordinator
Moira McKenna
Volunteer Family Support Coordinator
Jed Thompson
Volunteer Family Support Coordinator
Ellie Friedland
Volunteer Family Support Coordinator
Development
Erica Rémi
Director of Development
Jim Murray
Associate Director of Development
Abigail Holstein
Associate Director of Development
Alex Burke
Development Coordinator
Allison Knowles
Grant Writer
Dana Troy
Development Operations Specialist
LifeMAP Coaching
Nataliya Poto, MA
LifeMAP & Autism Professional Coaching Association Program Director
Cynthia DeFerrari
LifeMAP Coordinator
Jennifer Green, MSW
Clinical Process Manager
Jean Sandler, MSW
Senior Clinical Supervisor
Nicholas Haslam
LifeMAP Program Manager
Jessica Cohen, JD
Associate Director of LifeMAP
Aaron Lubogo, OTD
LifeMAP Multi-Regional Systems Manager
Sarah Perkins, M.S., J.D.
Entry Meeting Clinician
Nicole Kloss, OTD, OTR/L
Coach Supervisor
Jennifer Forehand
LifeMAP Business Manager
Rachel Ward-Sullivan
Coach Support and Utilization Specialist
LifeNet Living Support
Melissa Regan, MS, OTR/L
LifeNet Program Director
Megan Winderbaum, LICSW
LifeNet Clinical Director
Catie Ryan, MS, OTR/L
Associate Director of Clinical and Program Development, Clinical Case Manager/Personal Advocate
Betsy DeLorenzo
LifeNet Support Partner
Prafulla Patil, MS, OTR/L
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Brendan Stock
LifeNet Support Partner
Bob Waters
LifeNet Client Support/Admin Coordinator
Yezmin Alamanza, LMHC
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Julie L’Heureux
LifeNet Support Partner
Allie Everest
LifeNet Support Partner
Natalie Brelsford, OTD, OTR/L
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Christina Szermer, MS, OTR/L
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Sarah Bainer
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Natalie Brelsford, OTD, OTR/L
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Marketing and Communications
Cathy Aikman, MBA
Director of Marketing and Communications
Sonia Janks
Associate Director of Communications
Samantha Halliday Diez
Associate Director of Marketing
Stephanie Birkdale
Marketing Program Manager
Christine Odom
Digital Marketing Manager
Training and Education
Becca Lory Hector
Director of Training
Molly Gammon
Training Coordinator
For a list of our Group and Activity Facilitators, please click here.
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