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
Director of Programs
Michelle Major
Director of Finance
Janeka Melanson, MBA
Director of Human Resources & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Annalisa Barrett
Operations Manager
Whitney Miller
Administrative Coordinator
Patricia R. Schissel, LMSW
New York Director
Mary Ann Medlar
Database Manager
Jenny Fann
Staff Accountant
Carla Brigham, JD
Volunteer Coordinator
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
Yesica Hickey
Especialista de Apoyo y Servicios Para Familias que Hablan Español, Family Support Specialist for Spanish-Speaking Families
Leslie Feinberg
New York Resource & Referral Specialist
Christa Flanagan, M.Ed.
Consultation Specialist
Olive Gallop
Adult Services Facilitation Specialist
Allyson Linehan
Consultation & Coaching Specialist
Pam Palmucci, MSW
Program Manager, Simpatico Mentoring Program
Jay Eveson-Egler
Program Manager, Simpatico Mentoring Program
Mina Fonze
Administrative Coordinator and Facilitation Specialist
Livia Cheung, MA
Family Support Specialist
Development
Erica Rémi
Director of Development
Jim Murray
Associate Director of Development
Abigail Holstein
Associate Director of Development
Alex Burke
Development Assistant
Allison Knowles
Grant Writer
LifeMAP
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
Dawn Stahlberg, M.Ed
LifeMAP Coach & Client Recruitment & Support
Aaron Lubogo, OTD
LifeMAP Multi-Regional Systems Manager
Sarah Perkins, M.S., J.D.
Intake Specialist
Nicole Kloss, OTD, OTR/L
Coach Supervisor
Jennifer Forehand
LifeMAP Business Manager
LifeNet
Jay O’Brien, MPA
LifeNet Program Director
Melissa Regan, MS, OTR/L
LifeNet Associate Program Director, Clinical Case Manager/Personal Advocate
Megan Winderbaum, LICSW
LifeNet Senior Clinical Supervisor
Betsy DeLorenzo
LifeNet Support Partner
Marion Calabro
LifeNet Support Partner
Catie Ryan, MS, OTR/L
LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate
Sam Bromfield, LCSW
LifeNet Clinical Supervisor
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
David Robinson
LifeNet Support Partner
Marketing and Communications
Cathy Aikman, MBA
Director of Marketing and Communications
Sonia Janks
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Samantha Halliday Diez
New York Director of Programming
Stephanie Birkdale
Program Manager
Miyako Miki
Website Specialist
Christine Odom
Marketing Coordinator
Training and Education
Becca Lory Hector
Director of Training
Ryan Walsh
Neurodiversity Training Specialist
Molly Gammon
Training Coordinator
For a list of our Group and Activity Facilitators, please click here.
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