
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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