Meet our Team
Our organization is comprised of a passionate and thoughtful group of professionals who are dedicated to the health, welfare and education of the children and their families with whom we are devoted each day. We have two of the five original founders actively on staff, and clinical, therapeutic and educational administrative team members who have been with the organization for twenty, thirty and forty years. In addition specialists, consultants and interns support the work. Click pictures for full biographies.
Executive Director
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Mark Lucier | Executive Director
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Nancy Fuller | Executive Director Emerita
Administration & Clinical
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Michelle Traverse | Program Director
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Lisa Hawkes | Chief Operating Officer
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Olivia von Ferstel | Educational Program Manager
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Bridget Glenshaw | Clinical Program Manager
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Jim Magauran MD | Psychiatrist
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Amelia Lofaro | Psychologist
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Kathy Modderno | Social Worker
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Kathy Alpert | Secretary/Receptionist
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Julie Culhane | Administrative Assistant
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Jim Donvan | Property Caretaker
Teaching Teams
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Stephen Brennan
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Kelsey Werner
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John Glenshaw
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Johanna Couture-Porcaro
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Gabrielle Soderberg
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Lindsay Chapman
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Valerie Jackson
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Nicole Camuso
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Serena Hadsell
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Gabriella Cohen
Specialist & Support
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Amy Patel | Learning Specialist
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Kate Magauran | Learning Specialist
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Julie Bender | Speech & Language Pathologist
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Ashley Askew| Occupational Therapist
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Caitlin O'Donnell | Support Staff
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Penn Boucher | Support Staff
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Lauren Brown | Support Staff
Consulting
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Daniel Reinstein | Psychologist
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Selene Aguayo-Gisholt | Community Service Therapist
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Dawn Burau | Community Service Therapist
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Michele Passanissi | Nurse Consultant
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Lexi Ugelow | Music Therapy Consultant
Interns 2025-2026
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Ben Eller
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Abby Fisher
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Anjelica Espinoza-Flores
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Dee Schneidman
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Deirde Glynn
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Kerry Richmond
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Katie Graham
