Meet the Team
The Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University is staffed by devoted professionals with a wide range of knowledge and experience. Our team, along with their contact information is below. (More bios & headshots coming soon.)
Gina Acosta, M.Ed.
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Siba Alzohaili
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Gloria Andrade, PhD
Supervisor of Bilingual/Bicultural Programming Lead Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Carley Aroldi
Workforce Development Consultant
Jean-Marie Beeks
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Amanda Bottino
Inclusion Facilitator
Jessica Brennan
Melissa Bui
Data and Outreach Associate
Katie Burghart, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Katelyn Cappello, MS ECE, IMH-E®
Supervisor of Coaching Practice
Corinne G. Catalano, Ph.D., IMH E®
Associate Director for Education, Inclusion, and Development
Annie Corley-Hand
Inclusion Facilitator
Jessica Cowan, LCSW, PMH-C, IECMH-E®
Assistant Director for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Adam DiBella, MCE, MEd, MBA, IMH-E®
Assistant Director of Systems and Operations
Dayna Zatina Egan, Psy.D., IMHE
Associate Director for Relational Health
Tara Evenson, MEd
Inclusion Facilitator
Jenniver Faasse
Assistant Director for Clinical Services and Training
Melanie Feller, M.A., CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert, IMH-E
Workforce Development Consultant
Marissa Patino Gonzalez
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Shannon Fiero, LMSW
Clinician
Melissa Fitzpatrick, MA, LAC
Clinician
Melanie Fleming
Coordinator of Workforce Education and Development
Monserrat Franjul, M.S. Ed, IMH-E®
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Jenna French, MS, OTR/L
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Linda L. Garofallou, MS, LMT, IMHS E®III
Affiliate Faculty, Consultant Directing the Florek Grant for Qigong Sensory Treatment Parent Support
Sue Gellert
Workforce Development Consultant
Csilla Greiner
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Rebecca Haddock, MA
Assistant Director for Promotion and Prevention Programming
Jenaya Ingram, DBA
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Glenda James, LCSW, IMH-E
Supervisor of Consultative Practice
Brenna Klesel
Outpatient Clinic Postdoctoral Fellow
Hannah Korn-Heilner
Clinician
Eva Kovacs, MA
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Diana Kwok
Workforce Development Consultant
Emily Lawton, MSEd, CCLS, IMH®,
Asst Director Maternal and Infant Relational Health
Carin Michelle Leiva
IECD Ph.D. Student
Bernadette LoPinto-Neil, MAeD
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultant Specialist
Eve Anna Lotito
Data & Outreach Coordinator
Jessica Loughlin
Workforce Development Consultant
Megan Manzi
Clinician
Carmela McCleary
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Eileen McKeating, Ph.D.
Research Assistant
Carsyn McLaughlin
Clinician
Brittany Meistrich, MA, LPC
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Daniela Montecinos
Program Assistant
Mariah Morrison, MSW, LSW, IMH-E®
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Kaitlin Mulcahy, Ph.D., LPC, IMH-E
Director of the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health
Kathleen Mulrooney
Reflective Consultant
Nikki Munoz, M.Ed
Early Childhood Consultant
Andrea Murgado
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
José Javier Nieves, MA, MSW, LCSW, IHMS-E®
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Meryem Ozkus
Lead Infant & Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Brianna Palucci
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Lindsay Pearson
Assistant Director of Early Childhood Educational Programming
Rebecca Ramos
Parent-Infant Relational Health Specialist; SEFI Support Specialist
Stacy Salley-Proctor
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Ellen Samitt
Assistant Director for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinical Consultation
Jonelle Schnepper, M.Ed
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Chelsea Sharkey
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician
Shachee Shrestha
Graduate Student Intern
Molly Silverman
Workforce Development Consultant
Winifred Smith
Workforce Development Consultant
Cynthia Soete, MSEd, IMH®
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Yolanda Sosa Ortiz
Assistant Director for Early Relational Health Promotion
Samantha Spencer, Psy.D.
Psychologist/Clinical Supervisor
Shana Stanley
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Gioliana Stillo
PsyD Psychologist & Clinical Supervisor
Jennifer Taliento
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Tran Ngoc
SFY27 Clinical Intern
Nicole Waters, M Ed
Workforce Development Consultant
Jill Wodnick
Maternal Health Policy & Prenatal Childbirth Education
Roseanne Yezzo
Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist
Vanja Zaninovic
Graduate Assistant - Research and Evaluation