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UCEDD,LEND Program:
Westchester Institute for Human Development
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
in affiliation with New York Medical College
Cedarwood Hall
Valhalla, NY 10595
Main Phone:  914-493-8150
Main Fax:  914-493-1973
TTY:  914-493-1204
Main Email:  [email protected]
Website:  https://www.wihd.org/
Website 2:  https://www.wihd.org/training/lend/
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Position Name Phone Email
Leadership
Co-UCEDD Director Susan Fox, PhD 914-493-8204 [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Associate UCEDD Director Jenean Castillo, Ph.D. 914-493-7471 [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
CEO and President Susan Fox, PhD 914-493-8204 [email protected]
Chief Academic Officer Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Chief Clinical Officer Izel Obermeyer, OTR 914-493-1879 [email protected]
Chief Compliance & Quality Improvement Officer Kataliya Caiazzo, PT, MPT, MBA 914-493-8367 [email protected]
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Marianne Ventrice, CPA 914-493-8208 [email protected]
Chief of Pediatric Forensic Services Program Director Jennifer Canter, MD, MPH, FAAP, CLCP, CRC 914-493-8150 [email protected]
Director, Child Welfare Services & Psychology Training Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Director, Community Support Network and Public Policy Kristy Leader, M.S.Ed SAS 914-493-3024 [email protected]
Director, LEND Program, Associate UCEDD Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jenean Castillo, Ph.D. 914-493-7471 [email protected]
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, Board Administrator Donna Lombardi 914-493-8204 [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Izel Obermeyer, OTR 914-493-1879 [email protected]
Clinical Services Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Community Support Kristy Leader, M.S.Ed SAS 914-493-3024 [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Jenean Castillo, Ph.D. 914-493-7471 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Debra Marino, MBA, MS 914-493-2702 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Katelyn Myhren, MS, MBA 914-493-1235 [email protected]
Early Intervention Barbara P. Stein, MAT 914-493-8719 [email protected]
Early Intervention Patricia Towle, Ph.D. 914-493-8212 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Katelyn Myhren, MS, MBA 914-493-1235 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Person Centered Planning Janine Belfast 914-493-5204 [email protected]
Research Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Research Director Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Training Director Jenean Castillo, Ph.D. 914-493-7471 [email protected]
Training Director Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Training Director Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Gemma White, MS, CCC-SLP 914-493-1204 [email protected]
Audiology Mindy Schmelzer, AuD, CCC-A 914-493-8186 [email protected]
Child Welfare Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Anne Marie Tarangelo, DMD 914-493-8138 [email protected]
Epidemiology Tricia Patrick, DrPH 914-493-8203 [email protected]
Family Karen Millman, M.S. 914-493-6891 [email protected]
Neurology Baldev Singh, MD 914-493-8144 [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Izel Obermeyer, OTR 914-493-1879 [email protected]
Psychiatry Joseph Carbone, MD 914-493-8148 [email protected]
Public Policy Kristy Leader, M.S.Ed SAS 914-493-3024 [email protected]
Special Education Jenna Lequia, Ph.D. 914-493-6861 [email protected]
Special Education Karen Millman, M.S. 914-493-6891 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Gemma White, MS, CCC-SLP 914-493-1204 [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Aging and Community Living Susan Fox, PhD 914-493-8204 [email protected]
Child Abuse Jennifer Canter, MD, MPH, FAAP, CLCP, CRC 914-493-8150 [email protected]
Developmental Pediatrics Mark Bertin, MD 914-493-1065 [email protected]
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jenean Castillo, Ph.D. 914-493-7471 [email protected]
Family Faculty Karen Millman, M.S. 914-493-6891 [email protected]
Parents with Intellectual Disabilities Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Technology Izel Obermeyer, OTR 914-493-1879 [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Assistive Technology Loan Program Beth Heyd 914-493-7364 [email protected]
Chief Clinical Officer Izel Obermeyer, OTR 914-493-1879 [email protected]
Child Welfare Services Trupti Rao, Psy.D. 914-493-8141 [email protected]
Cochlear Implant Program Mindy Schmelzer, AuD, CCC-A 914-493-8186 [email protected]
Educational Care Coordination, Child Welfare Teresa Speranza 914-493-2629 [email protected]
LEND Program Coordinator Karla Diaz 914-493-8175 [email protected]
Manager, Facilities and Operations Donna M. Reynolds 914-493-8204 [email protected]
Marketing & Communications Manager Project Coordinator Katelyn Myhren, MS, MBA 914-493-1235 [email protected]
Medical Director, DDS Pediatric Unit Janet Stockheim, MD, MPH 914-999-5379 [email protected]
Professor of Pediatrics, New York Medical College School of Medicine Professor of Disability and Health, New York Medical College School of Health Sciences Chief, Section of Child Abuse Pediatrics, The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital/WMCHealth Chief, Pediatric Forensic Services, The Westchester Institute for Human Development Jennifer Canter, MD, MPH, FAAP, CLCP, CRC 914-493-8150 [email protected]
Psychologist, Behavioral Psychology Program Nicole Turygin , Ph.D. 914-493-6869 [email protected]
The Family Connection Barbara P. Stein, MAT 914-493-8719 [email protected]
 
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