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Human Development Center at LSU Health New Orleans

Human Development Center at LSU Health New Orleans
School of Allied Health Professions
411 South Prieur Street
New Orleans, LA 70112-2262

Main Phone: 504-556-7500
Main Fax: 504-556-7574
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LSUHSCHDC
Program Website
Program Website 2

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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Philip Wilson, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Director Philip Wilson, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Co-LEND Director Krista James, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Business Manager Mitze Bruce Jones, BS Other [email protected]
Early Learning Center Kisha Petty, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Education, Transition, and Community Initiatives Director Ali Kowitz, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Coordinator Konstance Causey, MPA Public Administration [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Data Coordinator Laura Stazio, MS Other [email protected]
Distance Learning Jolie Robichaux, BA Communications [email protected]
Early Intervention Maria Blanco, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Intervention Katie Rambeau, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Exemplary Services Maria Blanco, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Laura Stazio, MS Other [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Family Katie Rambeau, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Certified Employment Support Professional Training Laura Stazio, MS Other [email protected]
Clinical Assistant Professor Ali Kowitz, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Community Childcare Partnership, Adverse Childhood Experience, Maria Blanco, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Developmental Screening Katie Rambeau, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Digital Technology Specialist Stuart Simon, MLIS Other [email protected]
Social Security Work Incentives/Benefits Planning Donald Leger, BA Social Work [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Administrative Coordinator Wilbert Johnson Other [email protected]
ASDID Clinic Physcologist Kim Sherman, PhD Psychology [email protected]
ASDID Clinic Speech Language Pathologist Brittney Wright Peters, MCD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Assistant Business Manager Angelica Bruno, BA Business [email protected]
Assistant Business Manager Lynn Lallier, MBA Other [email protected]
Assistant Teacher Krystie Magee Other [email protected]
Assistant Teacher Diane Polk Education: Other [email protected]
Director of Outreach & eLearning Laura Stazio, MS Other [email protected]
Early Childhood Education Manager and Disability Specialist Katie Rambeau, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Childhood Family and Community Specialist Kelly Sommers, BS Psychology [email protected]
Early Childhood Initiatives Director Maria Blanco, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Learning Center Assistant Teacher Chantol Cochran Education: Other [email protected]
Early Learning Center Assistant Teacher Molly Walter Education: General Education [email protected]
Early Learning Center Toddler Teacher Ture'ssa Higgenbotham Education: Other [email protected]
Early Learning Center, Assistant Teacher Clarissa Carmouche Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Learning Center, Director Kisha Petty, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Learning Center, Lead Infant Teacher Susie Jones, BA Education/Special Education [email protected]
Education Specialist Assistant Jhane Varnado Education: Other [email protected]
Educational Facilitator Director of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiatives Krista James, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Educational Facilitator Melinda Luna, BS Education/Special Education [email protected]
Educational Facilitator and Program Manager Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator Data Ambassador Constance Alphonse, MAT Education/Special Education [email protected]
Educational Program Facilitator and Area Manager LEND Capstone Project Coordinator Chris Champagne, BA Education/Special Education [email protected]
EHS Education Coordinator Crystal Fernandez, BS Education: General Education [email protected]
EHS Family & Engagement Specialist Asia Edwards, MS Social Work [email protected]
Employment Benefits Planner Coordinator, Louisiana Deafblind Project for Children and Youth Department of Counseling Assistant Professor Rose Angelocci, PhD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Employment Transition Program Director Tracy O'Donnell, M.Ed. Other [email protected]
Family Engagement Coordinator Family Support Specialist Cathy Miller, CPS, MA, PLPC Psychology [email protected]
HR and Ancillary Specialist for LSUHSC EHS Ritu Dua, MA Education/Special Education [email protected]
LASARD Facilitator Madeline Estes, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA Applied Behavioral Analysis [email protected]
LASARD Facilitator Donna Hammons, BA Other [email protected]
LASARD Facilitator Maia Thibodeaux, MS L,/SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
LASARD LEA Facilitator Tara Lark, M.Ed., LPC-S Education/Special Education [email protected]
LASARD Project Director Ali Kowitz, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Capstone Coordinator Julie Schiavo, MLIS, AHIP Other [email protected]
LEND Dentistry Mentor Faculty Francis Martello, DDS Dentistry/Other [email protected]
LEND Speech Language Pathology Mentor Faculty Leslie Lopez, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Louisiana Deafblind Project Program Director Nicole Gillies, MS Other [email protected]
Louisiana LEND Program Coordinator Konstance Causey, MPA Public Administration [email protected]
Outreach Coordinator Jolie Robichaux, BA Communications [email protected]
Special Education Facilitator Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiatives Facilitator Amy Ward, MEd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Facilitator Interdisciplinary Clinic Coordinator Interdisciplinary Clinic Occupational Therapist Lisa Davison, LOTR Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Facilitator Brittany Clark, MEd [email protected]
Transition Specialist Brenna Nopenz, BFA Other [email protected]
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Project- PI, Paid Apprenticeships for Youth Project- PI, Louisiana Deafblind TA Grant- PI Philip Wilson, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
WSC WIPA Benefits Planner Kristine Carrier Social Work [email protected]
WSC WIPA Program Manager Donald Leger, BA Social Work [email protected]
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