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CONNECTING CULTURES STAFF
LEADERSHIP
Karen Fondacaro
Ph.D. Psychology
Founder of Connecting Cultures
Rosalie Wright-Lapin, LICSW
Interim Executive Director & Director of
Social Services
Timothy Stickle
Ph.D. Psychology
Associate Director/
Director of Program Evaluation
Lauren Dewey
Ph.D. Psychology
Director of Youth Services
Jill Martin Diaz, Esq.
Director of Legal Services
Executive Director of VAAP
Matthew Odachowski P.T., O.C.S.
Director of
Physical Therapy
Smita Lahoti, M.D.
Director of Psychiatry
ADMINISTRATION
Sue Martel
Senior Coordinator
Casey Buck
M.A. Psychology
Ph.D. Candidate
Data Manager
Desirea Swick, BSW
Care Coordinator
THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS
Therapists
Gabriela Heermans
M.Sc. Social & Cultural Psychology
M.Sc. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Richard Norton
M.A. Psychology
Ph.D. Candidate
Arima Minard, C.M.H.C
Jake Furey-Rosen, M.S.W.
Phoebe Lewis, PsyD.
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Choeden Lama
B.A. Psychology
M.A. Candidate
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Social Workers & Case Managers
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Tori Koontz, B.A.
MSW Candidate
Alyssa Mikita, B.S.W.
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AFFILIATED THERAPISTS & SUPERVISORS
Linda Li, LICSW
Clinical Supervisor
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