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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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