Our Staff

The staff of AANE are professional social workers and educators with an expertise in Asperger Syndrome and related profiles. For general inquiries, please visit our Contact Page

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Administrative
Adult Services
Child and Teen Services
Development
LifeMAP
LifeNet
Marketing and Communications
Training and Education

Facilitators (Support Groups and Social Activities)

Administrative Team

Dania Jekel, MSW Executive Director (617) 393-3824, ext. 213 dania.jekel@aane.org	Brenda Dater, MSW, MPH Associate Director (617) 393-3824, ext.222 brenda.dater@aane.org
Patricia R. Schissel, LMSW New York Director (617) 393-3824, ext. 274 pat.schissel@aane.org	Michelle Major Business Manager (617) 393-3824, ext. 227 michelle.major@aane.org
Annalisa Barrett Receptionist/Office Coordinator (617) 393-3824, ext. 210 annalisa.barrett@aane.org	Mary Ann Medlar Database Manager (617) 393-3824 maryann.medlar@aane.org
Marcia Robinson, M.Ed., CAGS Volunteer Coordinator & Coordinator of Speaker’s Bureau (617) 393-3824, ext. 229 marcia.robinson@aane.org

Adult Services

Michele Cantara Co-Director of Adult Services (617) 393-3824, ext. 271 michele.cantara@aane.org	Nancy Schwartz, MSW Co-Director Adult Services & MRC/Employment Project Coordinator (617) 393-3824, ext. 226 nancy.schwartz@aane.org
Grace Myhill, MSW Director of The Peter M. Friedman Neurodiverse Couples Institute, Director of Couples and Partner's Services (617) 504-3116 grace.myhill@aane.org	Leslie Feinberg New York Resource & Referral Specialist (617) 393-3824, ext. 275 Leslie.feinberg@aane.org
Christa Flanagan, M.Ed. Consultation Specialist (617) 393-3824, ext. 273 christa.flanagan@aane.org	Nick Gallop Coordinator of Adult Services (617) 393-3824, ext. 272 nick.gallop@aane.org
Kelly Urban, MA, LMHC Consultation Specialist (617) 393-3824, ext. 211 kelly.urban@aane.org	Allyson Linehan Consultation & Coaching Specialist Adult Services (617) 393-3824, ext. 224 allyson.linehan@aane.org

Child and Teen Services

Nancy Parker, MSW, LICSW Director of Child and Teen Services (617) 393-3824, ext. 214 nancy.parker@aane.org	Stephanie Loo, M.Ed. Senior Family Support Specialist (617) 393-3824, ext. 217 stephanie.loo@aane.org
Laura Perez, MSc Director of Programs for the Latino Community (617) 393-3824, ext. 263 laura.perez@aane.org	Amanda Bailey Family Support Specialist (617) 393-3824, ext. 218 amanda.bailey@aane.org

Development

Erica Rémi Director of Development (617) 393-3824, ext. 247 erica.remi@aane.org	Gail Kastorf, M.Ed. Grant Writer (617) 393-3824 gail.kastorf@aane.org
Alex Burke Development Assistant 617-393-3824 alex.burke@aane.org	Jim Murray Associate Director of Development (617) 393-3824, ext. 223 jim.murray@aane.org
Abigail Holstein Development Communications Specialist 617-393-3824 ext. 267 abigail.holstein@aane.org

LifeMAP

Nataliya Poto, MA LifeMAP & Asperger/Autism Professional Coaching Association Program Director (617) 393-3824, ext. 219 nataliya.poto@aane.org	Cynthia DeFerrari LifeMAP Operations Manager 617-393-3824, ext. 221 cynthia.deferrari@aane.org
Sangeeta Verma, SLP LifeMAP Coach Supervisor (617) 393-3824, ext. 215 sangeeta.verma@aane.org	Jean Sandler, MSW LifeMAP Clinical Supervisor (617) 393-3824, ext. 234 jean.sandler@aane.org
Jennifer Green, MSW LifeMAP Clinician (617) 393-3824, ext. 228 jennifer.green@aane.org	Jessica Cohen Director of LifeMAP Partnerships (617) 293-3824, ext. 263 jessica.cohen@aane.org
Nicholas Haslam LifeMAP Administrative Assistant (617) 393-3824, ext. 220 nicholas.haslam@aane.org	Eileen Johnson LifeMAP Accountant (617) 393-3824, ext. 212 eileen.johnson@aane.org
Aaron Levinger LifeMAP Office/Data Specialist aaron.levinger@aane.org

LifeNet

Jay O'Brien, MPA LifeNet Program Director (617) 393-3824, ext. 260 jay.obrien@aane.org	Melissa Regan, MS, OTR/L LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/Personal Advocate (617) 393-3824, ext. 250 melissa.regan@aane.org
Betsy DeLorenzo LifeNet Support Partner. (617) 393-3824, ext. 266 betsy.delorenzo@aane.org	Catie Ryan, MS, OTR/L LifeNet Clinical Case Manager/ Personal Advocate (617) 393-3824, ext. 268 catie.ryan@aane.org
Marion Calabro LifeNet Support Partner 617 393-3824, ext. 240 marion.calabro@aane.org	Megan Winderbaum, LICSW LifeNet Clinical Supervisor 617 393-3824ext. 238 megan.winderbaum@aane.org

Marketing and Communications

Cathy Aikman, MBA Director of Marketing and Communications (617) 393-3824, ext. 230 cathy.aikman@aane.org	Samantha Halliday Diez New York Director of Programming (617) 393-3824, ext. 277 samantha.hallidaydiez@aane.org
Stephanie Birkdale Program Manager (617) 393-3824, ext. 232 stephanie.birkdale@aane.org	Sonia Janks Associate Director of Marketing and Communications (617) 393-3824, ext. 246 sonia.janks@aane.org
Miyako Miki Website Specialist (617) 393-3824 miyako.miki@aane.org