MEET OUR FACULTY

CA-LEND Discipline Directors & Faculty

Coming together from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, our skilled team of professionals is the backbone of CA-LEND. Their ideas help shape the direction and mission of our organization. Read on to learn more about some of our incredible team members.

SONIA K. ALLER PHD., CCC

Speech-Language Pathology

CECILY BETZ

Nursing

LAVONNA BLAIR-LEWIS

Health Administration

JULIE CEDERBAUM, PHD, MSW, MPH

Social Work
Discipline Director

FRAN GOLDFARB

Family Support

ALISON GRIMES, AUD, ABA-BD CERT-PEDIATRIC AUD.

Audiology
Discipline Director

NANCY HUNT, PHD

Special Education
Discipline Director

CARY KREUTZER, EDD, MPH, RD, FAND

Public Health
Discipline Director

MARIA MARQUEZ

Self-Advocacy Discipline Director

JOSE POLIDO, DDS

Oral Health
Discipline Director

MARIE KANNE POULSEN, PHD

Psychology
Discipline Director

SHEELA RAO, MD, MACM

Pediatrics
Discipline Director

BARBARA SARGENT, PHD, PT, PCS

Physical Therapy Discipline Director

SARA SHERER, PHD

Psychology

KATHRYN SMITH, DRPH, RN, MN

Nursing, Policy Director

SHELBY SURFAS, OTD, OTR/L

Occupational Therapy
Discipline Director

AMANDA TYREE, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathology

HOPE WILLS, MA, RD, CSP, IBCLC

Nutrition
Discipline Director

JEREMY WONG, PT,DPT, PCS

Physical Therapy