Meet Our Team
Jenna Millar
◦ Bachelors in Special Education
◦ Teacher of the Handicap
◦ Masters in Social Work from NYU
Jenna, a current special education teacher in a pre-k special education program. With a degree from NYU in social work, she is well versed in the needs of your children. She has experience in numerous settings providing therapy and educational services.
Her determination to help families is what has paved the way for our program.
Shaina Rosa
◦ Bachelors in Psychology
◦ K-6 teaching certification
◦ Masters in Special Education
Shaina has been a kindergarten and first grade ABA teacher for two years now. Daily, she works with students of all abilities, helping them generalize a wide range of skills as well as teaching them how to regulate their own emotions and behaviors. Prior to this, she was a pre-school teacher for 2 years, so she has worked with children of all ages!
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kelly has over 30 years experience working as a physical therapist assistant. She has 12 years experience working in the school system with children.
She is a certified yoga instructor.
Kara Grifonetti
◦ Bachelors in Occupational Therapy
◦ Masters in Science
Kara has been an occupational therapist for 4 years, working with children in a variety of settings including schools, clinics, and home health. Kara currently works with students from Pre-k to high school ages in the school setting during the day and in an out patient clinic in the afternoon. We work together daily to achieve goals of independence in school, home and community.
Caitlin Mead
◦ Bachelors in Family Science and Human Development
◦ Masters in Speech Language Pathology
Caitlin is a speech language therapist that has worked with a wide variety of patient profiles and has been working with school-aged children for 3 years as an SLP. Her aim is to help students achieve functional communication in various ways, as well as increase their language skills inside and outside of the classroom!
Lisa Foster
◦ Bachelors in Art Therapy and Counseling with a specialization in Children
◦ Masters in Art Therapy
Lisa is a Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) with 20 years of experience working with a variety of clients including pre-school aged children to young adults.
Lisa has successfully developed and implemented art therapy programs in public schools, residential treatment centers, and for private organizations. Her aim is to help clients personal growth by using creative art processes to explore self-expression, comunication, social skills, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and coping skills.