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Wake County Services and Resources for Children Birth-5


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Amy Fulcher

Title:

Infant Toddler Specialist Region 15

Company:

Child Care Services Association

Address:

2634 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27707

Office:

919.403.6950

E-mail:

amyf@childcareservices.org

Biography:

Infant Toddler development/resources. ITS/SIDS certified trainer. ITERS expert. Interest include infant/todderl environments and design.

Amy Sarazan, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title:

Speech Language Pathologist

Company:

Pediatric Therapy Associates

Office:

919.562.9941

E-mail:

asarazen@pedtherapy.com

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Amy received her Bachelor of Arts from Meredith College, with a double major in Communications and Spanish, a concentration in Communication Disorders and a minor in Cross-Cultural Studies. She went on to obtain a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from East Carolina University in 2004. Amy has experience in evaluating and treating articulation and phonology issues, receptive and expressive language delays, and oral-motor and feeding disorders in children and adults. She has worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury, skilled nursing facilities, pediatric private practices, and inpatient psychiatrics. Upon graduating from ECU, Amy practiced speech-language pathology in Louisville, Kentucky before returning to her hometown of Raleigh, NC. Amy currently evaluates and treats speech and language disorders in Spanish for children aged birth to three.

Anna Berkeley

Title:

Inclusion Consultant

Company:

Community Partnerships, Inc

Office:

919.402.9400x411

E-mail:

aberkeley@compart.org

Biography:

Anna's areas of interest and expertise include: advocacy, social inclusion, family support, and developmentally appropriate practice. WATCH Member.

Bart Brigidi, PhD

Title:

Clinical Neuropsychologist and Director

Company:

NC Neurobehavioral Associates

Address:

600 Market Street, Suite 301
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Office:

919-246-9502

E-mail:

bbrigidi@ncnba.com

Biography:

clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive evaluation and rehabilitation, specializing in individuals with known or suspected brain injury (TBI).

Becky Richardson

Title:

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Urology

Company:

UNC School of Medicine

Address:

101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Office:

919-966-2573

E-mail:

becky_richardson@med.unc.edu

Biography:

Expertise in pediatric urology issues, intermittent catheterization, bladder management programs

Chris Mackey

Title:

Research Assistant

Company:

NC Office of Disability and Health

Address:

Campus Box 8185 - UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185

Office:

919-966-0881

E-mail:

mackey@mail.fpg.unc.edu

Biography:

Transition to adulthood Spina Bifida

Delia Allen

Title:

Behavior Specialist

Company:

Child Care Services Association

Address:

PO Box 901
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Office:

919.403.6950 x 358

E-mail:

deliaa@childcareservices.org

Biography:

Behavior Specialists provide technical assistance, support and training to child care center staff who are caring for children with challenging behaviors. Foundations of this approach include CESFEL, DECA, and ASQ:SE.

Donald Rosenblitt

Title:

Medical Director

Company:

Lucy Daniels Center

Office:

919.677.1400

E-mail:

drosenblitt@lucydanielscenter.org

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Don is the medical director and a child psychiatrist at the Lucy Daniels Center.

Doug Busch

Title:

Occupational Therapist

Company:

Durham DEC

Address:

Bull City Business Center, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27701-3221

Office:

(919) 560-5600

E-mail:

doug.busch@ncmail.net

Biography:

Areas of expertise include:General Pediatrics, Sensory Processing, Self Regulation.

Erin Cline

Title:

EISC

Company:

Raleigh CDSA

Office:

919.662.4600x247

E-mail:

erin.cline@ncmail.net

Biography:

WATCH Member. Erin has an interest and experience in child development.

F. Thomas McIver

Title:

Professor of Pediatric Dentistry

Company:

UNC School of Dentistry

Address:

Brauer Hall CB #7450
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Office:

919-966-2739

E-mail:

tom_mciver@dentistry.unc.edu

Biography:

A Pediatric dentist with special interest in oral care for children with disabilities

Family Support Network of Orange, Durham & Person Counties

Title:

Company:

Family Support Network of Orange, Durham, & Person

Address:

115 Market Street, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27701-3221

Office:

919-560-5600 x247

E-mail:

coordinator@fsn.odp.org

Biography:

This local Family Support Network Parent to Parent program can provide a one-on-one parent match with a trained support parent for emotional support, assistance in finding community resources, and sharing parenting experiences. Call Lisa Knelson at (919) 419-1011 for a parent match. Spanish speaking callers can reach Laura Price at 919-560-5600 x 236. This program participates in the FSN-NC Foster Family Project. Support groups available for families of children with special needs. Parent to parent child care network matches parents of children with special needs in Durham who are in currently in child care with parents of children with special needs who are looking for child care and would like to discuss options. Contact Beth Hutson 919-479-7898 for information about the child care information program.

Gwen Howell-Adair

Title:

Behavior Specialist

Company:

Child Care Services Association

Address:

PO Box 901
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Office:

919.403.6950 x355

E-mail:

gwenh@childcareservices.org

Biography:

Jennifer Hiemenz. PhD

Title:

Psychologist

Company:

Hiemenz Psychological Services, PLLC

Address:

5850 Fayetteville Road, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27713

Office:

(919) 475-3650

E-mail:

hiemenzpsychology@gmail.com

Biography:

Jennifer Hiemenz, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed psychologist and board-certified clinical neuropsychologist in private practice in Durham, NC She serves children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury, neurological or genetic disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities.

Joseph M Martellotto

Title:

Resident Physician

Company:

UNC Hospitals

E-mail:

jmartell@unch.unc.edu

Biography:

Joshua Alexander, MD

Title:

Program Director

Company:

TelAbility

Address:

CB #7200 UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7200

Office:

919-843-0427

E-mail:

joshua_alexander@med.unc.edu

Biography:

Program Director, TelAbility. Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation, UNC Hospitals. Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UNC School of Medicine. Areas of interest include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spasticity management, the medical home for children with special health care needs, telemedicine and telehealth for children with disabilities, brain injury, and transition to adulthood for children with disabilities.
?Top Regional Doctor? - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2011
?Best Doctors in America? Best Doctors, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
?America?s Top Pediatricians? Consumers? Research Council of America, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Julie Peterson

Title:

Company:

Durham DEC

Address:

Bull City Business Center, Suite 201
Durham, NC

Office:

(919)560-5600

E-mail:

julie.peterson@ncmail.net

Biography:

Areas of expertise include: feeding issues, splinting for children, play based assessment, children's environment (i.e. preschool day care)

Karen Casey

Title:

Company:

Durham CDSA

Address:

Bull City Business Center, Suite 201
Durham, NC

Office:

(919)560-5600 x241

E-mail:

karen.casey@ncmail.net

Biography:

Areas of expertise include: assistive technology, augmentative communication, autism

Karen St. Claire, MD

Title:

Director of Regional Child Abuse / Child Maltreatment Team

Office:

919-4193474

E-mail:

stcla002@mc.duke.edu

Biography:

Karen's areas of interest and expertise include social communication skills, expressive and receptive language development and delays, apraxia, articulation, autism and language skills. Serving Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren counties

Kasey Wright, OTR/L

Title:

Occupational Therapist

Company:

Pediatric Therapy Associates

Office:

919.562.9941

E-mail:

kwright@pedtherapy.com

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Kasey graduated in 2002 from East Carolina University. Her work experience has been exclusive to pediatrics in both private and school based settings; however, she also has clinical experience in psychologically based centers, nursing homes, and rehabilitation hospitals. Her therapy techniques utilize a sensory integrative approach during treatment sessions for sensory, developmental, and fine motor treatment strategies. Her continuing education includes multiple courses on sensory integration techniques and strategies as well as handwriting evaluation and remediation. Kasey is experienced in working with children with developmental delays, sensory integration dysfunction, fine motor delays, autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and a wide range of other syndromes and disabilities.

Kristina Ketcham

Title:

Infant Toddler Specialist Region 15

Company:

Child Care Services Association

Address:

2634 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27707

Office:

919.403.6950

E-mail:

krisk@childcareservices.org

Biography:

Infant Toddler development/resources. ITS/SIDS certified trainer. ITERS expert. Interest include quality child care environments and Infant/toddler nutrition.

Lee Marcus PhD

Title:

Clinical Director

Company:

Chapel Hill TEACCH Center

Address:

Campus Box # 6305
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6305

Office:

(919)966-5156

E-mail:

lee_marcus@unc.edu

Biography:

Serving individuals with autism in the Eastern Piedmont region of North Carolina.

Linda King Thomas

Title:

Director, Occupational Therapist, MHS

Company:

Developmental Therapy Associates

Office:

919.493.7002 ext. 23

E-mail:

linda@developmentaltherapy.com

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Linda's areas of interest and expertice include: sensory processing disorders (children and adults); sensory integration therapy; sesnory diets; sensory and moto based feeding issues; neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT) certification (children); infant massage certfication; feeding; cranialsacral therapy (children and adults); handwriting issues; autism; ADHD; school consultations.

Linn Wakeford, M.S., OTR/L

Title:

E-mail:

wakeford@mail.fpg.unc.edu

Biography:

Occupational therapist working with children for 13 years, currently working with children ages birth to five in an inclusive childcare program, and teach a pediatric treatment course for occupational therapy students at UNC-CH. Interested in improving how therapists provide consultation to families and teachers, and in finding new ways to support children with disabilities participating in family and community activities. Clinical interests include working with children with feeding problems and assistive technology for children with disabilities.

Lisa Knelson

Title:

Parent to Parent Matches

Company:

Family Support Network of Orange, Durham, & Person

Address:

115 Market Street, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27701-3221

Office:

919-560-5600 x247

E-mail:

vikingknel@aol.com

Biography:

Monina Atkinson

Title:

School Age Specialist

Company:

Child Care Services Association

Address:

2634 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27707

Office:

919.403.6950

E-mail:

moninaa@childcareservices.org

Biography:

School Age development and resources for Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Orange and Person counties.

Pam Dickens

Title:

Disability Consultant

Company:

North Carolina Office on Disability and Health

Address:

UNC-CH, Campus Box 8185
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185

Office:

919-966-0871

E-mail:

pam_dickens@unc.edu

Biography:

Areas of interest include spina bifida, health promotion for individuals with disabilities, self-advocacy in health care, women's health, and transition to adulthood for children with disabilities.

Patrica Rhodes

Title:

Child Care Health Consultant

Company:

Orange County Health Department

Address:

300 W. Tryon Street PO Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Office:

919.245.2468

E-mail:

prhodes@co.orange.nc.us

Biography:

Perline Williams

Title:

Company:

NCCU

Address:

712 Cecil Street
Durham, NC 27702

Office:

919-530-6353

E-mail:

pwilliams@wpo.nccu.edu

Biography:

Providing technical assistance and training for the School Wide Positive Behavior Support Program for all charter schools in North Carolina.

Robbin Newton, OTR

Title:

Occupational Therapist

Company:

Lenox Baker Children's Hospital

Office:

919-684-2721

E-mail:

newto007@mc.duke.edu

Biography:

South Central ATRC assistive technology

Robin Moll

Title:

Physical Therapist

Company:

Durham DEC

Address:

Bull City Business Center, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27701-3221

Office:

(919)560-5600

E-mail:

robin.moll@ncmail.net

Biography:

Areas of expertise include: Infant Massage, Early Brain Development/Nurturing the Brain, Developing Emotional Intelligence in Young Children, Movement Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Young Children, Movement Development (Normal and Atypical), Adaptive Equipment, Positioning and Mobility, Sensory Integration (infants and young children), Working with Families in Early Intervention

Saundra Newton, M.Ed, OTR/L

Title:

Clinical Supervisor, OTR/L

Company:

Developmental Therapy Associates

Address:

3500 Regency Parkway, Suite 120
Cary, NC 27518

Office:

919.492.7002

E-mail:

saundra@developmentaltherapy.com

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Saundra's areas of interest and expertise include: sensory integration therapy, sensory processing disorders (children and adults), therapeutic listening, social skills, autism, activities of daily living (ieL self care skills), ADHD.

Sharon Wallace, RD, CSP, CNSD, LDN

Title:

Pediatric Nutrition Consultant (RD, CSP,CNSD, LDN)

Company:

ABC Nutrition Consulting

Address:

5 Rabbits Glen Terrace
Durham, NC 27713

Office:

919-489-8857

E-mail:

sharonwallace@nc.rr.com

Biography:

Pediatric nutritionist who has worked with infants and children for 8 years in children's hospitals and long-term care facilities for children. Currently in private practice and owner of ABC Nutrition Consulting. Areas of interest include children with special health care needs, tube feeding management and inter-relationship between feeding issues and nutrition status/growth.

Stuart Meyer, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title:

Speech Language Pathologist

Company:

Pediatric Therapy Associates

Office:

919.562.9941

E-mail:

smeyer@pedtherapy.com

Biography:

WATCH Participant. Stuart graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology in 1990. She then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to earn her Master of Science in Speech Pathology in 1993. Stuart has worked in a variety of settings including schools, preschools, clinic based, and home environments. She has experience evaluating and treating children with a wide range of diagnoses including developmental delay, post traumatic syndrome, shaken baby syndrome, apraxia, Down syndrome, hearing impairment, failure to thrive, traumatic brain injury, phonological disorders, language delays, articulation disorders, and autism. In addition, literacy is an area in which Stuart has particular interest and expertise.

Thea Wilson, M.Ed.

Title:

Early Interventionist

Company:

TelAbility

Address:

1101 Weaver Dairy Rd, Suite 202
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Office:

(919) 843-0427

E-mail:

wils5224@bellsouth.net

Biography:

Thea received her Master's degree from UNC-CH in Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support, and specialized in social inclusion. She worked for three years as a hospital based early interventionist at UNC Hospitals, and has an eight year old son, who has cerebral palsy. Thea is especially interested in developmental outcomes of children who have received early intervention, benefits and barriers attributed to social inclusion of young children with special needs, community recreational opportunities for young children with special needs, and the role of maternal outlook in the development of mastery motivation in young children with special needs.

Trish Isbell

Title:

Child Care Health Consultant

Company:

UNC-QEP

Address:

116 A S. Merrit Mill Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8126

Office:

919-834-7369

E-mail:

pisbell.email.und.edu

Biography:

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