Staff Directory

Meet the Staff of William James College

Across our departments and offices, we're here to help you – through graduation and beyond. Expand the content below to find contacts and meet our team.

Nicholas Covino, PsyD, President
nicholas_covino@williamjames.edu

Shannon Llorentty, MEd, Executive Assistant to the President
shannon_llorentty@williamjames.edu 

Academic Affairs

Stacey Lambert, PsyD, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
stacey_lambert@williamjames.edu

Nilda M. Laboy, PsyD, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs; Chair, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
nilda_laboy@williamjames.edu

Julie Elkins, EdD, Director of Online Education
julie_elkins@williamjames.edu 

Vera Mauk, MA, Director, Office of Academic Data, Development and Institutional Effectiveness
vera_mauk@williamjames.edu

Mary Yasuda, BA, Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
mary_yasuda@williamjames.edu


Clinical Psychology Department

Stacey Lambert, PsyD, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
stacey_lambert@williamjames.edu

Joseph A. Toomey, PhD, Associate Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
joseph_toomey@williamjames.edu

Frederick Rocco, PhD, Assistant Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
frederick_rocco@williamjames.edu

Eileen O'Donnell, MA, Enrollment and Program Manager, Department of Clinical Psychology
eileen_odonnell@williamjames.edu

Christina Fox, BA, Clinical Department Coordinator
christina_fox@williamjames.edu 


Counseling and Behavioral Health Department

Nilda M. Laboy, PsyD, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs; Chair, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
nilda_laboy@williamjames.edu

Aubrey Orloff, PsyDAssociate Chair, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department; Director, MA in Psychology
aubrey_orloff@williamjames.edu 

Kerri Augusto, PhD, Director, Undergraduate Studies
kerri_augusto@williamjames.edu

Jenny D’Olympia, PsyD, Director, Military and Veterans Psychology Concentration
jenny_dolympia@williamjames.edu

Melissa Koen, MS, LMHC, Director of Field Education, Counseling
melissa_koen@williamjames.edu

Ariana Schreibman, BA, Department Coordinator
ariana_schreibman@williamjames.edu 

Katie Thomas, MS, Assistant Director of Field Education, Counseling Department
katie_thomas@williamjames.edu 

Michael Weinberg, PsyD, Assistant Director, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (online)
michael_weinberg@williamjames.edu 

Niko Wilson, PhD, LMHC, NCC, Assistant Director, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (on-campus), Director of the Couples and Family Therapy area of emphasis
niko_wilson@williamjames.edu


Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department

Suzanne Devlin, PhD, Chair, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department; Co-Director, Leadership Psychology PsyD Program
suzanne_devlin@williamjames.edu

Amber Beland, MDiv, Associate Director, Field Placement
amber_beland@williamjames.edu

Suzanne Boulos, MBA, MA , Director of Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching
suzanne_boulos@williamjames.edu

Carleen Caldwell, PsyD, Director, Talent Management Concentration
carlene_caldwell@williamjames.edu

Tuesday Cooper, JD, EdD, Director, Leading Non-Profits and NGOs Concentration
tuesday_cooper@williamjames.edu

Neesha Daulat, PhD, Associate Director, Field Placement
neesha_daulat@williamjames.edu

Brandi Derr, PsyD, Co-Director, Leadership PsyD Program
brandi_derr@williamjames.edu

Erika Heilman, PsyD, Director, Neuroscience of Leadership Concentration
erika_heilman@williamjames.edu

Nadja Lopez, PhD, Executive Director, BHELS; Director, Graduate Certificate in Leading Transformative Mental Health in Schools
nadja_lopez@williamjames.edu

Amanda Omalek, Department Coordinator, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
amanda_omalek@williamjames.edu

Darlene Piva, PsyD, Director, MA in Organizational Psychology
darlene_piva@williamjames.edu

Lynne Richer, EdD, Senior Associate Director, Field Placement
lynne_richer@williamjames.edu

Kris Taylor, EdD, Director, Leadership Licensure Program/Graduate Certificate in School Leadership
kris_taylor@williamjames.edu


School Psychology Department

Jason Kaplan, PhD, Director, School Psychology PsyD Program; Chair, School Psychology Department
jason_kaplan@williamjames.edu

Robyn Bratica, PhD, LEP, NCSP, School Psychology MA/CAGS Program Director
robyn_bratica@williamjames.edu

Ronald Lee, PhD, LABA, BCBA-D, Director, Applied Behavior Analysis
Ronald_lee@williamjames.edu

Malory Reynolds, Department Coordinator, Department of School Psychology
malory_reynolds@williamjames.edu

Elana Wolkoff, PhD, Associate Director of Field Education, School Psychology Department
elana_wolkoff@williamjames.edu

Hilary Baxter, Director of Financial Aid
hilary_baxter@williamjames.edu

Debra Boyce, Bursar, and Certifying Official for Veterans Benefits
debra_boyce@williamjames.edu

Emmanuel (Manny) Jeudy, Assistant to the Registrar, Assistant to the Librarian
emmanuel_jeudy@williamjames.edu

Phyllis Leibman, Financial Aid Counselor
phyllis_leibman@williamjames.edu

Anna Lyons, Associate Registrar
anna_lyons@williamjames.edu

Sonji Paige, Registrar
sonji_paige@williamjames.edu

Nadja Lopez, PhD, Executive Director, BHELS
nadja_lopez@williamjames.edu

Andre Ravenelle, MEd, Director, Freedman Consultation Services, BHELS
aravenelle@teachers21.org

Kris Taylor, EdD, Director, DEI and Educational Leadership, BHELS
Kris_Taylor@williamjames.edu

Megan Kersting, PsyD, Program Director, BHELS
megan_kersting@williamjames.edu 

Laura Tyrrell, MA, Program Director, BHELS
ltyrrell@teachers21.org

Latikia Simpson, Administrative Assistant, BHELS
LSimpson@teachers21.org

Maryellen Brunelle, EdD, Program Director, PSAP/LLPS Doctoral Program, BHELS
maryellen_brunelle@williamjames.edu

Sarah Abbott, PhD, Director, Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health
sarah_abbott@williamjames.edu 

Rachael Bottone, MA, Co-Response Specialist, Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health
rachael_bottone@Williamjames.edu 

Bonnie Cuccaro, MA, Associate Director, Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health
bonnie_cuccaro@williamjames.edu

Cassandra McGrath, MA, Program Supervisor, Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health
cassandra_mcgrath@williamjames.edu

Anna Sutton, BA, Coordinator, Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health
anna_sutton@williamjames.edu 

Ann Coyne, EdD, Dean of Students
ann_coyne@williamjames.edu

Meridith Apfelbaum, MS, Director, Student Life and Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
meridith_apfelbaum@williamjames.edu 

Joan Axelrod, MEd, Director, Academic Resource Center
joan_axelrod@williamjames.edu

Jonathan Corey, PhD, Director, Student Accessibility Services
jonathan_corey@williamjames.edu 

Matthew Kramer, MLIS, Research and Writing Specialist, Academic Resource Center
matt_kramer@williamjames.edu

Daniel Kason, PhD, Assistant Director, Academic Resource Center
daniel_kason@williamjames.edu

Melissa Lane, BA, Operations Coordinator
melissa_lane@williamjames.edu 

Evan Grenier, MEd, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management
evan_grenier@williamjames.edu

Mario Murga, MA, Director of Admissions
mario_murga@williamjames.edu

Jennifer Geuther, Associate Director of Admissions
jennifer_geuther@williamjames.edu

Kurtis Elwell, Admissions Counselor
kurtis_elwell@williamjames.edu

Julia Ogden, Senior Admissions Counselor
julia_ogden@williamjames.edu

Christiana Mosley,  Admissions Counselor
christiana_mosley@williamjames.edu 

Patrick Quinlan,  Admissions Counselor
patrick_quinlan@williamjames.edu 

Katie O'Hare, MBA, Senior Director of Marketing
katie_ohare@williamjames.edu

Beth Rogan, Director of Educational Partnerships
beth_rogan@williamjames.edu

Carolyn Cross, MS, Associate Director of Recruitment, Employer Partnerships
carolyn_cross@williamjames.edu 

Sarah Ferrara, Assistant Director of Marketing
sarah_ferrara@williamjames.edu

Josh Rizkalla, Communications and Media Relations Associate
joshua_rizkalla@williamjames.edu

Kevin Costello, Director of Facilities
kevin_costello@williamjames.edu

Maura Kiley, Facilities Coordinator
maura_kiley@williamjames.edu

Melissa Koen, MS, LMHC, Director of Field Education, Counseling Department
melissa_koen@williamjames.edu

Cheryl MacDonald, MBA, Associate Director of Programming and Site Development
cheryl_macdonald@williamjames.edu

Laura Bourgeois, MA, Department Coordinator, Field Education Department
laura_bourgeois@williamjames.edu

Mary Ann Mullin, PhD, Director of Field Education, Clinical Psychology Department
maryann_mullin@williamjames.edu

Laura C. Noel, MS, Field Placement Associate, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
laura_noel@williamjames.edu

Lynne Richer, EdD, Director, Field Placement, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
lynne_richer@williamjames.edu

Karen Stufflebeam, PsyD, Associate Director of Field Education, Clinical Psychology Department
karen_stufflebeam@williamjames.edu

Katherine Thomas, MS, Assistant Director of Field Education, Counseling Department
katherine_thomas@williamjames.edu 

Angela Wilbur, PsyD, Director of Training
angela_wilbur@williamjames.edu

Elana Wolkoff, PhD, Associate Director of Field Education, School Psychology Department
elana_wolkoff@williamjames.edu

Dan Brent, MSA, Vice President of Finance and Operations
dan_brent@williamjames.edu

Andra Angjeli, Billing Coordinator for the Freedman Center, Teachers21, and the Brenner Center
andra_angjeli@williamjames.edu

Debra Boyce, Bursar, and Certifying Official for Veterans Benefits
debra_boyce@williamjames.edu

Ellen Collins, Associate Director of Payroll and Benefits
ellen_collins@williamjames.edu

Sophia Costello, Assistant Director of Financial Accounts
sophia_costello@williamjames.edu

Anna Lyons, Associate Director, Contracts
anna_lyons@williamjames.edu

Juliana McInnis, MS, Controller
juliana_mcInnis@williamjames.edu 

Kelly Casey, PhD, Managing Director of Forensic and Clinical Services
kelly_casey@williamjames.edu

Rizwana Ansari, MEd, Billing Specialist
rizwana_ansari@williamjames.edu

Anastasya Babb, Administrative Assistant

Shannon Gay, MEd, Continuing Education Program Manager
shannon_gay@williamjames.edu 


Brenner Center for Psychological Assessment and Consultation

Kelly Casey, PhD, Executive Director of the Brenner Center
kelly_casey@williamjames.edu

Taylor Benson, PsyD, Supervising Staff Psychologist
 
Megan Kavanagh, PsyD, Brenner Center Supervisor
megan_kavanagh@williamjames.edu
 

Erin Kitchener, PhD Cantb,  Director, Brenner Brain Health Program
erin_kitchener@williamjames.edu

Vanessa Leary, PsyD, Supervising Staff Psychologist
vanessa_leary@williamjames.edu 

Shannon Lewis, PsyD, Director, Consortium​ Assessment Training Program
shannon_lewis@williamjames.edu 


Center of Excellence for Children, Families, and the Law

Premela Deck, JD, PhD, LICSW, Director, High Conflict Parenting Class Program, Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law
hcpc@williamjames.edu

Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Director of Legal Training, Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law
jennifer_durand@williamjames.edu

Lauren Byrne Persing, PsyD, Staff Psychologist
lauren_persing@williamjames.edu


Interface Referral Service

Heather Byrns, LMHC, Co-Director, INTERFACE Referral Service
heather_byrns@williamjames.edu

Tanya Snyder, MEd, LMHC, Co-Director, INTERFACE Referral Service
tanya_snyder@williamjames.edu

Autumn Cotter, MA, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
autumn_cotter@williamjames.edu

Niall Fitzgerald, BA, Provider Outreach Coordinator, INTERFACE Referral Service
niall_fitzgerald@williamjames.edu

Lauren F. Ignacio, MA, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
lauren_ignacio@williamjames.edu

Lauren Jones, MEd, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
lauren_Jones@williamjames.edu

Elizabeth Joseph, MSW, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
elizabeth_jospeh@williamjames.edu

Eliza Kim, MA, Intake Coordinator, INTERFACE Referral Service
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eliza_kim@williamjames.edu

Andrea Lanza, MA, LMHC, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
andrea_lanza@williamjames.edu

Shannon L. Murray, PsyD, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
shannon_murray@williamjames.edu

Amelia Napolitano, MS, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
Amelia_Napolitano@williamjames.edu

Mary Parkinson, MA, LMHC, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
mary_parkinson@williamjames.edu

Devona Paul, MSW, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
Devona_Paul@williamjames.edu

Martha Phelps, BA, Provider Outreach Coordinator, INTERFACE Referral Service
martha_phelps@williamjames.edu 

Rachel Portnoy, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
rachel_portnoy@williamjames.edu

Chelsea Radley, MSW, LCSWResource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
chelsea_radley@williamjames.edu

Renee Rejent-Bowser, LMHC, Clinical Manager, INTERFACE Referral Service
renee_rbowser@williamjames.edu

Jamie Siegel, PsyD, Senior Team Leader, INTERFACE Referral Service
jamie_siegel@williamjames.edu

Shantel Sinclair, MA, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
shantel_sinclair@williamjames.edu

Yael Trager, BA, Resource and Referral Counselor, INTERFACE Referral Service
yael_trager@williamjames.edu 

Kelly Weaver, MA, RYT, Operations Manager, INTERFACE Referral Service
kelly_weaver@williamjames.edu
617-332-3666 x1


Youth and Family Psychotherapy Services (YFPS)

Heather MacPherson, PhD, Co-Director, Youth and Family Psychotherapy Services
heather_macpherson@williamjames.edu

Emma Peterson, PhD, Co-Director, Youth and Family Psychotherapy Services
emma_peterson@williamjames.edu

Julie L. Ryan, PhD, Consulting Psychologist, Youth and Family Psychotherapy Services
julie_ryan@williamjames.edu 

Ellen Collins, Senior Director of Human Resources and Payroll
ellen_collins@williamjames.edu

Rachel Braun, BS, Human Resources Assistant
rachel_braun@williamjames.edu 

Sandy Tente, MS, Director of Talent, Equity, and Culture
sandy_tente@williamjames.edu 

Erin Tyrrell, Human Resources Assistant
erin_tyrrell@williamjames.edu

Kris Taylor, EdD, Senior Program Developer and Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives for BHELS
Kris_Taylor@williamjames.edu

Jeff Choo, MS, Director of Information Technology
jeff_choo@williamjames.edu

Marc Gaughen, IT Helpdesk Manager
marc_gaughen@williamjames.edu

Matthew LePere, Systems Analyst
matthew_lepere@williamjames.edu

Stephen O’Connor, Desktop Support Specialist
stephen_oconnor@williamjames.edu

Daniel Tierney, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
daniel_tierney@williamjames.edu 

Justin Williams, Chief Development Officer
justin_williams@williamjames.edu 

Denise Feeley, Development Associate
denise_feeley@williamjames.edu

Lillie McGary, Grant Writer
lillie_mcgary@williamjames.edu 

Pooja Khialani, PsyD, CJCC I and II, Program Director, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
Pkhialani@jccwjc.org

John Keogh, PsyD, Co-Director of Training, Psychologist, Suffolk County
Jkeogh@jccwjc.org

Lauren Byrne Persing, PsyD, Psychologist, Norfolk County
lpersing@jccwjc.org

Briana Cast-Clifton, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
BCast@jccwjc.org

Ariel Deane, Juvenile Court Clinic Case Manager, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
ADeane@jccwjc.org

Ksera Dyette, PsyD, BCB, Psychologist, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
kdyette@jccwjc.org

Zoe Eisenstein, BA, Juvenile Court Clinic Case Manager
ZEisenstein@jccwjc.org 

Abby Lormer, BSW, Administrative Assistant, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
alormer@jccwjc.org

Styliani Reinhardt, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties
sreinhardt@jccwjc.org

Jahniah Santiago, BA, Social Worker
sjahniah@jccwjc.org

Liana Shelby, PsyD, Psychologist, Norfolk County
Lshelby@jccwjc.org

Julia Clement, MS, Head Librarian
julia_clement@williamjames.edu

Emmanuel (Manny) Jeudy, Assistant to the Librarian; Assistan to the Registrar
emmanuel_jeudy@williamjames.edu

Jenny J. D'Olympia, PsyD, LMHC, Director, Military and Veterans Psychology
jenny_dolympia@williamjames.edu

Natalie A. Cort, PhD, Director, Center of Excellence for Multicultural and Global Mental Health; Director, Black Mental Health Graduate Academy
natalie_cort@williamjames.edu

Mari Carmen Bennasar, PsyD, Director, Lucero Latino Mental Health Program
mari_bennasar@williamjames.edu

Jill Bloom, PhD, Director, Global Mental Health Concentration
jill_bloom@williamjames.edu

Shani Turner, PhD, Director, African and Caribbean Mental Health Concentration
Shani_turner@williamjames.edu

Catherine Vuky, PhD, Director, Asian Mental Health Concentration
catherine_vuky@williamjames.edu

Marice Nichols, Office Manager
marice_nichols@williamjames.edu

Jason Osher, PhD, Director, Office of Educational Development and Innovation
jason_osher@williamjames.edu

Shira Fishman, PhD,  Associate Director, Office of Educational Development and Innovation
shira_fishman@williamjames.edu

Daniel Tierney, JD, Vice President for Business Development and Strategy
daniel_tierney@williamjames.edu 

Julie Elkins, EdD, Director of Online Education
julie_elkins@williamjames.edu 

Kattarina Marinaccio, MEd, Director of Education Technology
Kattarina_marinaccio@williamjames.edu

Vera Mauk, MA, Director, Office of Academic Data, Development and Institutional Effectiveness
vera_mauk@williamjames.edu

Sonia Suri, PhD, Director of Program Development, Monitoring and Evaluation
sonia_suri@williamjames.edu

Brian Ott, PhD, Director of Center for Psychological Science
brian_ott@williamjames.edu

Zita Tiamuh, PhD, Assistant Director, Program Development, Monitoring and Evaluation
zita_tiamuh@williamjames.edu

Alex Ford, MEd, Research Associate
alex_ford@williamjames.edu

Yanxi Liu, MS, Research Assistant
yanxi_liu@williamjames.edu 

Gemima St. Louis, PhD, Vice President for Workforce Initiatives and Specialty Training
gemima_stlouis@williamjames.edu

Alexandra Alden, PhD, Associate Director of Research, Center for Workforce Development
alexandra_alden@williamjames.edu

Gina  Dessources Benjamin,  LICSW, MSW, Associate Director of Clinical and Community Services
gina_benjamin@williamjames.edu

Shoshana Buck, MS, MHSP Program Manager
shoshana_buck@williamjames.edu

Yasmine Ibrahim, MA, Workforce Development Program Evaluator
yasmine_ibrahim@williamjames.edu 

Trang Le, PhD, Workforce Development Program Evaluator
trang_le@williamjames.edu

Mandi Miller, BAWorkforce Development Program Coordinator
mandi_miller@williamjames.edu

Julia Rodenhiser, MS, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Center for Workforce Development
julia_rodenhiser@williamjames.edu

Anna Ustun, Workforce Development Program Manager
anna_ustun@williamjames.edu