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, PsyD, Associate 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, 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 of Educational Leadership
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 of Student Life and Culture
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
anastasya_babb@williamjames.edu


Brenner Center for Psychological Assessment and Consultation

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

Taylor Benson, PsyD, Supervising Staff Psychologist taylor_benson@williamjames.edu

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


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
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, LCSW, Resource 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, Human Resources and Payroll
ellen_collins@williamjames.edu

Rachel Braun, BS, Human Resource Generalist
rachel_braun@williamjames.edu

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

Erin Tyrrell, Human Resource Generalist
erin_tyrrell@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

Joanna MacDonaldSenior Director of Foundations and Corporate Relations
joanna_macDonald@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 Faculty Affairs
jason_osher@williamjames.edu

Shira Fishman, PhD, Associate Director, Office of Faculty Affairs
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

Julia Benton, BS, Educational Technologist
julia_benton@williamjames.edu

William McLain, Continuing Education Program Manager
william_mclain@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

Kalimah Muhammad, MA, MS, Associate Director of Academic Data, Development, and Institutional Effectiveness
kalimah_muhammad@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

Maryanne Chow, Manager of Clinical Training, Center for Workforce Development
maryanne_chow@williamjames.edu 

Claudergine Clerphon, MA, Community Resources Program Manager
claudergine_clerphon@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, BA, Workforce Development Program Coordinator
mandi_miller@williamjames.edu

Ishtar Pady, BA, Program Manager for Community-Based Initiatives
ishtar_pady@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