Meet Our Team
LEND Administration
Director, LEND
Nathan Blum, MD
Associate Director, LEND
Judith A. Silver, PhD
Program Coordinator, LEND
Tatiana Mack, BA
Program Director, Community Collaboration and Advocacy
Symme Trachtenberg, MSW
Research Director, LEND
Stephen Leff, PhD
Katherine Bevans, PhD
Autism Training Director
Judith Miller, PhD
Associate Director, Community Collaboration and Advocacy
Karen Hudson, MSW
Program Director, Family Collaboration
Amy Kratchman, BA
Discipline Directors
Audiology
Carol Knightly, AuD
Joy Peterson, AuD, CCC-A
Dentistry
Rochelle Lindemeyer, DMD
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Nathan Blum, MD
Family Fellowship
Amy Kratchman, BA
Genetic Counseling
Livija Medne, MS, CGC
Healthcare Administration
Evan Fieldston, MD, MBA, MSHP
Nursing
Desirée Fleck, Ph.D, CRNP
Nutrition
Virginia Stallings, MD
Occupational Therapy
Julie Buxton, MS, OTR/L, CBIST
Physical Therapy
Kim Nixon-Cave, PT, PhD, PCS
Psychology
Paul Robins, PhD
Social Work
Symme Trachtenberg, MSW
Special Education
Julie Kessler, PhD
Speech-Language Pathology
Jennifer Burstein, MA, CCC-SLP