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The Staff

Administrative Staff

Edward R. Shapiro, M.D.
Medical Director/CEO
James L. Sacksteder, M.D.
Associate Medical Director/Director of Patient Care
Jane Bloom, Ph.D., R.N., CS
Director of Patient Services
Susan Bronson, Ph.D.
Director of Development
Chauncey T. Collins
Director of Operations and Finance
Donna Elmendorf, Ph.D.
Director of Therapeutic Community Program
M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D.
Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute
Nicholas A. Holliday, M.D.
Assistant Director of Admissions
Lisa Lewis
Director of Communications
David Mintz, M.D.
Director of Psychiatric Residency Training/Staff Psychiatrist
John P. Muller, Ph.D.
Director of Training
Eric M. Plakun, M.D.
Director of Admissions and Professional Relations
Lisa Scace
Director of Human Resources
Ave Schwartz, L.I.C.S.W.
Senior Social Worker/Manager of Information Services

Medical Staff

Clinical Staff

Steven Ackerman, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Accreditation Manager
Benjamin Addleson, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Barri Belnap, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Spencer Biel, Psy.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Anne Carter, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Marilyn Charles, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Christina Coulombe, Psy.D.
Fellow in Psychology
E. Virginia Demos, Ed.D.
Staff Psychologist
David Flynn, M.D.
Fellow in Psychiatry
Richard Ford, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Psychological Testing
James Christopher Fowler, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Clinical Research Associate
Jesse Goodman, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Michael Groat, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Samar Habl, M.D.
Fellow in Psychiatry
Cecilia Jones, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Denise G. Kagan, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
M. Sagman Kayatekin, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Sharon E. Krikorian, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Timothy Lowry, M.D.
Fellow in Psychiatry
Julie Neudeck, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Margaret Parish, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Community Center Manager
Stella Petronda, Psy.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Jane G. Tillman, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/
Manager of Clinical and Organizational Evaluation
Paul Tiger, M.D.
Fellow in Psychiatry


Social Workers

Emily Bloom, L.C.S.W.
Margaret Kotarba, L.I.C.S.W.
Arlene Levinson, L.C.S.W.
Cathleen Morey, L.I.C.S.W.
Cynthia Mulder, L.I.C.S.W.
Jennifer Swantkowski, L.I.C.S.W.