UW LEND Alumni located throughout WA State and across the country are engaged in meaningful leadership supporting and advocating for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. This directory allows caregivers, self-advocates, providers, and others to connect with UW LEND alumni to access their expertise and experience. To locate a UW LEND Alumni in your community, use the search function below.
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LEND Alumni
Last updated: July 2024
| Clinic State | Clinic City | First Name | Last Name | Professional Degree | Clinical Discipline | Clinic Name | Clinic Website | Clinic Phone | Clinic Email | Clinic Address | Clinic Zip Code | County of Clinic Practice | Preferred Pronouns | Clinical Areas of Expertise | Languages of Care |
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| WA | Seattle | Clarissa | Alfes | EdS (Education Specialist) | Psychology | Seattle Children’s Research Institute (Psychometrist) & Autism Center (Doctoral Practicum Student) | 98115 | She/Her/Hers | Assessment; Intervention and Therapy; Early Childhood and School Age | English | |||||
| AL | Talladega | Kalani | Cox | AuD | Audiology | Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind | cox.kalani@aidb.org | 205 South Street East | 35160 | Talladega | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric and Educational Audiology | English, American Sign Language | ||
| AZ | Casa Grande | Takish | Ziad | DDS | Dentistry: Pediatrics | Sun Life Health | (520) 350-7560 | contact@slfhc.org | 865 N. Arizola Road | 85122 | Pinal | Pediatric Dentistry | English (Translation Service is provided) | ||
| CA | San Francisco | Melanie | Callen | MEd | Psychology | UCSF Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics & Private Practice | childdevelopmentsf@gmail.com | San Francisco | She/Her/Hers | Child Development, Behavior, Education, Psychology, Pediatrics, Trauma, Parenting, Autism, ADHD, LD, ID, Neurodevelopmental Disablities, Child Psychiatry (working with psychiatrists) | English, Spanish | ||||
| CA | Berkeley | Casey | Heidohrn | AuD | Audiology | Center for Early Intervention on Deafness | 510-848-4800 | casey@ceid.org | 1035 Grayson St | 94710 | Alameda | She/Her/Hers | Audiology | English, Spanish, ASL | |
| CA | San Francisco | Jennifer | Leichtman | MS, OTR/L | Occupational Therapy | COAST SF | 415-800-7674 | hello@coastsf.com | 312 West Portal Avenue | 94127 | San Francisco | She/Her/Hers | Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Motor Skills; Feeding; Sensory Processing; Executive Functioning | English | |
| CO | Aurora | Karen | Hendrick | AuD | Audiology | Children’s Hospital Colorado | Karen.Hendrick@ChildrensColorado.org | 13123 E 16th Avenue | 80045 | Aurora | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics, Vestibular, Auditory Evoked Potentials | English | ||
| CO | Colorado Springs | Kelsey | Pauley | PT, DPT, PCS | Physical Therapy | Children’s Hospital Colorado | 719-305-8148 | kelsey.pauley@childrenscolorado.org | 2375 Telstar Drive | 80920 | El Paso | She/Her/Hers | Neurodevelopmental | English | |
| DC | Hershey | Jyssica | Seebeck | PhD | Psychology | Children's National Hospital | 111 Michigan Ave NW | 20010 | Washington | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Neuropsychology | English | |||
| MA | Boston | Elizabeth | Alpert (Stanko) | DDS, MPH | Dentistry | Harvard School of Dental Medicine | 2130 | She/Her/Hers | General dentistry | English | |||||
| MA | Boston | Audrey | O'Connor | PhD | Psychology | Boston Children's Hospital | 300 Longwood Avenue | 2115 | Suffolk | She/Her/Hers | autism, learning disabilities, ADHD, language delays, intellectual disabilities | English | |||
| MN | Minneapolis | Kelsie | Martin | AuD | Audiology | Children’s Minnesota | 55404 | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric audiology | ||||||
| MN | St Paul | Anne | Van Gaver | AuD, CCC-A | Audiology | Children’s Minnesota | 612-874-1292 | 347 North Smith Ave, Suite 600 | 55102 | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Audiology | English | |||
| OH | Columbus | Chelsea | Shellhart | DDS | Dentistry: Pediatrics | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 614-722-5650 | chelsea.shellhart@nationwidechildrens.org | 380 Butterfly Gardens Dr. | 43215 | Franklin | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Dentistry | English | |
| OR | Beaverton | Shelby | Atwill | AuD | Audiology | soundSTART | 503-567-2231 | Shelby@soundstartpdx.org | 9955 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy | 97005 | Washington | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric audiology, hearing aids, cochlear implants | English | |
| OR | Bend | Lisa | Herzig | MD | Medicine: Pediatrics | PEDAL | 97701 | Deschutes | She/Her/Hers | Developmental Behavioral Peds | |||||
| OR | Portland | Lois | Kaiser | MS, RDN, CSP, LD, CD | Nutrition | OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital | (503) 346-0640 | 700 S.W. Campus Drive | 97239 | She/Her/Hers | English | ||||
| TX | San Antonio | Sean | Meagher | MD | Medicine: Pediatrics | Brooke Army Medical Center | 3551 Roger Brooke Dr | 78234 | He/Him/His | Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics | English | ||||
| VA | Portsmouth | Rebecca | Christi | MD | Medicine: Pediatrics | NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER-Portsmouth | 757-953-5652 | 620 John Paul Jones Circle | 23708 | She/Her/Hers | Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics; Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics | English | |||
| VA | Norfolk | Adrienne | Jackson | AuD, ABAC, PASC | Audiology | EVMS Hearing and Balance Center | 757-388-6200 | 600 Gresham Dr Suite 1100 | 23507 | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric diagnostic testing, pediatric hearing aids, and pediatric bone conduction sound processors | English | |||
| WA | Olympia | Aarika | Anderson Elter | DMD | Dentistry: Pediatrics | Small To Tall Pediatric Dentistry | (360) 459-5885 | info@smalltotall.info | 3422 12th Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98506 | 98506 | Thurston | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Dentistry | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Karen | Barnes | PhD | Psychology | Karen Barnes, PhD, PLLC | karen@capsseattle.com | King | She/Her/Hers | Clinical psychology | English | ||||
| WA | Seattle | Elizabeth (Liz) | Bisi | PhD | Psychology | Brooks Powers Group | (206) 801-1139 | info@brookspowers.com | 1200 Westlake Ave N., Ste 810 | 98109 | King | She/Her/Hers | Clinic Services: individual and family therapy, parent coaching, consultation, and both private and school-directed evaluations. Areas of Expertise: mood disorders, disruptive behaviors, adjustment through major life events , and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, ADHD, and learning differences. | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Mattie | Bly | ND, MPH | Medicine: Pediatrics | Intergalactic Pediatrics | 206-203-2509 | ma@dreliaskass.com | 3316 NE 125th St Suite 2 | 98125 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric primary care, Developmental Pediatrics | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Ryan | Bolding | MSW | Social Work | Ryse Therapy | (206) 552-8872 | rybolding@mindfultherapygroup.com | Telehealth Therapy | 98109 | King | He/Him They/Them | Therapy for neurodivergent diagnosis and LGBTQ+ individuals | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Isabel | Chang | MSW | Social Work | Autism Clinic | |||||||||
| WA | Lynnwood | Sandy | Dempsey | MSW | Social Work | Center for Human Services | sdempsey@chs-nw.org | King, Snohomish | She/Her/Hers | Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | English | ||||
| WA | Seattle | Colleen | Dillon | PhD | Psychology | 3417 Evanston Ave N Ste 408 | 98103 | King | She/Her/Hers | English | |||||
| WA | Seattle | Alyssa | Ersser | DPT | Physical Therapy | Seattle Children's Hospital | Alyssa.ersser@seattlechildrens.org | She/Her/Hers | |||||||
| WA | Yakima | Darby | Foor | MSN, ARNP | ARNP/Nursing | Yakima Children's Village | 509-574-3238 | 3801 Kern Rd. | 98902 | Yakima | She/Her/Hers | Autism, ADHD, Behavioral-Health, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Integrative Medicine | English | ||
| WA | Seattle | Emily | Fox | PhD | Clinical Psychology | eaf426@uw.edu | King | She/Her/Hers | Autism and Developmental Disabilities | English | |||||
| WA | Othello | Vanessa | Frank | DNP PNP | Medicine: Pediatrics | Columbia Basin Health Association | 509-488-5256 | vanessaf@cbha.org | 1515 E Columbia St | 99344 | Adams | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics, COE, Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist | English, Spanish | |
| WA | Seattle & Everett | Sheridan | Frank | AuD CCC-A | Audiology | Seattle Children's Hospital | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Cochlear Implants & Bimodal Care | English | ||||||
| WA | Lauren | Frishholz | DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC | Medicine: Pediatrics | Allegro Pediatrics | She/Her/Hers | |||||||||
| WA | Seattle | Beth | Gardner | OT | Occupational Therapy | 98104 | King | She/Her/Hers | English | ||||||
| WA | Yakima | Bianca | Garza | MA, CCC-SLP | Speech Language Pathology | Yakima Children's Village | 509-574-3200 | biancagarza@yvmh.org | 3801 Kern Rd. | 98902 | Yakima | She/Her/Hers | Receptive/expressive language, autism, articulation/phonology, cleft lip and palate | English, Spanish | |
| WA | Seattle | Kendell | German | MD | Medicine: Pediatrics | UW Clinical Training Unit, IDFC Clinic | 206-598-9348 | 98195-7920 | King | She/Her/Hers | NICU Follow-Up | English | |||
| WA | Seattle | Julia | Gorelik | PhD | Psychology | Seattle Child Evaluations | (503) 489-4917 | jrudingorelikphd@gmail.com | 98112 | King | She/Her/Hers | Children and adolescents, psycho-educational evaluations, neurodevelopmental disorders | English | ||
| WA | Seattle | Ara | Greer | DDS, PhD | Dentistry: Pediatrics | Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children's Clinic | 206-987-7210 | ara.greer@seattlechildrens.org | 3939 S Othello St, Unit 101, Seattle, WA 98118 | 98118 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Dentistry | ||
| WA | Pullman | Lisa | Grentz | MS, RDN, CD, LD | Nutrition | Pullman Regional Hospital | 509-336-7543 | lisa.grentz@pullmanregional.org | 835 SE Bishop Blvd | 99163 | Whitman | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Nutrition, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Enteral Nutrition Support | English | |
| WA | Everett | Eileen | Grimes | PT DPT | Physical Therapy | Providence Children's Center | 425-258-7309 | eileen.grimes@providence.org | 900 Pacific Ave | 98201 | Snohomish | She/Her/Hers | |||
| WA | Seattle | Anne | Guion | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | Neighborcare at Rising Star Elementary | 206-548-3168 | AnneGuion@neighborcare.org | 8311 Beacon Ave S. | 98118 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Primary Care, School Based Health, Special Education Coordination, Pediatric Autism Evaluations and care (3-18 years + Medicaid), Pediatric Mental Health Evaluations and care (3-18 years + Medicaid) | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Leslie | Hamilton | MSW, MPA | Social Work | ||||||||||
| WA | Seattle | Jennifer | Hannon | DNP-Pediatrics | Medicine: Pediatrics | jhannon1@uw.edu | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Primary Care, ASD, Mental Health | English | |||||
| WA | Lucas | Harrington | PsyD | Psychology | University of Washington Autism Center | He/Him | English | ||||||||
| WA | Seattle | Jackie | Heath | DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Seattle Children's Hospital | 98105 | King | She/Her/Hers | English | |||||
| WA | Seattle | Kelly | Hill | MA | Psychology | True North Psychotherapy, PLLC | 206-501-3855 | kelly@tnorthpsychotherapy.com | 4752 41st Ave SW, Suite a | 98116 | King | She/Her/Hers | Mental health: sex therapy, neurodiversity/highly sensitive, systemic trauma | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Kaycee | Howell | PT, DPT, PCS | Physical Therapy | Kaycee Howell | 206-987-4467 | kaycee.howell@seattlechildrens.org | King | She/Her/Hers | 2 | English | |||
| WA | Renton | Kathleen | Johnson | DNP, ARNP, FNP, PMHS | Medicine: Pediatrics | Yellow Brick Clinic: Integrative ADHD, Autism Developmental-Behavioral Health | 425-777-5467 | info@yellowbrickclinic.com | 98056 | King | She/Her/Hers | Autism, ADHD, Behavioral-Health, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Integrative Medicine | English | ||
| WA | Puyallup | Katie (Catherine) | Kimball | MSW | Social Work | Hope & Growth Counseling | 253-205-8362 | ckimball@hope-growth.com | 105B W. Main St. #113 | 98371 | Pierce | She/Her/Hers | English | ||
| WA | Seattle | Emily | Lord | MSW | Social Work | Sound-IDD | King | She/Her/Hers | Adults with IDD | ||||||
| WA | Seattle | Sophie | Lu | Master of Nursing | Nursing | UW Clinical Training Unit, LAMBs Clinic | 206-598-9348 | idfclamb@uw.edu | 1701 NE Columbia Rd, University of Washington | 98195-7920 | King | She/Her/Hers | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics | English | |
| WA | Seattle | Ruqian (Daisy) | Ma | PhD EdS, MSW, MA | School Psychology | Chinese Autism Resources and Empowerment Services | caresseattle@gmail.com | Seattle, WA | King | She/Her/Hers | Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Challenging Behaviors, Diagnostics, Parent Coaching, Consultation, Resource Navigation | English, Chinese Mandarin | |||
| WA | Seattle | Cierra | Milton | OTD | Occupational Therapy | Harborview Medical Center | 206-771-0064 | 325 9th Avenue | 98104 | King | She/Her/Hers | mental health, community-based behavioral health, acute care | English | ||
| WA | Seattle | Deonna | Monnahan | MS | Nutrition | Seattle Children's Hospital | She/Her/Hers | Clinical Dietitian, specializing in cardiology | English | ||||||
| WA | Seattle | Emily | Myers | MD | Medicine: Pediatrics | University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability | 206-598-9348 | 1701 NE Columbia Rd | 98105 | She/Her/Hers | Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | All Languages (with interpretation) | |||
| WA | Carnation | Salloni | Nanda | PhD | Psychology | Dr. Salloni Psychology Clinic | 206-486-0592 | salloni@drsalloni.com | 9918 284th Ave NE; Suite A | 98019 | King | She/Her/Hers | Neurodevelopmental, Autism diagnosis, Anxiety and Mood disorder treatment | English, Hindi | |
| WA | Seattle | Anthony | Osuna | PhD | Psychology | Seattle Children's Autism Center | 98115 | USA | He/Him | Autism and Developmental Disabilities | English | ||||
| WA | Kirkland | Pariksha | Patwari | MD, FAAP | Pediatrics | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health | 13105 North East 72nd Lane | 98033 | She/Her/Hers | Child and Adolescent Health, Developmental Delay, ADHD | English | ||||
| WA | Issaquah | Allison | Pick | DPT | Physical Therapy | Waypoint Pediatric Therapies | 425-270-3238 | scheduling@waypointpediatric.com | 22525 SE 64th Pl, Ste 160 | 98027 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatric Physical Therapy | English | |
| WA | Carnation | Stephanie | Pickering | PhD | Psychology | Mountain Valley Psychological Services | 206-310-0250 | Stephanie@mountainvalleypsych.com | 9918 284th Ave NE; Suite A | 98019 | King | She/Her/Hers | Neurodevelopmental; Autism Diagnosis; Anxiety and Mood disorder treatment | English | |
| WA | Yakima | Mandy | Rodriguez | MSW, LICSW | Social Work | Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic | (509) 314-1812 | mandyr@yvfwc.org | 602 E Nob Hill BLVD, Yakima, WA 98901 | 98901 | Yakima | She/Her/Hers | perinatal/postpartum counseling, developmental screening, parent education/support | English, Spanish with interpreter | |
| WA | Joint Base Lewis McChord | Samantha | Rowden | MD, FAAP | Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | Medigan Army Medical Center | 9040A Jackson Avenue | 98431 | Joint Base Lewis McChord | She/Her/Hers | |||||
| WA | Seattle | Wendy | Schnare | PT, DPT | Physical Therapy | Boyer Children's Clinic | (206) 325-8477 | info@boyercc.org | 7821 62nd Ave. NE Suite 202 | 98103 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics | English, Spanish | |
| WA | Seattle | Caitlin | Simoneaux | MS, OTR/L | Occupational Therapy | Rainbow Pediatric Occupational Therapy | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics- feeding, autism, sensory processing, fine motor | ||||||
| WA | Seattle | Laura | Steinmetz | AuD, CCC-A | Audiology | Seattle Children's Hospital | 206-987-2457 | laura.steinmetz@seattlechildrens.org | 4800 Sandy Point Way NE | 98105 | King | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics | English | |
| WA | Carnation | Daina | Tagavi | PhD | Psychology | Daina Tagavi Psychological Services | 206-590-0554 | dainatagaviphd@gmail.com | 9918 284th Ave NE, Carnation, WA 98014 | 98014 | King | She/Her/Hers | Autism, anxiety, mood disorders, challenging behaviors, diagnostics | English | |
| WA | Cindy | Tandow | MS, CCC-SLP | Speech Language Pathology | King, Snohomish | English, Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia | |||||||||
| WA | Seattle | Penny | Tonn | MS, CCC-SLP | Speech Language Pathology | penny.tonn@gmail.com | She/Her/Hers | Language Development, Speech Production, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, Interprofessional Practice and Education, Dynamic Assessment | English | ||||||
| WA | Gig Harbor | Maureen | Turner | PsyD | Psychology | 253-432-1763 | info@harborneuropsychology.com | 5224 Olympic Drive NW, Suite 101 | 98335 | Pierce | She/Her/Hers | Psychological assessment of neurodevelopment disorders (including learning disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorders). | English | ||
| WA | Bellevue | Michael | Vaughn | DNP, PNP | Nursing | ICAN | 425-657-0620 | 98103 | King | She/Her/Hers | pediatric neurodevelopment, autism | English | |||
| WA | Seattle | Tracey | Ward | PhD | Psychology | The Seattle Clinic and Brave Seattle | Drtracey@bravecampseattle.com | 1700 Westlake Ave n ste 400 | 98109 | US | She/Her/Hers | Anxiety and OCD; Selective Mutism | English | ||
| WA | Seattle | Emily | Williams | MSW, LICSW | Social Work | Swedish Center for Perinatal Bonding & Support | emily@emilywilliamslicsw.com | 98104 | King | She/Her/Hers | Perinatal Social Work | English | |||
| Emily | Hammond | AuD | Audiology | She/Her/Hers | Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | English | |||||||||
| Kimberly | Ward | DPT | Physical Therapy | ||||||||||||
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Ed Lam, LEND Class of 2024
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Ed Lam, LEND Class of 2024
