Who We Are – Clinical Training Unit

Leadership Team and Program Support

Jennifer Gerdts, PhD CTU/LEND Director
Kathleen Lehman, PhD, ABSNP LEND Associate Director
Sue Wendel, MS, OTR/L LEND Training Director

Anne M. Leavitt, MD CTU Medical Director
Nga Nguyen Program Operations Manager
Nan Ringera Administrative Assistant

LEND Faculty/Mentors

Audiology

Lisa Mancl, MS, CCC-A Discipline Lead

Dentistry

Ashland Doomes, DMD Discipline Lead

Family Leadership

Susan Adelman, OT Discipline Lead
Shayla Collins Parent Advocate

Genetic Counseling

Robin Bennett, MS, LGC, PhD Discipline Lead

Medicine – Adult

Gary Stobbe, MD Discipline Lead

Medicine – Pediatric

Anne M. Leavitt, MD Discipline Lead
Angela Armen, MD
Emily Myers, MD

Julia Mattson, MD
Lisa Herzig, MD
Niranjana Natarajan, MD

Nursing

Sophie Lu, MN, PPCNP-BC, ARNP Discipline Lead
Cara Pierson, MN, ARNP, PPCNP-BC

Nutrition

Mari Mazon, MS, RDN, CD Discipline Lead
Beth Ogata, MS, RDN, CSP CD, Facilitator Facilitator
Nutritionist
Sarah Harsh, MS, RD, CD

Occupational Therapy

Tobey Close, OTR/L
Sue Wendel, MS, OTR/L Discipline Lead

Physical Therapy

Brooke Fitterer, PT, DPT, PCS Discipline Lead
Anna Fragomeni, PT, DPT, PCS

Psychology

Kathleen Lehman, PhD, ABSNP Discipline Lead
Jennifer Gerdts, PhD
Megan Goldenshteyn, PhD

Jennifer Beighley, PhD

Self Advocate

Ivanova Smith Discipline Lead

Social Work

Mollie Royer, MSW, Med Discipline Lead
Sheena Brown, MSW Social Worker

Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis

Scott Spaulding, PhD, BCBA-D Discipline Lead

Speech Language Pathology

John Thorne, PhD, CCC-SLP Discipline Lead
Laura Snow, PhD, CCC-SLP

UW LEND Satellite – Yakima, WA

Katie Buck, PT, DPT

2021-22 Trainees (PDF)