Graduate students or early career practitioners interested in meeting with a mentor, please review mentor information and select the person who best matches your interests. Once you have selected your mentor, you will both receive e-mails with your respective contact information. If you are interested in a mock job interview, be sure to select a mentor who has checked that they are willing to conduct one.
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State: MD
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Monday 2/20
Primary Work Setting: Private school
Secondary Work Setting: Private school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
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Mock Job Interview? Yes
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Earl Jr
State: Maryland
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Monday 2/20
Primary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other):
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Mock Job Interview? Yes
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Kayla Waters
State: Kansas
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: ABA/Autism/BCBA
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I have worked in regular public school settings as well as alternative schools for students with autism. I have expertise in the use of FBA as well as leadership in the RTI process.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Barbara Fischetti
State: CT
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): Counseling
Interests: I just retired from a school system as the Coordinator of Psychological Services. I was responsible for hiring school psychologists and interns. I held local, state, and national offices.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have extensive interviewing experience as the Coordinator of Psychological Services.
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Elaine Semper
State: Ohio
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): Local/State Leadership
Interests: 40 years in education, 18 as schoolpsychologist; Immediate past president of OSPA; For last several years I have filled in part time in several districts which has given me a perspective on how sch. psychs. assist in a number of districts.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: My experience is from being interviewed a number of times in the last several years.
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James Ysseldyke
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Assessment and Intervention
Interests: Linking assessment to intervention, technology-enhanced progress monitoring, and discussions about careers and the future. How to get a research career started and how to succeed in academia. Considerations in writing textbooks.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Chip Panahon
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): Academic and Behavioral Interventions for students with EBD
Interests: I am a professor in a school psychology doctoral program. My research interests include school consultation and academic and behavioral interventions for children with emotional/behavioral disorders.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have experience interviewing for faculty positions at the graduate and undergraduate levels for school psychology and special education programs.
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Jill Sharkey
State: California
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Juvenile justice system
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): student engagement for students at-risk
Interests: I am a faculty member in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UCSB. I conduct research at the Center for School-Based Youth Development, where I study student engagement and systems influences on youth at-risk.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Gini Shepley
State: Indiana
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: ABA/Autism/BCBA
Expertise(Other): Severe Disabilities
Interests: I am a school psychologist in an inner city intermediate (middle) school as well as a Title I elementary setting. My experience has been in autism and severe disabilities. I completed my school psychology degree though an online school.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Aimee Kandelman
State: MD
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I have been working for a mid-sized suburban system for the past 8 years (6 at HS, 2 at MS). Experiences include: school-wide crises, ED programs, assessment, ADHD/Asperger's, IEP/504 issues, consultation, and data/technology.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Barry Barbarasch
State: NJ
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I have been involved in the leadership of NASP and the New Jersey Association of School Psychologists, in the area of advocacy. I also have interests in the area of social emotional learning, consultation, and anti-bullying
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have had experience interviewing students for internship positions for many years, and have also been involved in interviewing school psychologists seeking employment.
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Jeremy Sullivan
State: TX
Arrival: Thursday 2/23 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am currently an Associate Professor and director of the school psychology program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Prior to entering academia I worked as a school psychologist in Houston. Interests include assessment and ethics.
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Jeremy Sullivan
State: TX
Arrival: Thursday 2/23 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am currently an Associate Professor and director of the school psychology program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Prior to entering academia I worked as a school psychologist in Houston. Interests include assessment and ethics.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Kelli Cummings
State: Oregon
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Research
Interests: I am a school psychologist working at a university. I have worked as a prek-12 practitioner, a trainer of MS and Ph.D. level school psychologists, and now hold what is primarily a research position in a special education program.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Suzanne Little
State: WA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Academic and Behavioral Interventions
Interests: I am an assistant professor of psychology and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level supporting our school psychology program. Prior to working at the university level, I worked as a school psychologist in elem. and middle schools.
Mock Job Interview? No
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James Hale
State: British Columbia
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I research the third method approach to SLD identification and intervention. I am also Chair of AAPN-EDDA, where we study ADHD from a neuropsychological perspective. I also study the academic effects of medication in ADHD.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Marlene Sotelo-Dynega
State: New York
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other): Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention of LD
Interests: Although I currently work as a full-time professor of school psychology, I spent almost 7 years working in the schools as a bilingual (Spanish/English) school psychologist where I had the opportunity to work with children that ranged in age from 2-21
Mock Job Interview? No
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Brian Leung
State: California
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I'd like to share ideas about how new psychologists can develop leadership skills and attitudes in order to be effective change agents and promote innovations in school. Also, my views about a path to leadership in state and national organizations.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I work with my students every year on interviewing skills. I'm in touch with local employers about what they look for and how they select finalists.
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mark pisano
State: nc
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): crisis intervention, military families
Interests: I have 3 decades of experience with military families and chair the military families interest group. I am also a crisis intervention trainer for the Prepare model.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Loraine Alderman
State: New York
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Auditory Processing Disorders
Interests: I am a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified school psychologist. I work full-time for the NYC Dept. of Education. I just recently co-authored my second book on auditory processing disorders and it is due out in January. www.psychdocinfo.com
Mock Job Interview? No
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Kris Varjas
State: GA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: GLBTQ Youth Issues
Expertise(Other):
Interests: Bullying, victimization, cyberbullying, mental health interventions, culture specificity, diversity
Mock Job Interview? No
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Maria Harris
State: CT
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Severe Disabilities
Expertise(Other): neuropsych. evaluations
Interests: Work in an urban school district (18,000 students) near NYC as senior, central office staff on outdistrict placements, consultant to staff and families (unusual cases), doing neuropsych assessments (many years), ordering psych supplies and mentoring.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Chris Howard
State: NJ
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: Although I live in NJ, I work in the Alaskan Bush. I have also worked in supervision and taught at the university level for a number of years.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have interviewed for several jobs, BUT I have also interviewed prospective employees for various positions in education.
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Kathy Bertsch
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): RtI
Interests: I am currently a faculty member for a school psychology doctoral training program and during the last 12 years have been a school psychologist in an Area Education Agency with a non-categorical problem-solving approach to services.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: During the last 5 years I have hired, supervised and provided professional learning to interns and school psychologists in a RtI system.
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Don Sibley
State: Illinois
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): RtI
Interests: I am semi- retired after working in a K-8 school district for 34 years. I continue to teach at the university level. I am the immediate past president of our state association. I have extensive experience with all aspects of RtI implementation.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I was the primary interviewer for intern candidates for 16 years. I also participated in interviews for school psychologist positions.
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John Begeny
State: NC
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): consultation and systems change
Interests: I am an Assoc Prof at NC State Univ. I do applied, collaborative rch with educators in elem schools, usually in the areas of academic Ixs (e.g., reading) and systems change. I also have interests in ed equity, international ed, and supporting ELLs.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Jason Collins
State: New Jersey
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Interests: I spent the first 7 years of my career in an urban district working with PK-12th grade students. I am currently working under the State DOE conducting assessments of deaf and hard of hearing students across the state.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Kathy Reger
State: MD
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other): Consultation
Interests: I am a school psychologist working for Montgomery County Public Schools, where I have been for 15 years. I have interviewed interns and psychologists. I have been an intern supervisor and mentor. I have had experience as an expert for hearings.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Joseph Jackson
State: Florida
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other):
Interests:
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Director of Psychological Services for Miami-Dade Public Schools for 23 years Interviewed over 500 candidates and hired over 200.
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Gary Feldman
State: PA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I have been a school psychologist for nearly 40 years. For the last 3 years I have been employed as the coordinator of psychological services for the School District of Philadelphia. My primary responsibility is in advising and supporting psycholog
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: For the last 3 years I have interviewed potential psychology interns and prospective psychologists prior to hiring as part of my job as Coordinator of Psychological Services.
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Sushama Nagarkar
State: MO
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): ELL administration
Interests: I am a certified school psychologist and the ELL coordinator for a mid-size school district in the mid west.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Patricia Direnzo
State: CT
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Early Childhood
Expertise(Other):
Interests: Currently I work in the public schools as part of a mutli-disciplinary preschool team, doing evals & consulting with parents, daycare and preschool programs. I also have the opportunity to do small group/class-wide social skills interventions.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Susan Valero
State: Colorado
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I work as the clinical supervisor in a day treatment facility specializing in cognitively and emotionally diasbled students. Before that I worked in the public schools at all levels preschool through post secondary for 31 years.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have served on interview committees in the public schools and currently as a supervisor have greater input in hiring my treatment staff.
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Scott Methe
State: Massachusetts
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): curriculum-based measurement, assessment, diagnosis of reading and math problems, consultation
Interests: I have been working as a trainer of school psychologists for about 6 years. Prior to that, I was engaged in data-driven schoolwide improvement for numerous elementary schools failing to meet and maintain adequate yearly progress goals. I am an NCSP.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Lisa Stewart
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I'm interested in developing language and literacy skills in children age 3 to grade 3, evidence-based interventionsm RTI, and CBM/progress monitoring type issues. I am a professor but also consult and coach in elem/preschool and do applied research
Mock Job Interview? No
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Karen Apgar
State: Oregon
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): CLD issues
Interests: I am a School Psych in Eugene, Oregon. My professional focus is on improving disability identification, especially in the areas of LD, ASD and for CLD students. I also provide CLD and SpEd professional development across my district and state.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Jeremy Burroughs
State: VA
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Tuesday 2/21
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): Group Counseling; Classroom Lessons
Interests: I am a school psychologist working in a highly multi-cultural public secondary school 20 miles outside of Washington DC. My experience is individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, urban and multi-cultural youth, and program development.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Richard (Rick) Scherr
State: Pennsylvania
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Clinical Diagnosis of HS students
Interests: I am a school psychologist in an urban high school. Experienced in conducting evaluations, FBA's, 504 plans, and psychological counseling. Pursuing my doctorate part-time. Intern at a mental health facility for kids with serious clinical issues.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Very limited experience, but willing to give it a try.
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Gloria Maccow
State: PA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting:
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a school psychologist by training. Currently, I work as an Assessment Training Consultant for a test publishing company. In this role, I draw upon experiences I gained in academic and school settings, and from supervising school psychologists.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As Supervisor of Psychological Services for a large school district, I was responsible for staffing. I interviewed many candidates for school psychologist positions.
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Jennifer Mahler
State: NJ
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ABA/Autism/BCBA
Expertise(Other): Assessing severe disabilities
Interests: Most of my experience has been in preschool and early elementary school. I complete many psychological assessments on low incidence disorders and severely multiply disabled. Currently I am very involved in students with autism.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have only conducted one interview with my principal and supervisor for a personal assistant position. Otherwise my experience has been as an interviewee.
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Rebecca Dingeldein
State: Ohio
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other): consultation
Interests: I retired last school year after 23 years as a School Psychologist in a suburban area, mostly elementary schools. I worked with CBM, intervention based assessment, and RTI for 20 years. Currently, I'm an adjunct professor at John Carroll University.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
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Ron Benner
State: CT
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Private school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests:
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I've hired school psychologists
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Kim Colbert
State: OH
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Evaluation/Consultation
Interests: I am a school psychologist in a public dropout recovery high school. I am actively involved in working with the staff in implementing interventions prior to referral for evaluation.
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Brenda Kabler
State: PA
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): consultation,local and national leadership
Interests: I currently work as the Coordinator of Psychological Services in the Upper Darby School District which borders Philadelphia.
Our district has 12,000 students with close to 50 percent below
the poverty level and there are 79 languages spoken.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I am the person responsible for setting up the interview process to hire school psychologists in the district.
We employ 10 full time psychologists and 1 part-time person.
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Gordon Lamb
State: Texas
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Monday 2/20
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am an assistant professor at a specialist level program with work experience in rural school psychology. My current research is on school discipline policies and graduate students with disabilities.
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Aimee Kirsch
State: Ohio
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): School Neuropsychology
Interests: I work in an urban district having had 2 nontraditional SP roles.1.Working with students who have been referred for disciplinary action 2. District RTI facilitator.-I hold a school neuropsych credential -President of the Ohio School Psych Association
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have assisted my district over the past several years in the creation of interview questions.
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David Gotthelf
State: Massachusetts
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting:
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other): Sped Administration
Interests: I am the chief psychologist for the Newton Public Schools in MA. I've worked at all three levels for more than 30 yrs plus served as a sped director. I also teach at Northeastern, have private practice, and help manage MGH's YouthCare program.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have almost 20 years of administrative experience, including hiring, supervision, and termination of staff. I've interviewed many candidates for school psychology and related positions.
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Sarah Valley-Gray
State: Florida
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a trainer at Nova Southeastern University with primary interests in mentoring students in the areas of assessment and counseling. I am actively involved in professional association actvities at the state and national level.
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Nick Silvestri
State: Maryland
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other):
Interests: 34th year as a school psychologist
worked in pre-school through high school settings,including special centers for students with severe disabilities. Also in Alternative Ed settings.
presently, an administrator of 86 school psyc and 21 SWs
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Mindy Milstein
State: MD
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): strategic academic intervention
Interests: I have been a school psychologist since 1974. I have served as a practitioner for every level of student and have worked with every conceivable disability. I have served as a trainer, a manager of a $6,000,000 federal grant, and a supervisor.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I served on hiring committees in MCPS for 7 years for both practitioners and interns.
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Ken Grizzle
State: Wisconsin
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other): Language learning disorders
Interests: I am trained as a school psychologist and clinically worked in a children's hospital setting my entire career. I direct and see patients in the School Performance Program, which is housed within a child development clinic.
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Ray James
State: Idaho
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): RTI
Interests: Development of RTI. Work with disadvantaged community.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Martha (Marty) Pitcairn
State: NC
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): working with military families
Interests: I'm a school psych in Department of Defense schools for children of military service members. I do pre-referral activities, assessment, observations, consultation, counseling, behavior management, and coordination of services. Love my job!
Mock Job Interview? No
Interview Experience:
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Bernard Picanco
State: MA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: ABA/Autism/BCBA
Expertise(Other): Social/Emotional
Interests: I work as a consultant for a social/emotional program within a middle school to include a social skills group. I also organize a problem solving team for general education teachers.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have assisted in selecting special education teachers for our school with my building prncipal.
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Marlana Esposito
State: Ohio
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I have practiced school psychology in an urban public school for 14 years. Throughout my career, I have served all levels, including pre-K, for a minimum of 4 years. Additionally, I am privately licensed and was a partner in a practice for 3 years.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Rob Coad
State: California
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): crisis intervention
Interests: I have developed a high school program that moved from a dated Pull Out model to an inclusion model on a high achieving 3000 student campus. I also am the lead psychologist responsible for crisis and trauma intervention. I am a PREPaRE trainer.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As the lead psychologist I have participated in the interviewing and hiring of school psychologists, school counselors, intervention counselors and education specialists over the past 10 years.
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Kate Davenport
State: PA
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a school psychologist in a suburban public high school. My experience is mostly with emotional disturbance, ADHD, and functional behavior assessments.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Tracy Hobbs
State: Michigan
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: GLBTQ Youth Issues
Expertise(Other): Local/State/National Leadership
Interests: I retired in 2010 but remain very involved in school psychology and education. I serve as a NASP delegate, NASP's Interest Group Development Coordinator, and as a trainer for the Michigan Department of Education's Sexual Minority Youth Initiative.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I've served several times on interview panels for our district's special education department as we added school psychology staff.
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Linda Neiheiser
State: Ohio
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): Adoption & Foster Care; Large Urban School Service Delivery
Interests: Past President of state & regional school psychologist associations. Ohio School Psychologist of the Year (also Cleveland). Kent State University Adjunct Professor; current Supervisor of Psychological Services, Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have led the team interview process for more than six dozen school psychologist applicants in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in recent years.
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Denise Foley
State: MA
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other):
Interests: Current: faculty in SP training program; 10 yrs as SP PreK-12 mostly sec. level; +former teacher & team chair/admin. Mentor early career SPs. Interests: consulting, system change, move to academia, assessment, neuropsych. Happy to discuss any topic
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Conducted interviews & served on many hiring committees in public schools for admin., teachers & SPs. Conduct mock interviews with students graduating from our program
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Bill Flook
State: MD
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting:
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): Supervision, Professional Development
Interests: Supervisor, Psych. Svcs, Baltimore Co. (MD) Pub. Sch. Interest in career-long professional development, with particular focus on early career school psychologists.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Note: not with mentees considering future employment with BCPS. Have conducted multiple interviews over past 10 years for school psychology internships, and for employment as school psychologist.
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Esther Stavrou
State: New York
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a full-time faculty faculty member at Yeshiva University. I also have a private practice specializing in assessment.
Mock Job Interview? No
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State: md
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Monday 2/20
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): test
Interests: test test test
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: test test test
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Kristin Thompson
State: AZ
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Behavioral disorders, delinquency
Interests: I'm a 1st year, full-time Visiting Assistant Professor at a large university. My research interests are focused in the area of juvenile delinquency and disability. I work part-time in a neuropsych clinic doing therapy and evals.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Tim Elchert
State: MN
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Private school
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): social emotional development
Interests: I was an elementary teacher before becoming a school psychologist. I am interested in the social emotional development of children, grief and loss issues and internalized disorders of childhood.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have served as an interim principal, responsible for hiring practices for teachers. I serve on all hiring committees at the division of the school that I work at.
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Cloey Talotta
State: NJ
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I work as a full-time school psychologist in a small K-8 district. I am also licensed and have a part-time private practice where I focus on anxiety disorders, social skills and ADHD. I can discuss working in a school and starting a new practice.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Emilia Lopez
State: New York
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other): Consultation
Interests: I teach at Queens College, CUNY in a school psychology program. I have expertise in multicultural and bilingual issues. I also consult with schools and provide training to practitioners in the field on multicultural and bilingual issues.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have interviewed candidates for faculty positions. I have been a bilingual school psychologist so I can also help with interview situations.
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Jessica Bolton
State: Pennsylvania
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am in my fifth year of practice and have completed doctoral and post-doctoral internships. I am assigned to 4 buildings (K-12) in PA. I have researched and published on autism and cognitive behavior therapy.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I recently have had the opportunity to conduct interviews for my district for the hiring of both school psychologists and special educators.
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Mitchell Harrow
State: Virginia
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Private practice
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): Parent training, emotional disabilities, 504/IEP, CBT
Interests: I retired from the Fairfax County VA school system 3 1/2 years ago, after 30 years. For the last half of my career I worked with emotionally disabled high school students. Since 1990 I also have had a part-time practice in clinical psychology.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Over the years I have had occasional opportunities to be on interview teams vetting possible new teachers and counselors. I also have helped school psychology interns prepare for job interviews.
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Maggie Test
State: MD
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Private school
Secondary Work Setting: Juvenile justice system
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Early Childhood
Expertise(Other): test
Interests: this is my test info answer......
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: i've had zero experience.... test test
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State: MD
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Tuesday 2/21
Primary Work Setting: Private practice
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): test
Interests: test
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: test
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Brendan Finn
State: Vermont
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): RTI
Interests: I have had 16 years experience as a School Psychologist working with preschool through high school. Currently, I work primarily with preschool through grade 6. My interests include RTI, formative assessment and academic progress monitoring.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Although I don't have any interview experience, I am willing to conduct a mock interview.
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Lynne Thies
State: New York
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): RTI - instructional interventions
Interests: I work in a suburban elementary school psychologist,teach in 2 graduate programs (consultation, instructional assessment, neuropsych/LD) and supervise interns. I've been president of my state school psych association as well as NASP Delegate from NY.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Eli Freund
State: NJ
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: Elementary school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Severe Disabilities
Interests: I have worked with students from preschool to high school. My experience is with behaviors plans, multiply disabled, and curriculum development. In my free time I enjoy reading mysteries and psychological journals as well as visiting museums.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have interviewed prospective interns for the school district. I aslo sat in interviews with my Director of Special Education for prospective applicants.
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Amanda Sullivan
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting:
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other):
Interests: My research focuses on understanding the risk and protective factors for special needs among diverse children. I am also interested in professional training and practice issues related to cultural competence and preparation of future faculty.
Mock Job Interview?
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Tiombe Kendrick
State: Florida
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Gifted/Talented
Interests: Employed as a school psychologist for a large urban school district since 2005. I have worked at the elementary and middle school levels. I have strong interests in differntial diagnosis, gifted students, interpretation, and report writing.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Darlene Smith
State: Virginia
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Monday 2/20
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): in 34 years all of it
Interests: I've worked in nearly all environments possible for a schpsy. In PA and FL I was part of the initial RtI efforts. I've been a lead psychologist as well as president of the state association in PA and membership chair in VA. Had lots of fun!
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As a lead psychologist, I sat in on interviews of new psychs as well as interns. I've also relocated a lot so have been interviewed a lot.
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Dan Hyson
State: MN
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am an RTI and data coach for a cooperative of 15 rural school districts in Southeastern Minnesota. My primary interests include systems consultation and data-driven decision-making. I am also the president of our state organization.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: For the past 10 years, I have supervised interns and helped interview potential candidates. Recently, I also served on a committee interviewing for a new Special Education Director.
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Allan Kleban
State: Delaware
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): Testing analysis
Interests: 26 years in a small suburban/rural District that has been fairly progressive. I consult at 2 a MS and a HS, and am our rep. to out-of-dist. placements, of which we have many. I do Full Evals, (we have no Ed. Diag.), consults, and some supervision.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Nadine Metro
State: PA
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Private practice
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise:
Expertise(Other): Neuropsychology
Interests: Really enjoy working with high school. In the first few years of work, did more counseling. Do the neuropsychological evaluations for school district. Interested in TBI. Enjoy doing training for the special education staff and other Psychologists
Mock Job Interview? No
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Joseph Teta
State: New York
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ADHD/504/IEP
Expertise(Other): Consultation, Crisis Response, CSE procedures, Assessment,Supervision
Interests: The majority of my career in school psych has been as District Supervisor of Psychological Services for a large school district on LI. Have worked with students and staff from grades K-12 as practitioner, supervisor and CSE Chair and univ trainer
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As a school psychology supervisor/administrator I have held many interviews for prospective school psychologists.
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Paula Torres Ortiz
State: Massachusetts
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: ABA/Autism/BCBA
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a psychologist in a diverse school district. I have 27 years of school psych experience with bilingual children, children with autism and emotionally disabled children. I have worked in different states (NYC, NJ, RI, MA, PR, and CT.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Ray W. Christner
State: PA
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Private practice
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Interests: I am interested in school-based mental health, as well as ways to integrated CBT in school settings. I have worked in a variety of settings, such as school, primary care, etc. I have written and/or edited 8 books and numerous chapters and articles.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Russell Vaden
State: WISCONSIN
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Preschool/Early Childhood
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Autism
Interests: I am a university faculty member in a graduate-level School Psychology training program. Prior to academia, I worked in school psych settings in elementary schools and early childhood centers for several years, as well as in a hospital/clinic setting
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I worked as a lead clinician in a school district, wherein I screened, interviewed, and hired school psychologists, school social workers, and special education teachers.
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Mark Resnick
State: Maryland
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): AD/HD, ED, IEP
Interests: Over 25 years working as a school psychologist, primarily at the secondary level. Much of my experience was with students identified as emotionally disabled. For the last 5 years I have been working as Coordinator of Psychological Services.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As Coordinator of Psychological Services, with a staff of 97 school psychologists and interns, I have spent the last 5 years interviewing many candidates to fill positions on our staff.
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Jeff Roth
State: Delaware
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): Supervisor of School Psychologists (Retired)
Interests: I served as a school psychologist in an elementary and middle school. As a Coordinator of Special Services, I developed Instructional Support Teams, Positive Behavior Support Teams, Social Thinking Skills Program, District-level Crisis Response Team.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: As a Coordinator of Special Programs in an urban-suburban district in Delaware, I coordinated and participated in many interviews for school psychologist positions.
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Annie Hansen
State: Minnesota
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Saturday 2/25
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: GLBTQ Youth Issues
Expertise(Other):
Interests: I am a lecturer/field placement coordinator at the U of MN. I worked in an urban school district for 3 years & currently provide school psych services to 2 small charter schools. My interests are LGBTQ, social/emotional issues, and multiculturalism.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I interview potential graduate students every year, and have served on University search committees. I conduct mock interviews with some intern candidates.
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Ruth Steegmann
State: NY
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): Practica and Internships
Interests: I had 35 years as a school psychologist in Buffalo suburb, supervising many practicum students and interns. I retired 2001, became clinical coordinator for training program, Univ. at Buffalo, for the past 10 years, retiring 8/11.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: While in the public schools I was on interview teams for hiring school psychologists, interns & administrators. At the university I helped interview applicants for admission. I helped students with resumes & interview skills.
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Mary Denison
State: PA
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Private school
Secondary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Severe Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Autism/ABA
Interests: I work at an Approved Private School for students with significant disabilities. I am very interested in low-incidence disabilities as well as unique genetic syndromes. One of my passions is the interaction between learning/ behavior and genetics.
Mock Job Interview? No
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Michael Brown
State: North Carolina
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Academia
Secondary Work Setting: Hospital/clinic
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): Counseling
Interests: I'm a professor in a school psychology program now for 15 years. For three years prior worked in a general hospital mental health setting. Also worked for 12 years in a community mental health center. Have counseling and consultation expertise.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I've interviewed and hired many faculty members, participated in interviewing several interns, and as Director of Prevention in a community mental health center I interviewed and hired several professional staff.
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William Turton
State: IL
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Other
Expertise(Other): School Neuropsychology
Interests: I am retired from the public school settings after 39 years, the last 33 years in a K-12 special ed day school serving a wide range of disabilities. I am an Asst Prof specializing in school neuropsych, psychopathology, psychotherapy and internship.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have interviewed candidates for 20 internships, over 150 Practicum students, school psychologists, social workers, special ed teachers, speech paths and administrators.
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Bill Donelson
State: FL
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): RtI / PBS
Interests: Served as school psychologist, lead school psychologist, district RtI/PBS facilitator, and Student Services Director. Participated in state initiatives including DOE Section 504 support, CBM/DIBELS & RtI Task Force. Authored a recent book on RtI/PBS.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I interviewed a number of candidates for school psychology, social work, and school health positions in my role as Student Services Director across a 5-year period in a district of 35,000 students.
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Marcia Cornejo
State: COLORADO
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: CLD Intervention and Assessment
Expertise(Other): Special Education Eligibility
Interests: I am the school psychology intern coordinator for a large public school district. My experience ranges from pre-school to high school with a specialization in bilingual assessment. I look to travel and play music in my spare time
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: I have served on interview committees for the past five years for both social workers and school psychologists. Presently I will be interviewing school psychology interns for positions in our district for 2012-13.
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Robert Palazzo
State: PA
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Thursday 2/23
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 1-5 years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): School Wide Positive Behavior Support
Interests: I work in a semi-rural district in Carbon County, PA. My role requires me to facilitate data team meetings, problem solving meetings, SWPBS teams and also complete evaluations. I consult with teachers on a daily basis.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Recently chaired the committee to hire a second school psychologist for our district.
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Donna NIce
State: NC
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Reading/Math/Writing Disabilities
Expertise(Other): Problem solving process for interventions
Interests: I am currently a school psychologist in an urban area and cover four schools: three elementary and one alternative secondary school. My professional interests include CBM as a progress monitoring tool, reading disabilities, ELL, and autism.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Although I haven't been in a position to interview someone else, I made it through the process myself enough times and have worked in nine different school districts in three different states! (That might be a record.)
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Joseph Jackson
State: Florida
Arrival: Wednesday 2/22 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Elementary school
Secondary Work Setting: Middle school
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Consultation
Expertise(Other): Problem Solving
Interests: I am a retired school psychologist professional after serving 39 years as a teacher, school psychologist, and director of psychological services in the 4th largest school district in USA, Miami-Dade Public Schools, culturally & linguistically diverse
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Interviewed potential school psychologist candidates for positions for 23 years.
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Bob Babigian
State: Massachusetts
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: Middle school
Secondary Work Setting: High school
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Local/State/National Leadership
Expertise(Other): Bullying, Executive Functions, Childhood Bipolar
Interests: I am a school psychologist in a diverse suburb of Boston.I have experience with students k-22. My experience is in low incident disabilities, executive functions, Bipolar, and bullying. I am also involved in my state school psychological association.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: For the past 5 years I have conducted both group and individual interviews for our district wide intern selection day. I have also been part of interview committees for various jobs within my school district.
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Margaret Sedor
State: California
Arrival: Monday 2/20 Departure: Sunday 2/26
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Juvenile justice system
Years in Practice: 10 or more years
Area of Expertise: Social-Emotional/Adaptive Disabilities
Expertise(Other): School-wide positive behavior systems, ADHD, Neuropsych, Foster youth
Interests: Currently work in residential setting with foster youth with emotional disabilities, conduct school neuropsych evals, serve in local, state and national leadership positions. Also teach in schoolpsych grad program.
Mock Job Interview? Yes
Interview Experience: Interview school psychologists, interns, teachers, instructional assistants
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Cynthia Olaya
State: California
Arrival: Tuesday 2/21 Departure: Friday 2/24
Primary Work Setting: High school
Secondary Work Setting: Academia
Years in Practice: 6-9 years
Area of Expertise: Counseling
Expertise(Other): LGBTQ Youth Issues
Interests: I've spent 7 of my 8 years in practice working as a school psychologist in a high school and, teach two courses per year at Chapman University (beginning and advanced counseling). My work is intervention-focused--no Special Ed assessment.
Mock Job Interview? No
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