BSEA:Experts

Index of Experts and School System Employees

These are extracted from the decisions. There may be copy and paste errors or mistakes in the links or other information so double check the data before using it.

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Each specialty has a section. Some people may be listed under more than one specialty.

Reading and Writing Specialists

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Reading specialist	Michelle Dufresne	Anonymous Reading Case	N	http://www.heinemann.com/authors/3925.aspx ?
Private Writing Tutor	Kristen Mallett Bator	Lexington	No	http://www.landmarkoutreach.org/documents/Word-FindingDifficulties_001.pdf

Parent's Lawyers or Advocates

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Parent’s/Student’s Advocate	Shelly Greene	Lexington	No	http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ma.htm	Also advocated in BSEA Boston case: [1]
Parent Advocate (and Physics pedagogy expert/teacher?)	Robert Dufresne	Anonymous Reading Case	No	http://www.bedu.com/Publications/UMASS.html ?

Psychologists and Psychiatrists

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Clinical Psychologist, Cambridge Health Alliance	Dr. Anjana Rajan	Lexington	No

Behavioral Specialists

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Psychologist	Michael Dodd	Randolph	Yes (hired by school but his input supported the parents position)	http://hms.harvard.edu/WhitePagesPublic.asp?task=showperson&id=E1Q0YGVFODQ=&a=hms&r=2&kw=	This appears to be a super valuable expert on behavioral plans!

Private School Employees

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments

School System Employees, Attorneys and "Experts"

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Attorney	Regina W. Tate	Anonymous Reading Case	Yes	http://www.mhtl.com/rtate/	Appears to be an attorney only for school systems. Also appears other cases (not full list): Blackstone-Millville RSD Groton-Dunstable R.S.D. Leominster Public Schools
Out of District Coordinator, Lexington Public Schools	Barbara Fortier	Lexington	Yes
Director of Student Services, Lexington Public Schools	Linda S. Chase	Lexington	Yes
Attorney for School	Colby Brunt	Lexington and Salem	Yes	Stoneman, Chandler and Miller
Director of Pupil Personnel, Salem Public Schools	Karen Malio	Salem	Yes
Assistant Director of Pupil Personnel, Salem Public Schools	Gina Gavegnano	Salem	Yes
Bowditch School Principal, Salem Public Schools	Ana Hanton	Salem	Yes
Adjustment Counselor, Bowditch School, Salem Public Schools	Donna Gfroerer	Salem	Yes
Paraprofessional, Bowditch School, Salem Public Schools	Natalie Clara Dudar	Salem	Yes
Psychiatrist, Consultant to the Lexington Public Schools	Dr. Jeff Bostic	Lexington	Yes
Bedford Public Schools/Private Math and Physics Tutor	Lisa Rainen	Lexington	No ?

Full list, needs editing in to sections above

Specialty	Name	Case	School Employee?	Link	Comments
Vocational Coordinator, Merrimack Special Education Collaborative	Karen Rowe	Lexington	Yes
Merrimack Special Education Collaborative	Brad Brooks	Lexington	Yes
Student’s Guardian at Litem	Garrett McManus, Esq.	Salem	No
Therapist	Grant Bialek	Greenfield	No
Therapist	Michael Bird	Greenfield	No
School Psychologist – Greenfield Public Schools	Scott Rice	Greenfield	Yes
School Social Worker- Poet Seat School	Hillary Cronin	Greenfield	No
Teacher – Poet Seat	Brian Winslow	Greenfield	No
Teacher – Poet Seat	Clara McCoy	Greenfield	No
Alternative Educator – Greenfield Public Schools	Elaine Mount	Greenfield	Yes
Special Education Coordinator – Greenfield Public Schools	Christie Fontaine	Greenfield	Yes
Director of Student Services – Greenfield Public Schools	Kathleen Titus	Greenfield	Yes
Attorney for the School	Peter Smith	Greenfield	Yes
Attorney for the Parent	Benjamin Barnes	Greenfield	No
Psychologist	Michael Dodd	Randolph	Yes (hired by school but his input supported the parents position)	http://hms.harvard.edu/WhitePagesPublic.asp?task=showperson&id=E1Q0YGVFODQ=&a=hms&r=2&kw=	This appears to be a super valuable expert on behavioral plans!
Paraprofessional (aide), Randolph Public Schools	Judith Smith	Randolph	Yes
School Adjustment Counselor, Randolph Public Schools	Stephen Babbitt	Randolph	Yes
Special Education Teacher, Randolph Public Schools	Susan Eliot	Randolph	Yes
Special Education Coordinator, Randolph Public Schools	Laurie Smith-Michaels	Randolph	Yes
Special Education Coordinator, Randolph Public Schools	Ann Knapp	Randolph	Yes
Principal, Donovan Elementary School, RPS	Beth Gannon	Randolph	Yes
Director of Student Services, Randolph Public Schools	Karen Clasby	Randolph	Yes
Attorney for Parents and Student	Lillian Wong	Randolph	No
Attorney for Randolph Public Schools	Mary Joann Reedy	Randolph	Yes

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