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Massachusetts Act Early Steering Committee

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Mary Andrianopoulos, PhD
UMass Amherst Department of Communication Disorders​
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Kate Barlow, OTD-
Act Early Ambassador to MA
Assistant Professor at American International College (AIC) 
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Pat Cameron
Director of MA Family Ties
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Roula Choueiri, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Division Director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T) 
https://www.umassmed.edu/AutismRITA-T/
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Jessica Coolidge, LCSW
Statewide Medical Social Work Specialist, Department of Children and Families
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Mary-Ellen Efferen, M.Ed.
Special Education Consultant​
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Elaine Gabovitch, MPA         
Director of Children and Youth Services, DPH
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Kara Ghiringhelli, RD, LDN, CLC
WIC Nutrition Specialist, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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Michelle Haimowitz, MPA
Executive Director, Massachusetts Head Start










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​Heather H. Harrison-Catledge, LDN/CLC
State Nutritionist, Massachusetts Department of Public Health/WIC

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Ydalia Heimann, MPA

​Assistant Director DDS Program, Centro, Worcester, MA

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Alicia High, MPH
WIC Health and Human Service Coordinator 
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Ashley Kalel, MSW, LICSW
​Medical Social Worker, Department of Children and Families

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Mary Beth Miotto, MD, MPH
Associate Medical Director, Population Health, Family Community Health Center, Worcester

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Sara Neville, MD
Pediatrician                                                  
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Joan Kelly Butterfield, OTR/L, CEIS
MA Department of Public Health, Regional EI Specialist, Coordinator of Specialty Services  ​
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Reena Tripathi, Demers, Med, CAGS, CEIS
​Autism Coordinator, Thom Anne Sullivan Center

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​Eve Wilder, MPH       
​Director, MA Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems            Project ​


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