Lydia D’Antonio earned her master’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021 and her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 2019. For the last few years, she has lived in Boston and Colorado working with students in various settings ranging from public schools to therapeutic day treatment centers. She has experience working with students […]
Social Learning and Communication Team
Mary Cotton, MA CCC-SLP
Mary Cotton, MA CCC-SLP, graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a master’s in Speech-Language Pathology in 2008. She earned her undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster in Communication Science and Disorders as a Longbrake Scholar. Mary comes to the Stern Center with extensive experience working in elementary, middle, and high schools around Vermont. […]
Kathryn Howrigan, M.S., CCC – SLP
Kathryn earned her masters degree from the University of Vermont in 2019. She worked full time as a SLP in the Burlington School District at a K-5 elementary school. She is passionate about the connection between language and literacy development and has experience working with students on the autism spectrum who communicate using augmentative and […]
Ann Gatch, M.Ed.
Ann’s professional areas of interest are in mindfulness and student-centered learning through Big Picture Learning. Her focus as a special educator is in mathematics as well as working with students needing self-regulation skills. She has had training in life space crisis intervention. She is a musician, artist as well as being a lover of vegetarian […]
Julie Erdelyi, M.A.
Julie provides consultation and instruction. She has a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Vermont and a Master’s degree in special education – developmental disabilities from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has extensive experience as a Special Educator and Autism Specialist designing and implementing academic instruction, proactive behavior […]
Elizabeth Rainville, M.S.Ed., CCC-SLP
Elizabeth Rainville, M.S.Ed., CCC-SLP, earned a Master’s degree at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where she received the Nicholas and Martha Bountress Award for Clinical Achievement. She also won the Rita Purcell-Robertson Scholarship for outstanding clinical potential from the Communication Disorders Foundation of Virginia. Elizabeth has experience in a variety of clinical settings, including […]