About Us - Staff

Staff

CHDI’s staff represents a unique confluence of backgrounds (pediatrics, children’s mental health, public policy, and social work) as well as a wide range of experience across federal and state government, foundations, academia and clinical practice.


Eric Arzubi

Eric is a Policy Fellow at CHDI and works on the School-Based Diversion Initiative. He is currently in his last year of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. He is also Co-Chair of the Keep the Promise...

Policy Fellow

Chris Bory

Christopher Bory, Psy.D. is a Program Associate for Mental Health at the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice at CHDI. Dr.Bory has been with CHDI since August 2008 as a data assistant consultant working on the Connecticut TF-CBT Learning...

Program Associate for Mental Health

Jeana Bracey

Jeana Bracey, Ph.D. is a Senior Associate at the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice of CHDI. Dr. Bracey’s interests are in program implementation, evaluation, juvenile justice diversion, and school mental health. Currently she...

Senior Associate

Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell is the Project Coordinator for the Connecticut Collaborative on Effective Practices for Trauma (CONCEPT) a five-year federally-funded initiative to improve trauma-informed care for children in Connecticut. Kim has a Masters Degree in...

CONCEPT Project Coordinator

Yecenia Casiano

Yecenia Casiano joined CHDI in February 2013 as a Project Coordinator at the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice working on both the School Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) and the Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) Performance...

Project Coordinator

Michelle Delaney

Michelle Delaney is a Research Assistant at CHDI. She works in the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice on the TF-CBT Coordinating Center, evaluation of Wheeler Clinic’s SAMSHA-funded Promising Starts initiative, and on the EMPS...

Research Assistant

Robert Franks

As the Vice President of CHDI and Director of the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice (CCEP), Robert (Bob) Franks, Ph.D., leads the Center's efforts to improve the effectiveness of treatments for children with serious and complex...

Vice President and Director of Connecticut Center for Effective Practice (CCEP)

Lisa Honigfeld

As the Vice President for Health Initiatives, Lisa Honigfeld, Ph.D., oversees CHDI's efforts to strengthen the quality and accessibility of primary and preventive health care for children and families. Prior to joining CHDI, Dr. Honigfeld was the...

Vice President for Health Initiatives

Paulette James

Paulette James joined the staff of CHDI and CCEP in 2007 as administrative assistant. She supports the Child FIRST initiative and EPIC program and provides administrative support to staff. A native of Antigua, Paulette spent seven years at the...

Administrative Assistant

Jason Lang

Jason Lang, Ph.D. is an Associate Director of the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice at CHDI and is a licensed clinical psychologist who holds an appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut...

Associate Director

Connecticut Center for Effective Practice

Cindy Langer

Cindy Langer manages external communications (social media, website, publications, public events, and press contacts). She is also secretary to the boards of directors and provides administrative support to the President and other staff...

Communications Manager

Nancy Leach

Nancy Leach, M.A., M.P.P. brings a broad research background to her role as Research Assistant for the CT Center for Effective Practice for Trauma (CONCEPT) and Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) Performance Improvement Center. She...

Research Assistant

Susan Macary

Susan Macary, MPH, joined CHDI in September 2012 as a Senior Associate for Health Initiatives. Her primary interests are in the development of early childhood community collaborations, the management and evaluation of behavioral and social...

Senior Associate for Health Initiatives

Regina Martin

Regina Martin joined the CHDI staff in March 2012 as an accounting assistant. She has a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut with a major in Accounting. She has twenty three years of experience as an accountant...

Accounting Assistant

Judith Meyers

Judith Meyers, Ph.D., a clinical and community psychologist, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CHDI and its parent organization, the Children's Fund of Connecticut. Dr. Meyers has focused her career on public policy and service...

President & CEO

Maggy Morales

Maggy is CHDI's Educating Practices in the Community (EPIC) Coordinator. She previously worked at the Connecticut Association for Human Services providing education in community settings to help increase awareness about and identification for...

EPIC Coordinator

Carol O'Connor

Carol O'Connor, LCSW joined CHDI in August of 2012 as the TF-CBT Project Coordinator and Quality Improvement Advisor. Carol has a Masters Degree in Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She participated in the TF-CBT Learning...

TF-CBT Project Coordinator & Quality Improvement Advisor

Lori Schon

In Lori Schon's role as Office Manager, she manages all the daily office operations and supervises administrative staff. She was hired in June, 2008 as an Administrative Assistant and was promoted to Office Manager in July, 2010. Lori also...

Office Manager

Paul Suter

In his role as Vice President for Finance & Operations, Paul Suter manages the accounting and finances of both CHDI and its parent organization, the Children's Fund of Connecticut. In addition, Mr. Suter oversees contract management and human...

Vice President for Finance & Operations

Julie Tacinelli

Julie joined CHDI in 2012 as Communications Director, where she oversees communications strategy and outreach. She began her career in Washington, DC working in politics and government, including for the Clinton Administration at the White House...

Communications Director

Jeffrey Vanderploeg

Jeffrey Vanderploeg, Ph.D., is Associate Director of the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice at CHDI and Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Vanderploeg is involved in quality improvement, evaluation,...

Associate Director

Connecticut Center for Effective Practice