Leadership at the Ackerman Institute

Kenya Aska

Clinic Director

Michele Burfeind

Director of Finance

Martha E. Edwards, PhD

Director of Research

Martha Fling

President and CEO

Adi Loebl, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Melissa Tandy

Director of Community & International Training

Melissa Thoen
Melissa Thoen

Clinical Director

Marlene Watson
Marlene F. Watson

Director of Training

Andrew White
Andrew G. White IV

Director of Admissions

Administration Directory

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  • All Administration
  • Clinic Staff
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Hana Ahary

Clinic Therapist

Bryanna Alvarez

Intake Department

Kenya Aska

Clinic Director

Kathleen Bautista

Front Desk Coordinator

Chantelle Brown

Clinic Therapist

Michele Burfeind

Director of Finance

Tania Chikhani

Clinic Therapist

Twana D’Andrade

Development Assistant

Caitlyn Duer

Development and Database Coordinator

Martha E. Edwards, PhD

Director of Research

Ariel Emmanuel

Associate Director for Training, Gender & Family Project

Silvia B. Espinal

Director of Social Work & Diversity Program

Lissy Espinal

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

Mario Espinoza

Clinic Therapist, Latinx Youth and Family Immigration Project

Martha Fling

President and CEO

Edgar A. Galvis

Intake Coordinator & Clinic Therapist

Jules Garcia de Onrubia

Clinic Therapist, Gender & Family Project / Foster Care & Adoption Project

Cadmona Hall

Clinical Supervisor

Ana Ibarra Olivo

Outreach Coordinator

Theresa Joseph

Receptionist

Anya Katz

Clinic Therapist, Gender & Family Project

Elissa Kirtzman

Clinical Supervisor

Adi Loebl, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Ciara Louis

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Training

Sheldon Marshall

Building Superintendent

Alessandra Sabbatini

Clinic Therapist

Darrell Salina

Administrative Assistant

Sanniel Sanabia

Program Coordinator, Gender & Family Project

Sunanda Sharma

Associate Director of Alumni and Donor Engagement

Barbara Shatz Goldstein

Clinic Therapist

Mali Sicora

Intake Supervisor

Lex Soto

Clinic Therapist, Gender & Family Project

Tara Starin-Basi

Clinical Supervisor

Melissa Tandy

Director of Community & International Training

Melissa Thoen

Clinical Director

Marlene F. Watson

Director of Training

Andrew G. White IV

Director of Admissions