Endorsed Professionals Directory
The NYS-AIMH Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® is intended to recognize experiences that lead to competency in the infant-family field.
Endorsement® is cross-sector and multidisciplinary including professionals from child and/or human development, education, nursing, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and others. Endorsement® indicates an individual’s efforts to specialize in the promotion/practice of infant mental health within his/her own chosen discipline.
Those who have earned Endorsement® have demonstrated that the individual has completed specialized education, work, in-service training, and reflective supervision/consultation experiences that have led to competency in the promotion and/or practice of infant mental health. Endorsement® does not guarantee the ability to practice as a mental health professional, although many who have earned Endorsement® are licensed mental health professionals.
| First Name | Last Name | Region | Endorsement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie | Allen | Ontario, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Policy) |
| Miriam | Arthur | Smithtown, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Mary Anne | Assini | Newtonville, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Gertrude | Atongi | Brooklyn, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Wendy | Bender | Delanson, New York | Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Clinical)/IMHS |
| Sara | Bessette M | Rome, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Daria | Best | Brooklyn, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Christy | Bezrutczyk | Plattsburgh, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Policy) |
| Angelica | Carias | Brooklyn, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Nancy | Chapman | New York, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Policy) |
| Susan | Chinitz | New York, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Lilian | Cid | Jamaica Estates Queens, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Maryann | Ciskal | Buffalo, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Bonnie | Cohen | Bronx, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Samantha | Colson | Rochester, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Karli | Coverdale | Blue Point, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Shannon | Crane | Victor, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Lisa | D'Orsi | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Stephanie | David | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Rebecca | delgiudice | niskayuna, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Cassandra | Elliot | Irvington, NJ | Infant Family Specialist |
| Amy | Eng | Flushing, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Beth | Faulkner | Jamestown, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Sarah | Fitzgibbons | Rochester, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Jami | Flynn | Monroe, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Gilbert | Foley | New York, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Shannon | Fortran | ALTAMONT, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Debra | Fruchtman | Albany, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Vanessa | Funfsinn | New York, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Nancy J. | Gearhart | Rochester, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Hazel | Guzman | Bronx, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Susan | Hall | Rochester, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Laura | Harford | Woodside, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Megin | Insalco | ROCHESTER, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Kelly | Janese | Niagara Falls, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Yvelisse | Jimenez | Brooklyn, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Briana M | Johannesen | Red Hook, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Sarah | Kliman | Rochester, NY | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Amanda | Koch | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Joaniko | Kohchi | New York, NY | Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Stacy | Kurtz | Plainview, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Kristina | Lacov | Bethpage, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Carin | Leiva | Manhatten, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Allison | Lieber | Jersey City, New Jersey | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Maria Stella | Lundie | Floral park, Ny | Infant Family Associate |
| Rochelle | Macer | Oceanside, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Policy) |
| Kenya | Malcolm | Spencerport, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Kenya | Malcolm | Spencerport, NY | Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Jody | Manly | Rochester, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Amanda | Miller | Penn Yan, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Casey | Miner | Baldwinsville, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Carol | Morris | COBLESKILL, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Research/Faculty) |
| Roxanne | Munroe formerly Wilson | Brooklyn, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Jennifer | Mural | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Ashley K | Murray | Kingston, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Michele | Neuhaus | Bayside, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Lanh | Nguyen | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Shannon Gwendolyn | Nitz | SEATTLE, Washington | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Cortney | Nornhold | Owego, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Chelsea | Peckham | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Kristin | Perrone | Spencerport, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Alisha | Perry | Lakewood, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Esther I. | PIper | Plattsburgh, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Lisa | Plaskett | New York, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Sydney | Pollock-Tobert | New York, New York | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Kimberly | Porter-Hutton | Rochester, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Kim | Puma | Buffalo, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Layne | Raskin | Hartsdale, New York | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Valyn | Reed | Rochester, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Sally | Rexing | East Elmhurst, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Chanel | Rigby | Brooklyn, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Franshel | Rodriguez | Brooklyn, New York | Infant Family Associate |
| Casey | Root-Caron | Peru, New York | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Carmen | Rosa | New York, ny | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Lori | Rotolo | Santa Rosa, California | Infant Family Specialist |
| Sarah | Ruppert | Brookfield, CT | Infant Family Associate |
| Alana | Russotti | Rochester, NY | Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) and IMHS |
| Colette | Ryan | Queensbury, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Marcy | Safyer | Chicago, Illinois | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Patricia Caballero | Schillaci | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Specialist |
| Rose | Shufelt | Rochester, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Laura | Sigel | Peru, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Megan | Smith | Rochester, New York | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Stephanie | Spain | webster, new york | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Policy) |
| Jenny | Spampinato | Spring Valley, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Carrie | Stein | New York, NY | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Kelsey | Stoddard | Swan Lake, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Kaitlin | Towner | Rochester, New York | Infant Mental Health Specialist |
| Tracy Lynn | Travis | Penn Yan, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Sheila | Tumiel | Buffalo, New York | Infant Family Specialist |
| Linsey | Vallett | East Pembroke, NY | Infant Family Associate |
| Leigh | Ward | Slingerlands, NY | Infant and Early Childhood Family Specialist |
| Nancy Ludwig | Watari | Staten Island, New York | Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
| Natalie Brooks | Wilson | Island Park, NY | Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) |
Regions
NYS-AIMH has representation from these 7 geographic regions of NYS.
Endorsement involves a standardized process to determine that a professional has accumulated specialized experiences in the infant and early childhood field and has signed a Code of Ethics.
All applicants receive a copy of the Code of Ethics. An applicant’s experiences are documented by the submission of an application that details competency-based training, specialized work experiences, and for most, reflective supervision/consultation (RSC) experiences.
The application also includes official transcripts and three reference ratings. Endorsees as Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor have passed an exam that includes measures of theoretical knowledge, direct service skills, and their capacity to apply these principles into practice. This exam is scored by a team of two reviewers who are blind to the identity of the examinee.
To maintain Endorsement also requires ongoing training and, in the cases of Infant/Early Childhood Family Specialist, Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, ongoing RSC. Endorsees are also required to re-commit to upholding the Code of Ethics annually. Beginning in January of 2022, this commitment includes signing an attestation that the endorsee has not been sanctioned by a licensing board.
Endorsement is not a professional license or a certificate.
NYS-AIMH Endorsement cannot guarantee the quality of service of any endorsed professional. NYS-AIMH Endorsement does not include a process by which complaints or concerns regarding ethics can be filed. If NYS-AIMH becomes aware of possible ethics violations by an endorsed professional, complainants are encouraged to, when applicable, contact the individual’s professional licensing board.
The NYS-AIMH Endorsement does not offer monitoring for ethics violations, however if NYS-AIMH learns that an endorsed professional has been sanctioned by a licensing board, the individual’s name is moved to the Inactive Endorsement Registry. Those professionals will follow the policy for reactivation to the Active Endorsement Registry once the licensing board’s sanctions have been lifted.
