Leadership Team
Who We AreOur hard-working team of professionals demonstrates, every day, what can be accomplished when you combine decades of experience in nonprofit management and community services with unmatched talent and a shared commitment to our mission.
SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Executive Leadership

Areva Martin, Esq.
President & Chief Executive Officer

Hayley Mason, MBA
Chief of Staff & Head of Strategic Partnerships, Media and Engagement

Juan Carlos Garcia, M.Ed.
Senior Vice President

Edguin Castellanos, M.S.
Vice President of Business Services

Chris Escobar, B.A.
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Senior Directors

Connie Chavarria, B.A.
Senior Director of Programs and Community Services

Daniel Fausto, M.S., IDBT
Senior Director of Creative and Brand

Cheryl Gully, LCSW
Senior Director of Outreach and Government Relations

Mary Lee, B.A.
Senior Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy

Jethro Rothe-Kushel, B.A.
Senior Director of Communications, Media and Marketing

Thela Thatch, Ph.D., MBA
Senior Director of People & Culture
Directors

Xanadu Copo
Director of Finance

Gisela Dominguez
Associate Director of Clinical Business Services

Sid Gajraj, M.S.
Director of Data Science

Brad Lebowsky, MBA
Director of Development

Ingrid Rivera-Guzman, MPP
Director of Policy and Advocacy

Cinthya Santos
Director of Clinical Business Services

Krystal Williams, M.Ed
Director of Autism Center Operations
Clinical Senior Leadership

Marcos Aguilar Jr., M.A., BCBA
Senior Clinical Director

Christian B. Carnegie, M.Ed., BCBA
Senior Director of Care Delivery and Client Services
Clinical Directors

Linette D. Mahan M.S., BCBA
Clinical Director

Ryan Barroso, M.S., BCBA
Director of Clinical Operations, Systems, and Technology
Clinical Assistant Directors

Raffi Sarafian, M.S., BCBA
Assistant Clinical Director