Pilgrim Area Collaborative - PACES Staff

PACES Leadership Team

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Deb Booth, M.Ed. PACES Director

Deb began her career in Special Education after taking what she thought would be a “summer job” at a private school for children with autism in the early ’90s. Before the end of that first summer,

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Jamie Sousa, M.Ed., BCBA Licensed Behavior Analyst PACES Coordinator

Jamie received her Master’s of Education Degree in Special Education from Bridgewater State University. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and is also licensed in both special

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Joanna Silverman, M.Ed., CHHC PACES Coordinator

Joanna is the Social Learning Coordinator for PACES. In her role as a coordinator, she provides professional development and consultation to families and school districts specifically in social

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Irene Volpe Barry, M.S. Ed. PACES Program Coordinator

Irene is a wife, mother, grandmother, and traveler, as well as a thirty-year veteran with the Pilgrim Area Collaborative. She is a Northeastern University alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in

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Debbie Crothers, PACES Executive Assistant

Debbie has worked at PAC for over 25 years. She began her PAC career in the Business Office as the Accounting Clerk. Through the Business Office, Debbie supported the development of the PACES

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Devon Taft, PACES Administrative Assistant

Devon has recently joined the PACES team as an Administrative Assistant. She has both administrative experience and a background in special education. She has previously worked as a

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Julie Jackson, M.S., BCBA PACES Behavior Analyst

Julie completed her undergraduate degree in Buffalo NY at Canisius College. It was here at this small college, where her interest in biology and psychology were ignited. The small school environment

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Kara Patchin, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA PACES Behavior Analyst

Kara Patchin holds a Master’s Degree in Education and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has worked for the Pilgrim Area Collaborative for 14 years in various capacities both in the

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Leigh Young, M.S. Ed., BCBA PACES Behavior Analyst

Leigh has over 20 years of experience working with individuals with a variety of developmental and behavioral challenges. She began her teaching career with a certification in Moderate Special

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Maxanne Wordell, MSW PACES Licensed School Social Worker

Maxanne is an experienced social worker with over two decades of experience working with children and families, both domestically in Massachusetts and internationally in the United Kingdom. In

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Lauren Scott, M.S., BCBA PACES Behavior Analyst Consultant

Lauren has over ten years of experience working with individuals with special needs and behavioral challenges across school, home, and community settings. She began her career as a paraprofessional

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