Meet Our Senior Staff

WEDIKO CHILDREN’S SERVICES SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM:

  1. Central Administration
  2. Admissions & Marketing
  3. Wediko School
  4. Wediko Summer
  5. School-Based Services
  6. Research

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Executive Director: Harry W. Parad, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1965, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Harvard University, A.B. in Social Relations
  • Graduate School:
    • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Financial Director: Patricia Fries, MSM

  • Began working at Wediko: 
    • 1974, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Idaho State University, B.A. in Special Education
  • Graduate School:
    • Lesley College, M.S. in Management

Assistant Financial Director: Terri D. Hamer

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1994, Finance Office
  • Undergraduate:
    • University of Massachusetts-Boston, B.A. in Non-Profit Management

Special Projects Coordinator: Judith A. King, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1981, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Hamilton College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston College, M.A. in Psychology
    • University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Psychology
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Admissions & Marketing

Director of Admissions & Development: Patrick Ryan; LICSW, MBA   

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1997, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Boston College, B.A. in Political Science
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston College, MSW
    • Boston College, MBA

Admissions Director, Wediko School: Dennis Calcutt, MPA

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1984, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • St. Vincent College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Southern California, MPA

Admissions,  Wediko Summer, Judith A. King, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1981, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Hamilton College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston College, M.A. in Psychology
    • University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Psychology

Admissions & Marketing: Kathryn M. Walsh, M.Div., LCSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2003, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Colgate University, B.A. in Philosophy & Religion
  • Graduate School:
    • Princeton Theological Seminary, Masters of Divinity
    • Boston College, MSW

Admissions & Marketing: Leslie Keebler, LCSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2008, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Boston University, B.A. in Political Science
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Pennsylvania, MSW
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WEDIKO SCHOOL

Co-Director, Wediko School: Elizabeth A. Vezina, LCMHC

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1993, Wediko School
  • Undergraduate:
    • State University College at Buffalo, B.S. in Criminal Justice
  • Graduate School:
    • Antioch New England, M.A. in Counseling Psychology

School Supervisor, Wediko School: James Wade, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1977, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Florida State University, B.A. in History and Education
  • Graduate School:
    • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, M.Ed. in Special Education
    • Arizona State University, Ph.D. in Special Education

Psychiatrist, Wediko School: Dr. Susan Smiga

Member of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Psychiatric Associates, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry team, the clinical practice of the Dartmouth Medical School Department of Psychiatry

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2008, Wediko School
  • Professor:
    • Child Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Graduate School:
    • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Residency:
    • Tuffs-New England Medic al Center in Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Fellowship Programs:
    • University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, studying Molecular Mechanisms of Mental Illness and Biological Psychiatry.

Admissions Director, Wediko School: Dennis Calcutt, MPA

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1984, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • St. Vincent College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Southern California, MPA

Clinical Supervisor, Wediko School: Allison Carey, MA

  • Began working at Wediko
    • 2007, Wediko School
  • Undergraduate:
    • Bennigton College, B.A. Psychology
  • Graduate:
    • Antioch University, Marriage and Family Therapy, MA

Clinical Supervisor, Wediko School: Daron Friedman, LCMHC

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2006, Wediko School
  • Undergraduate:
    • Antioch College, B.A. in Education and Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Antioch New England Graduate School, M.A. in Counseling Psychology

Clinical Supervisor, Wediko School: Kimberly Guest, Psy.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1995, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Dartmouth College, A.B. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Denver, Psy.D.

Clinical Supervisor, Wediko School: Stacey (Dundon) Vazquez, LCMHC

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2000, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Colgate University, B.A. in Sociology and Education
  • Graduate School:
    • St. Cloud State University, M.A. in Counseling Psychology
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WEDIKO SUMMER

Program Director, Summer Program: Anthony “Tod” Rossi, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1975, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Ithaca College, B.A. in Philosophy
  • Graduate School:
    • Southern Connecticut State College, M.S. in Special Education
    • Boston College, M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology
    • University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Assistant Director, Summer Program: Kristen J. Renshaw, LMSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2000, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in Psychology and Japanese
  • Graduate School:
    • Columbia University, MSW

Medical Director, Summer Program: Dr. Andrew Bush

Dr. Bush currently has a private practice in Arlington, MA and is a staff psychiatrist at Tufts University Health Service. 

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1980, Wediko Summer Program 
  • Undergraduate:
    • Harvard College, AB in Psychology and Social Relations
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Michigan Medical School, M.D.
  • Residency
    • Massachusetts Mental Health Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Boston, MA
    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  • Internship
    • Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, MA

Senior Clinical Supervisor, Summer Program: Amy B. Reynolds, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1993, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Hamilton College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Simmons College, MSW

Senior Clinical Supervisor, Summer Program: Douglas M. Delaney, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2002, Boston School-Based Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Ithaca College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston University, MSW

Senior Clinical Supervisor,  Summer Program: Allison Warshof, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1999, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Haverford College, Sociology
  • Graduate School:
    • Columbia University, MSW

Senior Clinical Supervisor, Summer Program: Johanna Creswell LMSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2000, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Colorado College, B.S. in Neuroscience  
  • Graduate School:
    • Columbia University, Masters of Science in Social Work

School Administrator,  Summer Program: James Cressey, M.Ed.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1998, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Georgetown University, B.A. in Psychology & Theology
  • Graduate School:
    • Plymouth State University, M.Ed. in Special Education
    • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, M.Ed., candidate for Ph.D. in School Psychology

School Administrator, Summer Program: Kristen Harrison, MA in Teaching

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2002, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Amherst College, B.A. in Psychology & English
  • Graduate School:
    • Simmons College, M.A. in Teaching, Middle School Mathematics
    • Simmons College, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, Educational Leadership, anticipates graduation May 2010
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SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES

Director, School-Based Services: Diana D. Parad, LICSW, ACSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1972, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • University of Massachusetts-Amherst, B.A. in Elementary Education
  • Graduate School:
    • Simmons College, MSW

Associate Director, School-Based Services: Edward Zadravec, Psy.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1993, School-Based Services
  • Undergraduate:
    • Brown University, B.S. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. 

Psychiatrist, School-Based Services: Dr. Andrew Bush

Dr. Bush currently has a private practice in Arlington, MA and is a staff psychiatrist at Tufts University Health Service. 

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1980, Wediko Summer Program 
  • Undergraduate:
    • Harvard College, AB in Psychology and Social Relations
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Michigan Medical School, M.D.
  • Residency
    • Massachusetts Mental Health Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Boston, MA
    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  • Internship
    • Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, MA

Psychiatric Consultant, Boston School-Based Progam, McKinley South End Academy: Dr. Richard Netsky

In private practice of adult and child psychopharmacology with offices in Hingham and Belmont, MA

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1981, Wediko Summer Program
  • Medical School:
    • Hahnemann Medical College
  • Adult Psychiatry Residency:
    • Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  • Child Psychiatry Fellowship:
    • Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA

Senior Consultant, School-Based Services: Monica Bies, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1994, School-Based Services
  • Undergraduate:
    • SUNY-New Paltz, B.A. in Psychology and Women’s Studies
  • Graduate School:
    • Simmons College, MSW

Senior Consultant, School-Based Services: Michael J. Clontz, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1996, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.A. in International Studies
  • Graduate School:
    • University of Vermont, MSW

Senior Consultant, School-Based Services: Douglas M. Delaney, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 2002, School-Based Services
  • Undergraduate:
    • Ithaca College, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston University, MSW

Senior Consultant, School-Based Services: Katherine Patton, LICSW

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1995, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • College of William & Mary, B.A. in Sociology
  • Graduate School:
    • Boston University, MSW

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RESEARCH

Research Director: Jack Wright, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1977, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Princeton University, B.A. in Psychology
  • Graduate School:
    • Stanford University, Ph.D. in Psychology

Associate Research Director: Audrey L. Zakriski, Ph.D.

  • Began working at Wediko:
    • 1987, Wediko Summer Program
  • Undergraduate:
    • Bucknell University, B.S. in Psychology and Biology
  • Graduate School:
    • Duke University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
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