A List of Massachusetts Educational Advocates

From NESCA

March 26, 2015

It's peak IEP season again--what better time to publish a roster of Massachusetts special education advocates?

This list has been recently updated, and includes many people with whom our client families have worked over the years and found to be effective. It will also soon be available on our new website. Please let us know if you spot any errors or omissions.

We hope you find this information helpful.

Mehrzad N. Araghi

Aligned Connections Consulting

Tel. (508) 259-4660

30 Cummings Road

Newton, MA 02459

Web: www.alignedconnections.com 

Email: mehrzad@alignedconnections.com

Kathleen F. Bach

Ashland, MA
Tel. (508) 881-9076; Fax: 508-881-9076
Email: hellooutthere@comcast.net

Barbara Ball

Tel. (617) 244-6030

Email: Barbaraball.licsw@gmail.com

Elizabeth Yancy Bostic

The Parent Coach, LLC

10 Terrance Way, P. O. Box 245

Reading, MA 01867

Tel. (617) 592-3852; Fax: (781) 209-5956

Email: ebostic@theparentcoachllc.com

Ginny Brennan

Email #1: kidsadvocate@rcn.com

Janice Papazian Boyce

Partners in Special Education

310 Stow Road

Harvard, MA 01451

Tel. (508) 868-2336

Email: psellc@charter.net

Ellen Chambers

SpEdWatch, Inc.

Pepperell, MA

Tel. (978) 433-5983; Fax: (978) 433-0492

Web: http://www.spedwatch.org/

Email: emchambers@charter.net

Lucie Chansky

259 Jackson Street

Newton Centre, MA 02459

Tel. (617) 244-7310; (617) 965-7310; Fax: (617) 965-7310

Email: luciec@comcast.net

Noreen Quinn Curran

Advocacy Associates

68 Leonard Street

Belmont, MA 02478

Tel. (617) 489-2745; Fax: (617) 489-2745

E-mail: nqcurran@aol.com

Jennie DunKley

JDK Communications

9 Meetinghouse Lane

South Easton, MA 02375

Tel. (508) 230-7357; Fax: (508) 230-7363

Email: jdk@jdk-com.com

Maureen Finaldi

Advocacy for Special Kids

25 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 200

Braintree, MA 02184

Tel. (781) 930-3482, ext. 323; Fax: (781) 394-0719

Web: http://asktheadvocate.org/

Email: advocacyforspecialkids@gmail.com

Jayne Fisher, M.A., M.S.

Worcester, MA

Tel. (508) 755-4557; FAX: (508) 791-5135

Web: http://jaynefisheradvocate.com/home.php?page=home

Email: s.jfisher@verizon.net

Mary Fishman

Joanne Robichaud

Educational Consultants of Cape Cod

8 West Bay Road,

Osterville, MA 02655

Tel. (508) 420-0030; Fax: 508-534-1468

Web: http://ecofcc.com/

Mary Grimm
P.O. Box 502
Harvard, MA 01451
Tel. 978-456-9356; Fax: Same #; call first.
Email: mwgrimm@verizon.net

Susan Haberman

60 Davidson Road

Framingham MA 01701

Tel. (508) 965-4175; Fax: (508) 405-4544

Web: www.slhaberman.com

Email: susan@slhaberman.com

Ellie Hickey

8 Cedar Street

Chestnut Green Suite #43

Woburn, MA, 01801

Tel. (781)733-3561

Liz Hopkinson

67 Indian Spring Road

Concord, MA 01742

Tel. (978) 505-1634

Email: Lhopkinson@verizon.net

Danielle Jarjura

Children's Speech and Hearing Specialists, LLC

128 Wheeler Road

Burlington, MA 01803

Tel. (781) 784-9225

Web: www.childrensspeechandhearing.com

Email: djarjura@cshs.us

Mary-Beth Landy

Special Kids with Needs

67 Prescott Street

Medford, MA 02155

Tel. (617) 699-0364

Email: mblandy@icloud.com

Stephanie LeBlanc

Autism Spectrum Advocacy

76 Main Street (at One Claflin Common; 1st Floor)

Hopkinton, MA 01748

Tel. (508) 625-2209, ext. 2; Fax: 508-625-2209

Web: http://www.autismspectrumadvocacy.com/

Email: stephanie@ASadvocacy.com

Stephen Lowe, Ph.D.

Triad Advocacy

Concord, MA

Tel. (978) 263-9725; Fax: (775) 254-1289

Email: spedadvocate@gmail.com

Martina Roy “Tina” Lynde

Tel. (617) 965-5549; FAX: (617) 527-9690

11 Stearns Street

Newton, MA 02459

Email: martinalynde@me.com

Catherine S. Mayes

Second Nature Social Skills

15 Main Street Ext., Unit 7

Plymouth, MA 02360

Tel. (508) 747-2663; Fax: (508) 747-3670

Web: http://www.secondnaturesocialskills.com/ 

Email: CatherineSMayes@aol.com

Faith M. Morgan, B.S.Ed., MPP/Family-Child

Massachusetts Family and Child

126 Main Street  #19

Watertown, MA 02471

Tel. (617) 393-3704

Web: www.mafamilyandchild.org

Email: Fmorgan@mafamilyandchild.org 

Tracey Morgan

A Bright IDEA Advocates

1661 Massachusetts Avenue,  #241

Lexington, MA 02420

Tel. (781) 734-0419

Web: www.abrightideaadvocates.com

Email: tracey@traceymorgan.com

Joan Munnelly

32 Bernard Road

Wellesley, MA 02481

Tel. (781) 237-8474

Email: randj.munnelly@comcast.net

Donna Murphy

Burlington, MA 01803

Tel. (781) 272-7747

Email: advancedadvocate@comcast.net

Karla Murphy

North Shore Advocacy Services

One (R) Newbury Street, Suite 205

Peabody, MA 01960

Tel. (978) 536-5075; Fax: (978) 536-5133

Melody Orfei

Triad Advocacy

Concord, MA

Tel. (978) 371-2182

Email: mel3sons@gmail.com

Patricia A. “Trish” Orlovsky

Better Outcomes Advocacy

62 Iroquois Road 

Arlington, MA 02476-7841

Tel. (339) 368-0463; Fax: (781) 641-0182

E-mail: T_orlovsky@hotmail.com 

Debra Pedersen
Pedersen Educational Associates
25 Hopkinton Road
Upton, MA 01568
Tel. (508) 529-4777; FAX: (508) 529-4777
Email: debrapedersenedu@gmail.com

Fran Perlman, M.Ed.
Educational Consultant
Tel. (978) 443-8546; FAX: (978) 443-5687
Email: fkperlman@gmail.com
Web: www.specialeducation-advocate.com

Bonnie Polakoff

Polakoff Educational Advocacy

68 Whit's End Road

Concord, MA 01742

Tel. (978) 371-9886

Email: polakoffadvocacy@gmail.com

Lynne Rachlis

61 Hoover Road

Needham, MA 02494

Tel. (781) 449-0622

Web: http://www.rachlisadvocacy.com/

Email: lynne@rachlisadvocacy.com

Christine M. Riley

Cape Cod Advocate

P.O. Box 1614

Marstons Mills, MA 02648

Tel. (508) 428-2288; Fax: (508) 613-7627

Web: www.capecodadvocate.com

Email: Christine@capecodadvocate.com

Teresa Sauro

Special Touch Advocacy

50 Cook Street,

Newton, MA 02458

Tel. (617) 969-5445; Fax: (617) 641-9168

E-mail: Stat766@comcast.net

Cheryl Temple

Autism Spectrum Advocacy

76 Main Street (at One Claflin Common; 1st Floor)

Hopkinton, MA 01748

Tel. (508) 625-2209, ext. 4; Fax: (508) 625-2209

Web: http://www.autismspectrumadvocacy.com/ 

Email: CTemple@ASAdvocacy.com

Sue Carras-Terzakis                                                                                      

Educational Advocacy Solutions

Andover, MA  01810

Tel. (978) 686-3212

Web: www.educationaladvocacysolutions.com 

Email: sterzakis@verizon.net

Joan Toussaint
Educational Advocate
Maynard, MA 01754
Tel. (978) 897-1622; FAX: (978) 897-1884
Email: joantoussaint7883@gmail.com

Beth M. Walsh, M.S., OTR/L
Tel. (617) 968-9631
Email: beth@bethmwalsh.com

Web: http://bethmwalsh.com/

Marjorie “Margie” Walsh

Center for Children with Special Needs of MA

534 Main Street, Suite 3

Weymouth, MA 02190

Tel. (781) 331-5437 (KIDS)

Web: http://www.ccsnma.com/

Email: intakespecialist@ccsnma.com    

Debi Wasilauski, M. Ed.

Autism Spectrum Advocacy

76 Main Street (at One Claflin Common; 1st Floor)

Hopkinton, MA 01748

Tel. (508) 625-2209, ext. 3; Fax: (508) 625-2209

Web: http://www.autismspectrumadvocacy.com/   

Email: DWasilauski@ASAdvocacy.com

Renee Williams

Olive Branch Advocacy

P.O. Box 8036

Lynn, MA  01904-8036

Tel. (617) 312-1498; Fax: (781) 479-0756

Web: http://www.olivebranchadvocacy.com/index.html

Email: rwilliams@olivebranchadvocacy.com

Rachel Wilson

Educational Advocacy and Consulting Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 309

Winchester, MA 01890

Tel. (781) 369-1394; Fax: (781) 369-1002

Email: wilson.rachel@comcast.net

Andrea Wizer

7 Emerson Road

Needham, MA 02492

Tel. (781) 449-8367; Fax: (781) 444-2268

Email: ajwizer@gmail.comt