

About Us
Leadership & Board Members
Vanderheyden Leadership
Karen Carpenter Palumbo
President & Chief Executive Officer
VICE PRESIDENTS
Mary Beth Carman
Vice President of Operations
Linda Madsen
Vice President of Human Resources
Matthew Jachym
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Maura Psoinos
Vice President of Community Services
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Sarah Dallas
Director of OPWDD Programs
Deborah Demers
Director of Residential Services
Danielle Gorka
Controller
Gerry Hinman
Director of Learning & Development
Miki LePage
Executive Assistant to President & CEO
Barbara McCarthy
Managed Care Director
Lisa Nappi
Director of Education
Keith Rogers
Director of Facilities & Maintenance
Peter Taormina
Director of Student Services
Kenneth Westfall
Director of Information Technology
Jenny Wiegert
Director of Quality Assurance
Cathy Yudzevich
Director of Marketing & Development
Matthew Zebrowski
School Principal
Vanderheyden Board of Directors
Laura L. Dillon, Board Chair
AFFILIATION: NYS Department of Financial Services
James Faranda, Vice Chair
AFFILIATION: CAP COM
Maryann Riviello Brennan
AFFILIATION: Siena College
Patrick Hughes, Secretary
AFFILIATION: Pioneer Bank
James Stone, Past Board Chair
Retired from NY State
Deirdre Brodie
AFFILIATION: KPMG
Jim Campbell
Retired Director of Legislative Relations State University of NY
Edward Finnegan
AFFILIATION: Parent Advocate
William Koester
Retired from Health Care Industry
Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
Retired Lawyer
John N. Morley, MD
AFFILIATION: New York State Department of Health
Johanne E. Morne
AFFILIATION: New York State Department of Health
Elaine Phelan
AFFILIATION: Siena College
William Shannon
AFFILIATION: Retired; Former Director of Vanderheyden Residential Treatment Center
Amanda Susser
AFFILIATION: Health Care Consultant
John Tauriello
AFFILIATION: Brown & Weinraub