Family TIES Staff List


Program Director:
Mary Castro Summers

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street
Canton, MA  02021
PH: (781) 774-6736
TTY: (781) 774-6619
FX: (781) 774-6618

EM: mcsummers@fcsn.org

Parent-to-Parent Coordinator:
Linea Luck Pearson

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Central Regional Health Office
180 Beaman St.
W. Boylston, MA 01583
PH: (508) 792-7880
TTY: (508) 835-9796
FX: (508) 792-7706

EM:  lpearson@fcsn.org

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Western Region:
Gloria Klaesges

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Western Regional Health Office
23 Service Center Road
Northampton, MA 01060
PH: (800) 445-1255 or (413) 586-7525, Ext. 1133
TTY: (800) 769-9991
FX: (413) 784-1037

EM:  gklaesges@fcsn.org

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Central Region:
Barbara Donati

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Central Regional Health Office
180 Beaman St.
W. Boylston, MA 01583
PH: (508) 792-7880 Ext. 2337
TTY: (508) 835-9796
FX: (508) 792-7706

EM:  bdonati@fcsn.org

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Northeast Region:
Kathie Dell'Arciprete

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Northeast Regional Health Office
Tewksbury Hospital
365 East Street

Tewksbury, MA 01876
PH: (978) 851-7261  Ext. 4018
TTY: (978) 851-0829
FX: (978) 640-1027

EM: kdell@fcsn.org

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Metrowest Region:
Michelle Gaudet

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street
Canton, MA  02021
PH: (781) 774-6602
TTY: (781) 774-6619
FX: (781) 774-6618

EM: mgaudet@fcsn.org

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Southeast Region:
Miriam Biurci Scrivener

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street
Canton, MA  02021
PH: (781) 774-6749
TTY: (781) 774-6619
FX: (781) 774-6618

EM:  mscrivener@fcsn.org

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Greater Boston Region:
Kassandra Castillo

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Greater Boston Health Regional Office
10 Malcolm X Boulevard
Roxbury, MA 02119
PH: (617) 541-2875
TTY: (617) 541-8314
FX: (617) 541-2861

EM: kcastillo@fcsn.org

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Call our toll-free in-state phone line to reach our
Regional Parent Coordinators.  Telephone calls to this line

are retrieved by program staff and forwarded to our

Regional Coordinators twice each work day. 
(800)-905-TIES

How to Receive Mail from Family TIES

Members of the Family TIES mailing list receive our periodic communiqué IN TOUCH and news about regional and statewide events for families of children with special needs, including the annual conference hosted by the Federation for Children with Special Needs. At times you may be contacted for your input about programs and state policy issues. This is a confidential mailing list that will not be shared outside of Family TIES. Your name will not be given to any other organizations.

To join our mailing list send your name, address and phone number to famties@fcsn.org.
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