Meet the Team
At Seattle Children’s Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center, our goal is for you to lead the most fulfilling life possible. To help make that happen, our team partners with Seattle Children’s Autism Center.
Leadership
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Kimika Green, MSA
Director
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Micah Pepper, MPH
Business Operations Manager
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Daniel Diaz, MT-BC
Operations Supervisor
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Valerie Unger
Program Manager
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Medical Director, Adult Autism Clinic, UW Medicine
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Senior Medical Director, Mental and Behavioral Health Services; Interim Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
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Laura Knapp, MSW, LICSW
Vice President, Mental and Behavioral Health Services
Team
Administrative staff
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Hyojin Baek, revenue cycle lead
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Shivani Gill, program coordinator I, intake and specialized services coordinator
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Crystal Orion, family services coordinator
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Laura Rodrigues, program coordinator II, volunteer coordinator
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Rainee Selby, MHA, case manager and family advocate
Behavioral staff
Instructing staff and classroom assistants
Our instructors are experts on the class topic and share a passion for teaching adults with developmental disabilities. Instructors work side by side with center staff to create and teach courses to meet the varying needs of the wide spectrum of adults we serve.
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Jonathan Baker, instructor
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Julie Banke, instructor
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Sabrina Bates, MA, classroom assistant III, family services coordinator
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Conny Bennett, classroom assistant II
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Ash Calder, classroom assistant I
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Mike Willen Cardenas, LMHC, ATR, art therapist
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Rachel Christine Cernosek, MT-BC, MTL, music therapist
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Chris Covey, MAPS, instructor
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Mikaela Henderson, instructor
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Rachel Hsieh, MT-BC, MTL, music therapist
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Alex Johnston, instructor
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Aarti Kumar, classroom assistant I
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Johnny Liporada, classroom assistant II
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Michelle Maher, classroom assistant I
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Ben Moore, classroom assistant II
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Lindsey Mulberry, instructor
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Tiana Nguyen, classroom assistant I
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Jaeda Oliver, classroom assistant II
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Jill Penny, instructor
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Pat Waldrop, classroom assistant I
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John Wennberg, classroom assistant I
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Masi Wheeler, classroom assistant II
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Richard Zenter, classroom assistant II
Contact Us
Call 425-482-4274 or email us to learn more or to find out if the center is a good option for you.