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Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center

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

  • Kimika  Green, MSA

    Kimika Green, MSA

    Director

  • Micah  Pepper,  MPH

    Micah Pepper, MPH

    Business Operations Manager

  • Daniel  Diaz,  MT-BC

    Daniel Diaz, MT-BC

    Operations Supervisor

  • Valerie  Unger

    Valerie Unger

    Program Manager

  • Gary A Stobbe, MD

    Gary A Stobbe, MD

    Medical Director, Adult Autism Clinic, UW Medicine

  • Ray Chih-Jui Hsiao, MD

    Ray Chih-Jui Hsiao, MD

    Senior Medical Director, Mental and Behavioral Health Services; Interim Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

  • Laura Knapp, MSW, LICSW

    Laura Knapp, MSW, LICSW

    Vice President, Mental and Behavioral Health Services

Team

Administrative staff

  • Hyojin Baek, revenue cycle lead

  • Shivani Gill, program coordinator I, intake and specialized services coordinator

  • Crystal Orion, family services coordinator

  • Laura Rodrigues, program coordinator II, volunteer coordinator

  • Rainee Selby, MHA, case manager and family advocate

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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.

  • Jonathan Baker, instructor

  • Julie Banke, instructor

  • Sabrina Bates, MA, classroom assistant III, family services coordinator

  • Conny Bennett, classroom assistant II

  • Ash Calder, classroom assistant I

  • Mike Willen Cardenas, LMHC, ATR, art therapist

  • Rachel Christine Cernosek, MT-BC, MTL, music therapist

  • Chris Covey, MAPS, instructor

  • Mikaela Henderson, instructor

  • Rachel Hsieh, MT-BC, MTL, music therapist

  • Alex Johnston, instructor

  • Aarti Kumar, classroom assistant I

  • Johnny Liporada, classroom assistant II

  • Michelle Maher, classroom assistant I

  • Ben Moore, classroom assistant II

  • Lindsey Mulberry, instructor

  • Tiana Nguyen, classroom assistant I

  • Jaeda Oliver, classroom assistant II

  • Jill Penny, instructor

  • Pat Waldrop, classroom assistant I

  • John Wennberg, classroom assistant I

  • Masi Wheeler, classroom assistant II

  • Richard Zenter, classroom assistant II

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Meet Your Team

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.