Carole Samango-Sprouse
Ed.D., Executive Director and Chief Science Officer
Dr. Samango-Sprouse believes that a family-centered approach is essential to optimizing a child's intellectual growth and developing...
Team
Specialists
Along with Dr. Carole Samango-Sprouse we have a number of people who work on our Team
Francie Mitchell
PT DPT PCS C/NDT
Trained in pediatrics, Francie Mitchell is a physical therapist with more than 25 years of service on the national and local boards of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)...
Ayesha Ganges
MA, CCC/SLP is a Pennsylvania-licensed and ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist.
Born in Scotland and raised in the Midwestern United States, she came to the East Coast in 1991 to attend Bryn Mawr College for her Bachelor's...
Michael McLeod
MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, Speech-Language Pathologist and Founder/CEO of GrowNOW Therapy Services, LLC
Michael has been working with children and adolescents across the globe since 2005.
Debra Counts
M.D., Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai
Debra Counts, M.D., is now collaborating with The Focus Foundation on various scientific studies.
John H. Flynn
D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. John H. Flynn is a spectacularly trained dentist with great breath of training and experience prior to joining our team.
Support Team
Our wonderful and professional team is excited to meet and work with your family!
Teresa Sadeghin
MS Ed., Program Manager
Teresa has been working with young children since 1970, when she became an educator in Prince George's County, Maryland...
Linda Loftus
Board Secretary
As the program coordinator for the second largest infants and toddler early intervention program in Maryland, Linda Loftus has more than 25 years...
Betty Flynn
Testing Administrator
Elizabeth “Betty” Flynn, MS Ed. has been working with Dr. Samango-Sprouse for more than 7 years and works with all our patients.
Kathryn Haskell
B.S., R.N., Registered Nurse
Kathryn Haskell has more than 30 years of nursing experience with children who have complex developmental disabilities...
Kristin Miller
Data Analytics & Bookeeping
Kristin Miller started at The Focus Foundation in February of 2011 with over 10 years of management and accounting experience.
Patricia Lasutschinkow
Research Assistant
Patricia Lasutschinkow is an alumnus of the University of Chicago, earning a B.A. in Psychology, Human Development, and English. She joins...
Selena Chea
Research Assistant
Selena Chea is an alumna of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology with a Biology minor. While...
Kim Weaver
Data Manager
Adrienne Dean
Protocol Manager MS Ed.
Adrienne began her career with a Bachelor of Science degree in education and later received a Master’s degree in school supervision from George Mason University.
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