Eugene V. Beresin, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He received a M.A. in Philosophy and M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. A clinical educator, he served as Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital for thirty years.

In 2013, Dr. Beresin founded the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital that provides public education on mental health for parents and those who work with youth and young adults. The Center is aimed at building understanding about normal development, fostering emotional well-being and resilience, educating on psychiatric disorders, and preventing mental illness. The website is www.mghclaycenter.org.

He is Director of the Elizabeth Thatcher Acampora Endowment, an outreach program to meet the needs of underserved youth and families in three community settings. Dr. Beresin has served in the leadership of many national organizations and has won a number of local and national teaching awards. He is director of the required Harvard Medical School two year required curriculum, The Developing Physician, that focuses on reflective practice, ethics, professionalism and the patient-doctor relationship. He is Deputy Editor and Media Editor for Academic Psychiatry and has published numerous papers and chapters in a wide variety of topics.

Dr. Beresin has consulted on a variety of television shows including ER and Law and Order SVU. He was Consultant to the Emmy Award winning HBO children’s specials, Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales (2000), Through a Child’s Eyes: September 11, 2001 (2003) and Classical Baby (2005). He co-produced a Parenting Resource website for abcnews.com. He was script consultant, expert, and actor in Brains on Trial, a PBS broadcast ( 2013).

Martha Simmons, Ed.M., M.S., Ed.M. CCC/SLP, received her Master’s Degree in Teaching and Curriculum from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, her Masters in Language and Literacy from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and her Masters of Science in Communication Disorders from Emerson College, where she was designated Graduate Student of the Year. She has worked in early intervention settings and school systems. Ms. Simmons has also served as Director of the Language and Literacy Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, where she worked with children diagnosed with complex neurodevelopment disorders including autism spectrum disorder. She has taught at both Emerson College and Northeastern University’s Communication Disorders Programs, and is the founder of Turtleduck Learning, LLC, a language, literacy and academic support practice located in Newton, Massachusetts. Martha works with clients from the United States and abroad.

Veronica Lucy Micalizio, M.A, is the Program Director of Stepping Stones Center, in Dubai, UAE overseeing all clinical departments and client treatment services. Veronica moved to Dubai in 2012 after 4 years with Stepping Stones (US) where she worked as a Behavior Therapist and Case Supervisor. Veronica’s areas of experience include supervising the programming and treatment services of children receiving intensive 1:1 Applied Behavior Analysis intervention, developing Individualized Education Plans, providing training in behavior management techniques to parents and teachers, and developmental and psychological assessments. Further to possessing a Counseling Psychology Masters Degree with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, Veronica is also working toward becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Veronica’s personal and professional interests include early childhood development, and the development of language and communication in infancy. Veronica upholds a strong sense of ethical commitment and collaboration to ensure the highest quality of service is provided to all consumers served.