Meet the Team

Paula Aiken
Lead Program/Extension Aide
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 255-7736

Victoria Baum, MPH, MSW
Continuous Quality Improvement Coordinator
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 254-4693

Heather Wynkoop Beach, MS
Capacity Building Director
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 255-7456

Marisol De Leon, MPS
Technical Assistance Coordinator
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(917) 941-9776

Amanda Purington Drake, PhD
Principal Investigator / Director, ACT for Youth
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 255-1861

Michele Luc, MSW
Training Coordinator
Cornell University Cooperative Extension - New York City
New York, NY
(212) 340-2970

Brian Maley, MPH
Evaluation Coordinator
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 255-4925

Mary Maley, MS
CYSHCN COE Program Director
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 254-7460

Karen Schantz, BA
Clearinghouse Director
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
(607) 254-6509

Taylor B. Starr, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
(585) 275-1527
Founding Directors (Retired)

Jackie Davis-Manigaulte, EdD
Family and Youth Development

Jutta Dotterweich, MA
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Richard E. Kreipe, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, FAED
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Jane L. Powers, PhD