OnTrack Central is the centralized organization that guides OnTrackNY teams across New York. This diverse team includes trainers, youth and family members with lived experience, administrators, and more.

For more information, contact ontrackny.admin@nyspi.columbia.edu.

Our leadership team

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Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH

(she/her/hers)
Executive Director
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Iruma Bello, PhD

(she/her/hers)
Director
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Michael Birnbaum, MD

(he/him/his)
Medical Director
Abaigeal (Abbe) Duke Staff Photo

Abaigeal (Abbe) Duke

(she/her/hers)
Recovery Specialist & Trainer Supervisor
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Margaret Kurk, MS

(she/her/hers)
Senior Financial Analyst, Administrator
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Igor Malinovsky, PsyD

(he/him/his)
Director of Data Collection, Infrastructure, and Communication
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Chackupurackal Mathai

(he/him/his)
Project Director/Co-Principal Investigator
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Liza Watkins, MSW

(she/her/hers)
Director of Operations

The OnTrack Central Team

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Doron Amsalem, MD

(he/him/his)
MD/NP/RN Trainer
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Julia Bruk, MHA

(she/her/hers)
Fidelity & Outcomes Specialist
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Darlene Carrera, LCSW

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer
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Rori Crosson, DSW, LCSW

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer
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Elise Diamond

(they/them/theirs)
Recovery Specialist & Trainer
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Jill Dunstan, LMHC, CASAC

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer & Fidelity Specialist
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Tasha Houston, MHA

(she/her/hers)
Administrative Assistant
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Faria Islam, BA

(she/her/hers)
Youth Coordinator
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Thomas Jewell, PhD

(he/him/his)
Clinical Trainer
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Mariah Le Beau, BA

(she/her/hers)
Project Manager
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Rufina Lee, MSW, PhD

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer and Consultant
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Mary Logan

(she/her/hers)
Administrative Assistant
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Franco Mascayano, PhD

(he/him/his)
Data Scientist
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Margot McCulloch, LCSW

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer
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Sarah Piscitelli, LMHC

(she/her/hers)
Fidelity Specialist
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Alice Saperstein, PhD

(she/her/hers)
Director, Cognitive Health Initiative
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Gary Scannevin, MPS, CPRP

IPS Trainer
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Angela Waterfall, LCSW

(she/her/hers)
Clinical Trainer
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Denzel (DJ) Wilkerson

Youth Coordinator

Amplify OnTrackNY team

Amplify OnTrackNY is an iniative supported by the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) that engages participants, families, teams, and others to learn about ways to improve OnTrackNY and achieve the highest quality of care.

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Brandon Daniels, NYSPS, HRS

(he/they)
Lived Experience Researcher
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Kaleigh Fidaleo, MS

(she/her/hers)
Research Assistant
Ana Florence Staff Photo

Ana Florence, MS

(she/her/hers)
Project Manager
Sapana  Patel Staff Photo

Sapana Patel, PhD

(she/her)
Co-leader
Rosalba  Perez Staff Photo

Rosalba Perez

(she/her/hers)
Lived Experience Consultant
Adrienne Sheitman Staff Photo

Adrienne Sheitman, BA

(she/her/hers)
Research Assistant
Ana Stefancic Staff Photo

Ana Stefancic, PhD

(she/her/hers)
Research Scientist

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OnTrackNY would not be possible without the support of our partners:

New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York State Office of Mental Health
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Center for Practice Innovations
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry