1, 2, 3, Grow! Project Team Credits
We would like to thank all of our dedicated partners below for their generous work on the 1, 2, 3, Grow! shows.
A Production of
UMASS Medical School-E.K. Shriver Center
Members of the Massachusetts Act Early state team
Executive Producers
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, Project Lead, UMASS Medical School-E.K. Shriver Center LEND Program
Joan Kelly Rafferty, OTR/L, CEIS. Project Co-Lead, MA Dept. of Public Health, Division for Early Intervention
Produced by
Intercultural Productions
Boston Neighborhood Network Television
Development Team
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, UMASS Medical School-E.K. Shriver Center
Joan Kelly Rafferty, OTR/L, CEIS, MA Dept. of Public Health, Division for Early Intervention
Oanh Thi Thu Bui, MA, MHA, Federation for Children with Special Needs
Morgan K. Crossman, PhD, MA, Harvard Medical School-MGH for Children
Ivys Fernández-Pastrana, JD, Boston Medical Center
Lauren Willis, Content Director, Intercultural Productions
Production Credits
Lauren Willis, Content & Marketing Manager, Intercultural Productions
Isamar Pérez, Producer, Intercultural Productions
David Palomares, Studio Manager, Boston Neighborhood Network
Tomek Doroz, Assistant Studio Manager, Boston Neighborhood Network
English Show – On-Air Team
Host
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, UMASS Medical School-E.K. Shriver Center
Physician
Kathleen Braden, MD, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, UMASS Medical School
Parent
Gina Moran, MS Ed.
Special Education Teacher
Script Supervisor
Joan Kelly Rafferty, OTR/L, CEIS
MA Dept. of Public Health, Division for Early Intervention
Studio Production Crew
Wallace Fashaw
Crystal McKinney
Tomek Doroz
David A. Palomares
Black & African-American Show – On-Air Team
Host
Jacqueline Williams-Hines, M Ed
Founder & Host, No Small Victories/NSV Online Radio
Physician
Christina Sakai, MD, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children/Center for Children with Special Needs
Parent
Roxanne Hoke-Chandler
Federation for Children with Special Needs Family Engagement Director
Script Supervisor
Joan Kelly Rafferty, OTR/L, CEIS
MA Dept. of Public Health, Division for Early Intervention
Studio Production Crew
Cullen Cockrell
David A. Palomares
Spanish Show – On-Air Team
Host
Tere Ramos, Esq.
Attorney, Ramos Law LLC
Physician
Ana Carolina Sanchez, MD, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
Boston Medical Center
Grandparent
Maria Consuelo Restrepo
Script Supervisor
Isamar Perez
Intercultural Productions
Studio Production Crew
Kieran Leslie-Pritchard
Cullen Cockrell
David A. Palomares
Arabic Show – On-Air Team
Host
Muthanna Waili
Director of the Arabic School, IMAN Islamic Center
Physician
Amel Alawami, MD, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children/Center for Children with Special Needs
Parents
Banafsaj & Yousef Kanaan
Script Supervisor
Ebaa M. Alawami
Studio Production Crew
Bradley Lewis
Tomek Doroz
David A. Palomares
Chinese Show – On-Air Team
Host
Fuang Ying Huang
Autism Consultant
Physician
Xuejun (June) Kong, MD, MD, Pediatrician
Boston Medical Center & American-Chinese Medical Exchange Society
Parent
Susan Ou
Federation for Children with Special Needs Outreach Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Frances Chang, Ed.M.
Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education ’18
Studio Production Crew
Ted Lewis
David A. Palomares
Haitian-Creole Show – On-Air Team
Host
Jessie Charles, MPA
Accredited Representative, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Catholic Charities
Physician
Nicole Prudent, MD, Pediatrician
Boston Medical Center
Parent
Sophia Faldonie, MBA
Advocate for families and children with disabilities
Script Supervisor
Soukaina Adolphe MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
Ambulatory Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, Department Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center
Studio Production Crew
Kieran Leslie-Pritchard
Cullen Cockrell
David A. Palomares
Portuguese Show – On-Air Team
Host
Mariana Sanford Maynard, LICSW
Bilingual Social Worker, Family Support Specialist & Energy (Reiki) Worker
Physician
Patricia Cintra Franco Schram, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Addiction Medicine, Adolescent Substance Abuse Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
Parent
Valeska Toledo
Federation for Children with Special Needs Portuguese Outreach Coordinator
Studio Production Crew
Bradley Lewis
Tomek Doroz
David A. Palomares
Vietnamese Show – On-Air Team
Host
Mary Bich Ngoc Vu
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Immigrants and Refugee Services
Physician
Hong-An Nguyen, MD, Pediatrician
Boston Medical Center
Parent
Oanh Thi Thu Bui, MA, MHA
Federation for Children with Special Needs Health Educator and Outreach Specialist
Script Supervisor
Gabriel Tucker, MPA
Intensive Care Coordinator, The Home for Little Wanderers
Studio Production Crew
Cullen Cockrell
David A. Palomares
1, 2, 3, Grow! Project Advisors
Amel Alawami, MD, Tufts Medical School
Mary Andrianopoulos, PhD, UMass Amherst
Kathleen Braden, MD, UMass Medical School-E.K. Shriver Center
Mary-Ellen Efferen, M.Ed. Fitchburg State University
David T. Helm, PhD, UMass Boston, Boston Children’s Hospital, Institute for Community Inclusion
Chris Pond, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Bibiana Restrepo, MD, MIND Institute, UC Davis, CA
Richard Robison, DMin, Federation for Children with Special Needs
Gabriel Tucker, MPA, Home for Little Wanderers
Thank you to our funders
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Program
Thank you to our partner organizations
Boston Medical Center
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Early Intervention Program
UMass Boston Institute for Community Inclusion