Management Team
Management Team Shaun V Cusson

Shaun V. Cusson
President/CEO

(413) 499-7924 x128
shaunc@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Christopher Smith

Christopher Smith, MBA
Chief Operating Officer

(413) 499-7924 x121
csmith@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Ashley Kellogg

Ashley Kellogg, LICSW
Director of Student Services

(413) 637-2845 x326
akellogg@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Michele Morin

Michele Morin, M.Ed.
Vice President of Human Resources & Workforce Development

(413) 499-7924 x129
mmorin@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Mark Placido

Mark Placido
Chief Financial Officer

(413) 499-7924 x145
mplacido@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Allison Galambos

Allison Galambos
Director of Day Operations
Housatonic Academy

(413) 443-2367 x12
agalambos@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Michael Kirchner

Michael Kirchner
Residential Program Director
Hillcrest Center

(413) 637-2834 x291
mkirchner@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Melissa Orazio

Melissa Orazio
Program Director
Brookside ITU

(413) 528-0535 x31
morazio@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Laura Addison

Laura Addison
Program Director
Highpoint

(413) 637-2845 x326
laddison@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Anthony Dellea

Anthony Dellea, M.Ed.
Licensed Special Education Administrator
Director of Education

(413) 637-2845 x330
adella@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Michaela LaPlante

Michaela LaPlante,
BSN, RN
Director of Nursing

(413) 637-2834 x229
mlaplante@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Valerie Williams

Valerie Williams,
LICSW
Clinical Director

(413) 637-2845 x324
vwilliams@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Kathy Barbieri

Kathy Barbieri
Executive Coordinator

(413) 499-7924 x116
kbarbieri@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Ted Gidarakos

Ted Gidarakos
Director of Admissions
& Marketing

(413) 499-7924 x150
tgidarakos@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Jonathan Kellogg

Jonathan Kellogg
Director of Development
and Community Relations

(413) 499-7924 x133
jkellogg@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Kimberly Kirchner

Kimberly Kirchner
Director of Quality Assurance

(413) 637-2834 x225
kkirchner@hillcrestec.org

Management Team Cheryl Richards

Cheryl Richards, MBA
Director of Corporate Culture and Workforce Inclusion

(413) 499-7924 x118
crichards@hillcrestec.org

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