Management Team

Shaun V. Cusson
President/CEO

Christopher Smith, MBA
Chief Operating Officer

Ashley Kellogg, LICSW
Director of Student Services

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

Mark Placido
Chief Financial Officer

Allison Galambos
Director of Day Operations
Hillcrest Academy

Michael Kirchner
Residential Program Director
Hillcrest Center

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

Melissa Orazio
Program Director
Brookside ITU

Laura Addison
Program Director
Highpoint

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

Michaela LaPlante,
BSN, RN
Director of Nursing

Valerie Williams,
LICSW
Clinical Director

Kathy Barbieri
Executive Coordinator

Ted Gidarakos
Director of Admissions
& Marketing

Jonathan Kellogg
Director of Development
and Community Relations

Kimberly Kirchner
Director of Quality Assurance

Cheryl Richards, MBA
Director of Corporate Culture and Workforce Inclusion

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Virtual Tour
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Compliance Assurance
(Special Education Quality Assurance Comprehensive Residential Review)

2024 MA DESE
Program Review Final Report