Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program at Minute Man Arc Early Intervention
Meet the Staff!
Julia Dunning, M.Ed. is a founder of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program at Minute Man Arc. She is a Specialty Service Provider and has worked at Minute Man Arc since 2002. She has a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Julia provides individual instruction in introductory sign language to caregivers of deaf and hard of hearing infants and toddlers. She is the parent of a child who is deaf and is the co-founder of both The Decibels Foundation and the Usher Syndrome Coalition.
Linda Roth, M. Ed., is a Developmental Specialist and the co-director of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program. She has worked at the Minute Man Arc Early Intervention Program since 2004. Linda has a master’s degree in education from Boston College. She co-leads the Parent Child Playgroup and Toddler Playgroup and manages intakes and referrals. She was a Teacher of the Visually Impaired at Perkins School for the Blind for more than forty years.
Kathy Manfield, MSW, LICSW is a Clinical Social Worker and has worked at Minute Man ARC Early Intervention Program since 2013. She has a master’s degree in social work from Boston College and a graduate certificate in Disability and Health from Suffolk University. She was a 2018 Fellow with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disorders (LEND) Fellowship Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In addition to her work in early intervention, she is a social worker in the Boston Children’s Hospital Cochlear Implant Program. Kathy is the co-director of the Specialty Service Program for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing at MMA EI program and co-facilitates the Parent Child Playgroup, facilitates the Parent Support Group and provides individual social work support to families as they navigate new systems and journey through raising a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.
Marty Lapointe-Malchik, MED is a Teacher of the Deaf and has worked at Minute Man ARC Early Intervention Program since 2010. Her undergraduate degree is in speech pathology and elementary education. She holds a Master of Education of the Deaf from Smith College. She spent an AG Bell Fellowship year at the Tufts New England Medical Cochlear Implant Program. Marty teaches in the toddler playgroup and provides home visits to families in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program at Minute Man Arc. Marty was the 2022 recipient of the Ellen Kurtzer-White Award, an award presented annually to a person who has made a significant difference in the treatment of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Jessica Goncalves, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and has worked at Minute Man Early Intervention Program since 2016. Her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders/Deaf & Hard of Hearing Studies (minor), was completed at the University of New Hampshire. She completed her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Currently, Jessica provides services in the toddler playgroup, center-based speech and language therapy, service coordination and home visits for families in the Minute Man EI catchment area. Jessica is fluent in Portuguese.
Lily Feinberg, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and has worked at Minute Man Arc Early Intervention since 2021. Her undergraduate degree is in Applied Psychology and Human Development from Boston College, and she completed her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Boston University. Lily previously interned at Boston Children’s Hospital in their Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program with Denise Eng. Currently, Lily provides services in the DHH Toddler Playgroup as well as center visits for families in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program and at-home visits for children in the Minute Man catchment area.
Hannah Meloche, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked at Minute Man Arc Early Intervention since 2023. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Michigan, then went on to get her master's in Speech-Language Pathology at Boston University. Hannah currently provides at-home speech and language therapy for children in the Minute Man catchment area, center-based therapy for children in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialty Program, and services in the Toddler Playgroup.
Sarah Shaheen, PT, DPT is a Physical Therapist and has been working with Minute Man Arc Early Intervention since 2016. She holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions. She has been involved in the toddler playgroup since February 2018 to help address gross and fine motor concerns and to help improve mobility and access to age appropriate movement activities.
Honore I Weiner, Ed. D, CCC-SLP has been a consultant to the Hearing Loss program since 2008 and also works with families in the transition process. She has a doctorate degree in Special Education from Boston College. Honore has more than fifty years combined experience in program development, consultation to schools, professional training and support, student assessment and direct service for children with hearing loss. She has provided training and supervision for staff in the Specialty Service Program for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
