Special Programs & Services Contacts
The Special Programs & Services Department exists to provide support to the CLIU and educators in Carbon and Lehigh counties. If you have a question, we encourage you to contact the department so we may assist you. Below are a listing of the Special Programs & Services Staff and their main responsibilities for the 2018-19 school year. You may contact them directly for any questions in their designated areas.
Deborah Popson - Director of Special Programs & Services
Responsibilities:
Assistant Directors of Special Programs and Services
Early Intervention Supervisors
Special Education Facilitators, Secretary Audrey Hammen Ext. 1069
Educational Consultants, Secretary Audrey Hammen Ext. 1069
Mark Scott- Assistant Director of Special Programs & Services
Responsibilities:
Special Education Supervisors
Supervisor of Behavioral Health
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Lisa Schumacher - Assistant Director of Special Programs & Services
Responsibilities:
Special Education Supervisors
Feeding Team
Software Support Specialist/ITT
Resiliency Teachers
Trauma Informed Care Training
Susan Raiders - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Carbon County Enhanced Autism (CCEA)
Lehigh County Enhanced Autism (LCEA)
Adapted Physical Education
Jonathan Walter- Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services:
- Parkland School District
Sean LeDonne - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Carbon Learning Achievement School (CLAS)
Palmerton Area School District (ESE)
Lehighton Area School District-Elementary Center (ESE)
Molly Flood - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Allentown Learning & Achievement School (ALAS)
East Penn School District - High School (LSS)
Southern Lehigh School District (ESE)
East Penn School District
Emmaus High School (LSS)
Amanda Vidumsky - Special Education Supervisor
Contact Info: vidumskya@cliu.org or 610-769-4111 Ext. 1320
Responsibilities:
Lehigh Learning Achievement School (LLAS)
Physical Education for Centers/YFC
Catasauqua School District (EES)
Donna Hibshman- Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Northern Lehigh School District (MDSB)
LCTI
Katherine Tully - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Jim Thorpe Area School District (LSS)
Jim Thorpe School District (MDSB)
Lehighton Area School District (MDSF)
Carbon Career & Technical Institute (LSS)
Melissa Johnson - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Rita Richetti - Special Education Supervisor
Contact Info: richettir@cliu.org or 610-769-4111 Ext. 1616
Responsibilities:
Catasauqua School District (MDSB)
Salisbury Township School District (MDSF)
Southern Lehigh School District (MDSF)
Jaime Westerfield- Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Northwestern Lehigh School District (MDSB)
Daniel Fisher- Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Jim Thorpe Area School District (ESE)
Weatherly Area School District (MDSB)
Panther Valley School District (MDSB)
Youth Forestry Camp #2
Susan Gair-Luciano - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Speech Therapists
Parkland School District (MDSF)
Rebecca Miller - Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Whitehall - Coplay School District (MDSF)
Occupational Therapists (OTR/COTA)
Allison Haberman - Early Intervention, Special Education Supervisor
Matthew Martucci - Early Intervention, Special Education Supervisor
Contact Info: martuccim@cliu.org or 610-769-4111 Ext. 1237
Secretary: TBD 610-769-4111 Ext. 1295
Secretary: Christine Marth - marthc@cliu.org 610-769-4111 Ext.1636Responsibilities:
Early Intervention Staff
Maryalice Grogan- Special Education Supervisor
Responsibilities:
Non-Public Act 89/Title I Services
Equitable Participation Services
Physical Therapists (PT)
Jason Savenelli- Special Education Supervisor, Behavioral Health Services
Responsibilities:
Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics
Partial Hospitalization/SITES
Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services
HIPPA Privacy Office
Special Education Testing Services
Contact Info:
Responsibilities:
PSSA/PASA/Keystones Testing
Special Education Facilitators