Statewide Early Intervention Coordinating Council (EICC)
The Early Intervention Coordinating Council (EICC) is a 30-member advisory council established in Section 2553 of the Public Health Law. The EICC assists the New York State Department of Health with the administration of the Early Intervention Program and makes recommendations to the Department regarding appropriate services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
Upcoming Meeting Dates and Locations
Quarterly EICC Meetings
10:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
NYS Convention Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY
- Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be held virtually. You can view the meeting via our webcast link found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/.
If you would like to make a public comment, please send it to Katherine.Reksc@health.ny.gov, and it will be read during the public comment portion of the meeting. - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be held virtually. You can view the meeting via our webcast link found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/.
If you would like to make a public comment, please send it to Katherine.Reksc@health.ny.gov, and it will be read during the public comment portion of the meeting. - Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Meeting Room 2 - Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Meeting Room 2
Remote Locations – If you will attend at one of the below remote locations, send an email request to BEI@health.ny.gov:
Remote Locations for Videoconferencing:
MARO Operations
90 Church Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Rochester Western Region Office, NYS Department of Health
335 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14604
All EICC full-day meetings are webcast and available for live viewing.
Executive Committee Meetings
All from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ESP Corning Tower, Conference Room 610, Albany, NY
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021
- Tuesday, April 27, 2021
- Thursday, July 22, 2021
- Tuesday, October 26, 2021
EICC Membership
- Lynn Amell, OTR/L
Executive Director, Milestones Children's Center
16783 Ives St. Ext.
Watertown, NY 13601
Main: 315-788-5377
lamell@littlelukes.com - Jessica Benton
New York State Department of Financial Services
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12257
Main: 518-473-7102
Jessica.benton@dfs.ny.gov - Marcelle Bichotte-Dunner
(Parent Member)
mrsdunner@yahoo.com - Heidi L. Bond
Public Health Director
Otsego County Department of Health
140 County Highway 33W, Suite 3
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Main: 607-547-4230
bondh@otsegocounty.com - Marie Casalino, MD
Assistant Commissioner
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Early Intervention
Gotham Center, CN #12
42-09 28th Street, 9th Floor
Queens, New York 11101-4132
Main: 347-396-6974
mcasali1@health.nyc.gov - Amy De Vito
(Parent Member)
Adevito23@yahoo.com - Brigitte Desport, DPS, OTR/L, BCP, ATP
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program
SUNY Downstate Health Science University
450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC# 94
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Main: 718-270-7457
Brigitte.Desport@downstate.edu - Karen S. Edwards, MD, MPH
Director
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Cedarwood Hall, Room 332
20 Plaza West
Valhalla, New York 10595
Main: 914-493-1035
kedwards@wihd.org - Ms. Meghan Glass
Designee for the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Program Operations Specialist
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229
Main: 518-473-9029
Meghan.E.Glass@opwdd.ny.gov - Steve Held – Council Vice Chair
Executive Director
Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center
PO Box 12, Longwood Road
Middle Island, New York 11953
Main: 631-924-0008
jkschool@aol.com - Talina Jones - Council Chair
(Parent Member)
Talinajones32@gmail.com - Paola Jordan
(Parent Member)
Paolai75@hotmail.com - Leah Esther Lax, PhD
(Parent Member)
acclax@aol.com - Ms. Cheryl Potvin Hogan
Hinman Straub P.C.
121 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Main: 518-436-0751
Fax: 518-436-4751
chogan@hinmanstraub.com - Ms. Melissa Puchalski
Early Intervention and Preschool Director
North Country Kids
22 New York Road
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
Main: 518-561-3803
Fax: 518-561-3805
m.puchalski@nckidsinc.com - Linda Rennie
Director, Office of Children with Special Needs
Nassau County Health Department
60 Charles Lindberg Boulevard, Suite 100
Uniondale, New York 11553
Main: 516-227-8648
Linda.rennie@hhsnassaucountyny.us - Cheryl Schaefer-Coppola
(Parent Member)
ccoppola2@rochester.rr.com - Ms. Lynn Chavanne Shea
Early Childhood Program Director
Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center
50 East North St.
Buffalo, NY 14203
Main: 716-913-7479
lshea@askbhsc.org - Robin Stegman, PhD
Speech-language Pathologist and Audiologist
Early Intervention Provider
491 Raymond St.
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Main: 516-286-4211
rfstegman@aol.com - Elina Tsenter
(Designee of the State Education Department)
Associate in Special Education
P-12: Office of Special Education
New York State Education Department
Education Building, Room 309
Albany, New York 12234
Main: 518-473-6108
elina.tsenter@nysed.gov - Antonia Weidner
(Designee of the Office of Children and Family Services)
Division of Child Care Services
NYS Office of Children and Family Services
309 South Building
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, New York 12144
Main: 518-486-7118
Antonia.Weidner@ocfs.ny.gov - Ms. Marina Yoegel
Assistant Commissioner for Children with
Special Needs
Westchester County Health Department
145 Huguenot Street, 7th Floor
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Main: 914-813-5090
mry1@westchestergov.com - Kayleigh Zaloga
Legislative Associate
Office of Assemblyman Richard Gottfried
822 Legislative Office Building
Albany, New York 12248
Main:518-455-4941
Fax:518-455-5939
zalogak@nyassembly.gov - Patricia Zuber-Wilson
Associate Commissioner, Division of Prevention Services
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, New York 12203
Main: 518-485-6022
Patricia.Zuber-Wilson@oasas.ny.gov
