Faculty
The Center for Autism faculty and staff are caring professionals dedicated to insuring the success of each student. Our faculty works closely with parents to develop individualized education plans for each student. Our multidisciplinary team consists of licensed special educators, paraprofessionals, experienced administrators, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Nationally Certified Adapted Physical Education Teacher (2005 Virginia Adapted PE Teacher of the Year), Nationally Certified Recreation Therapists, and Behavioral Support Specialists.
| Staff Name | Position | Campus | Phone | Ext. | |
| Schaffer, Rhoda | Coordinator | Kiln Creek/ Yorktown M.S. | 369-2581 | 2202 | rhoda.schaffer@nhrec.org |
| Strickland, Julie | Teacher Specialist | Kiln Creek | 2205 | julie.strickland@nhrec.org | |
| Davis, Jaime | Teacher | Yorktown M.S. | 4403 | jaime.davis@nhrec.org | |
| Stout, Jennifer | Teacher | Yorktown M.S. | 4402 | jennifer.stout@nhrec.org | |
| Myers, Andrew | Teacher | Yorktown M.S. | 4404 | andrew.myers@nhrec.org | |
| Troup, Laura | Teacher Specialist | Yorktown M.S. | 4401 | laura.troup@nhrec.org | |
| Cherry, Kelly | Behavior Specialist | Yorktown M.S. | 4405 | kelly.johnson@nhrec.org | |
| House, Martha | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2210 | martha.house@nhrec.org | |
| Houston, Tracey | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2209 | tracey.houston@nhrec.org | |
| Van Siclen, Heather | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2212 | heather.vansiclen@nhrec.org | |
| Palmer, Katy | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2207 | katy.palmer@nhrec.org | |
| Zuis, Andrea | Teacher | Yorktown M.S. | 4409 | andrea.zuis@nhrec.org | |
| Rouse, Simone | Teacher | Yorktown M.S. | 4408 | simone.rouse@nhrec.org | |
| Burkett, Courtney | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2208 | courtney.burkett@nhrec.org | |
| Heilman, Emily | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2211 | emily.heilman@nhrec.org | |
| Zohn, Amanda | Teacher | Kiln Creek | 2206 | amanda.zohn@nhrec.org | |
| Alworth, Chrissy | Adaptive P.E. | K.C./Y.M.S. | 2203 | chrissy.blanchard@nhrec.org | |
| Clark, Melissa | Speech Therapist | All campuses | 2213 | melissa.clark@nhrec.org | |
| Melton, Melonie | Speech Therapist | All campuses | 2213 | melonie.melton@nhrec.org | |
| Patton, Heather | Speech Therapist | All campuses | 2213 | heather.patton@nhrec.org | |
| Scott, Jennifer | Speech Therapist | All campuses | 2213 | jennifer.scott@nhrec.org | |
| Murphy, Pam | School Psychologist | All campuses | 2203 | pamela.murphy@nhrec.org | |
| Punchard, Christine | Behavior Specialist | Kiln Creek | 2203 | chris.punchard@nhrec.org | |
| Taliaferro, Angel | Coordinator | Woodside Lane | 874-4444 | 5552 | angel.taliaferro@nhrec.org |
| Allen, Alaina | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5576 | alaina.allen@nhrec.org | |
| Brown, Keri | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5563 | keri.brown@nhrec.org | |
| Williams, Tracey | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5567 | tracey.williams@nhrec.org | |
| Russell, Larisa | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5566 | larisa.russell@nhrec.org | |
| Basham, Kathleen | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5501 | kathleen.basham@nhrec.org | |
| Scott, Erica | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5570 | erica.scott@nhrec.org | |
| Spivey, Pam | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5561 | pam.spivey@nhrec.org | |
| Musser, Sheryl | Teacher | Woodside Lane | 5572 | sheryl.musser@nhrec.org | |
| Underwood, Johnnie | Behavior Specialist | Woodside Lane | 5578 | johnnie.underwood@nhrec.org | |
| Herndon, Julie | Occupational Therapist | All campuses | 5539 | julie.herndon@nhrec.org | |
| Wood, Kelley | Director | Special Education | 5506 | kelley.wood@nhrec.org |
