Clinical team

  • Gabriella Bauer (she/her/hers)

    Mental Health Counseling Graduate Intern

    Gabriella Bauer is a graduate student at Cambridge College working toward an LMHC license, with a focus on couples therapy and addiction counseling. She has a background in Public Health and research, and her experience spans both inpatient and virtual care settings.

  • Fitaw Beyene (she/her/hers)

    Mental Health Counseling Graduate Intern

    Currently in her final year at Cambridge College pursuing a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling, Fitaw is enthusiastic about gaining hands-on experience in the field. Her background as a healthcare recruiter and general recruiter has honed her skills in communication, empathy, and understanding client needs, which she is eager to apply and develop further during her internship."

  • Julie Catalano, LICSW (she/they)

    Executive Director, Clinician

    Julie is a licensed independent clinical social worker who has 20 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, and children, as well as couples, families, and groups in schools, community mental health clinics, and private practice. Julie is trained in EMDR, Hypnotherapy and DBT Group Leadership. She is also a Level II Reiki Jin Kei Do practitioner.

  • Diana Estrada (she/her/hers)

    Mental Health Counseling Graduate Intern

    Diana Estrada is a graduate student at Cambridge College working towards her masters degree in Mental Health Counseling. She is in her last year and also works full time as a Spanish Medical Interpreter. She is bilingual. She previously has worked as a Therapeutic Mentor and Support worker with families, children and adolescents. 

  • Margaret McKinnis  (she/her/hers)

    Social Work Graduate Student Intern

    Margaret McKinnis is currently earning her master's degree in social work from Syracuse University. With a background in writing, the arts, and community arts nonprofits, Margaret believes in bringing the arts into the therapeutic space and in the importance of a safe place where we can put words to experience.  Margaret utilizes techniques from client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, CBT, and DBT, and she has a particular interest in working with young-adult populations.

  • Armindo Oliveira, MS (he/him/his)

    Clinician - School Based

    Through therapy and caring, this journey can become a reality. I hope I can share some of my energy and experience to help you with your path. In my 27 years of working in Social Services, I know it’s not an easy road but always one worth traveling. My background practice is in trauma-informed therapy, CBT, motivational interviewing, mindfulness therapy, behavior regulation, substance abuse therapy, and co-occurring disorders. Armindo has a Master’s in Counseling from Springfield College and is a pre-licensed clinician. As part of the NCCS team, Armindo works directly with students in the Somerville Public School system.

  • Breanne Schatzman, LMHC (she/her/hers)

    Clinical Supervisor

    Breanne Schatzman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who uses a trauma-informed intersectional feminist approach to center therapeutic work in healing one’s relation to oneself and the world. Breanne believes that collaboration, creativity, and curiosity are fundamental to self-empowerment as individuals strive to find their places in their communities.
    Her specialty areas include: attachment & trust, depression, self-acceptance, adult children of alcoholics, relational issues, and trauma, as well as support for those who are simply feeling “stuck” and want a little guidance to create change in their lives. She is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Narrative Therapy techniques, with certifications in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Motivational Interviewing.
    Breanne earned her counseling degree at Suffolk University. Throughout her professional life she developed a strong clinical foundation via working in community clinics, home-based services, and private practice settings focusing on mental health treatment for adults of all ages.

Volunteers & Board members

  • Ebrahim Barkoudah MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FACHE (he/him/his)

    Board Chairperson

    Dr. Barkoudah is currently the System Chief at Baystate Health and the Regional Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Quality Officer. Dr. Barkoudah’s research interest lies in clinical research outcomes, and his work focuses on quality improvement and clinical innovation. He currently serves on several clinical innovation committees regionally and nationally. Dr. Barkoudah is a graduate of Harvard School of Public Health, Damascus University, and St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford, along with admin training at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Global Management Program at Yale, and the completion of the Executive Management Track at Harvard Business School and the Business School at the University of Oxford. Dr. Barkoudah previously held leadership roles at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

  • Jennifer Williams (she/her/hers)

    Board Vice-Chairperson

    Jennifer Williams currently serves as Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.'s (ABCD's) General Counsel, where she focuses on compliance, grant administration, employee/employer relations and policy development, amongst other matters. Prior to joining ABCD, Jennifer worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Jennifer started with HHS as a Presidential Management Fellow with the Administration of Children and Families, working on Head Start grants. In 2015, Jennifer transitioned to working for HHS’s Office of the General Counsel and litigated Medicare, Medicaid, Federally Qualified Health Center, and employment law matters and provided advice and technical assistance to HHS’s programmatic staff. Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude from DePaul University College of Law in 2012 with a Certificate in International and Comparative Law and was a member of the Order of the Coif. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts.

  • Olga Voytenko (she/her/hers)

    Board Treasurer

    Olga Voytenko serves as the Head of Operational Resilience at Forbright Bank. Ms. Voytenko brings two decades of financial and non-financial risk management experience.

    Most recently, she led several global enterprise programs, including Operational Resilience, Business Continuity Management, Crisis and Incident Management, Operational Risk, and Third-Party Risk Management for complex global and regional financial institutions. Before that, Ms. Voytenko served as the vice president, leading liquidity risk and resolution recovery planning teams. She also managed investment finance operations and financial reporting teams. Ms. Voytenko started her career as an auditor overseeing operational risks.

    Olga is energized by her proven track record of building sustainable programs and a passion for driving transformative risk management practices in the ever-evolving regulatory landscape. Olga holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science from Boston University.

  • Ellen Neacy (she/her/hers)

    Board Secretary

    Ellen has extensive experience working as a paralegal, legal assistant, and investigator. She has worked in the corporate legal department of two Fortune 500 companies. She has contributed her expertise to several non-profit organizations over the past 20 years.

  • Christopher Maffucci, Esq. (he/him/his)

    Board Director

    Christopher maintains a general civil litigation practice representing businesses, non-profit entities and professionals involved in contract disputes, employment issues, regulatory matters and property taxation. Chris's practice also includes real estate, land use and construction litigation, representing real estate brokers, developers and contractors when disputes arise out of transactions, property development or construction contracts. He has handled trials and appeals in state and federal courts in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and has extensive experience in arbitration and mediation.

    He has advised several non-profit organizations pro bono with respect to their affordable housing programs and the land use issues that arise out of them, including an artist cooperative involved in a major affordable housing/artist work-space development in Boston.

  • Mike McDonough (he/him/his)

    Board Director

    Mike is an experienced professional in the pharmaceutical industry specializing in operations and strategy in cell and gene therapies. He has a bachelor's degree in biology from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. Mike also has a master's degree in biology from Tufts University and is completing his Masters in Business Administration from Boston University in May 2024. He is passionate about mental health access, his community, and baseball.

  • Meredith Mashtare (she/her/hers)

    Social Media Coordinator

    Meredith has her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wheaton College, MA. She has been with NCCS since January of 2022, primarily running our social media pages, website, and newsletter. She has also helped organize a fundraiser, apply for grants, and does various other tasks to help out the organization. Meredith is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Vermont.

  • Shirley Eng (she/her/hers)

    Administrative Volunteer

    Shirley has extensive experience working in customer service in a variety of industries. She is known for her excellent organizational skills and professional approach to administrative tasks. She has volunteered for a number of non-profit organizations, including AIDS Action.

  • Maria Mirabella (she/her/hers)

    Social Media Volunteer

    As the founder and owner of Body by Mirabella Day Spa, as well as Designs by Mirabella, Maria has extensive design, website development, advertising, and marketing experience, in addition to a strong management and customer service background. Maria also works behind the scenes for Mirabella Magazine, a beauty industry publication.