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Find Your BrainSTEPS Team
2025-2026 BrainSTEPS Team Leader Contact List
When a Pennsylvania public school student experiences an Acquired Brain Injury (TBI or nonTBI), make a referral to BrainSTEPS online at: https://orbs.brainsteps.net/_orbs/parent_referral.asp.
If you have questions about BrainSTEPS in your region, please use the list below to contact your BrainSTEPS Team Leader based on the student’s county of residence.
| BrainSTEPS Team | County | Team Leader | Team Leader Phone # | Team Leader Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Unit #1 | Fayette, Greene, Washington | Melissa Hunter | 724-938-3241 x 721 | melissa.hunter@iu1.org |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | Pittsburgh Public Schools only | Dr. Bryson Bresnahan | 412-400-8824 | bbresnahan1@pghschools.org |
| Allegheny IU #3 | Allegheny | Jamie Moder | 412-394-5822 | jamie.moder@aiu3.net |
| Midwestern IU #4 | Butler, Lawrence, Mercer | Richael Fertig Karen Chambers |
724-287-4156 724-287-4156 |
richael.fertig@miu4.org karen.chambers@miu4.org |
| Northwest Tri-County IU #5 | Crawford, Erie, Warren | Amy Shilling Rachel Pierce |
814-734-8429 814-734-8490 |
amy_shilling@iu5.org rachel_pierce@iu5.org |
| Riverview IU #6 | Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Venango | Bethany Lively | 814-226-7103 x 5217 | blively@riu6.org |
| Westmoreland IU#7 | Westmoreland | Natalie Smith | 724-219-2321 | nsmith@wiu7.org |
| Appalachia IU #8 | Blair, Somerset, Cambria, Bedford | Dr. Kara Madara | 814-322-7794 | kmadara@iu08.org |
| Seneca Highlands IU#9 | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter | Rachael Paladino | 814-887-5512 x 201 | rpaladino@iu9.org |
| Central IU #10 | Centre, Clinton, Clearfield | Stephanie King Beth Colna |
814-422-4152 814-422-4115 |
sking@ciu10.org bcolna@ciu10.org |
| Tuscarora IU #11 | Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin | Lisa Kruse Dr. Jennifer Morgan |
814-542-2501 x102 717-404-6498 |
ekruse@tiu11.org jmorgan@tiu11.org |
| Lincoln IU #12 | Adams, Franklin, York | Stephanie Cellucci Catherine Davis |
717-718-5800 x5156 717-718-5800 |
swcellucci@iu12.org cmdavis@iu12.org |
| Lancaster- Lebanon IU #13 | Lancaster, Lebanon | Tricia Landis | 717-803-7011 | tricia_landis@iu13.org |
| Berks IU #14 | Berks | Jeff Laubach | 610-987-8423 | jeflau@berksiu.org |
| Capital Area IU#15 | Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, & Northern York School District |
Jennifer McPoyle-Callahan | 717-732-8400 x 8501 | jmcallahan@caiu.org |
| Central Susquehanna IU#16 | Columbia, Snyder, Union, Montour, Northumberland |
Pam Inch Kaitlyn Hock |
570-523-1155 x 2210 570-316-2503 |
pinch@csiu.org khock@csiu.org |
| BLaST IU #17 | Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan | Jim Rinehimer | 570-323-8561 x 1049 | jrinehimer@iu17.org |
| Luzerne IU #18 | Luzerne, Wyoming | Tina Gelso | 570-718-4656 | tgelso@liu18.org |
| Northeastern Educational IU #19 | Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne | Gena Bensinger Melissa Orman |
570-687-5783 570-876-9286 |
gbensinger@iu19.org morman@iu19.org |
| Colonial IU #20 | Northampton, Monroe, Pike | Dr. Jennifer Curtis | 610-515-6565 | jcurtis@ciu20.org |
| Carbon Lehigh IU #21 | Carbon, Lehigh | Kendyle Mills Todd Breinich |
610-769-4111 x 1096 |
millsk1@cliu.org breinichr@cliu.org |
| Bucks County IU#22 | Bucks | Sarah Krusen | 215-348-2940 x 2085 | skrusen@bucksiu.org |
| Montgomery County IU#23 | Montgomery | Jean Miksch | 610-755-9331 | jmiksch@mciu.org |
| Chester County IU#24 | Chester | Jaclyn Kubala | jaclynk@cciu.org | |
| Delaware County IU #25 | Delaware | Ryan Wilson Andrea Spencer |
267-916-1596 610-938-9000 xt 2149 |
rwilson@dciu.org aspencer@dciu.org |
| Philadelphia Public School District IU#26 | Philadelphia Public Schools only | Michael Dettloff Dr. Jennifer Rusak |
215-400-6631 215-400-6426 |
mdettloff@philasd.org jrusak@philasd.org |
| Beaver Valley IU #27 | Beaver | Karin Pilarski Dr. Chris McCabe |
724-774-7800 x 3031 | karin.pilarski@bviu.org christopher.mccabe@bviu.org |
| ARIN IU#28 | Armstrong, Indiana | Adrienne Stiteler | 724-599-0140 | astiteler@iu28.org |
| Schuylkill IU #29 | Schuylkill | Doreen Milot | 570-544-9131 x 1258 | dlm@iu29.org |