Zone 2 – Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida

Mary Adams, SLP

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Brandon Puddefoot, ITDS

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Barbara Rodriguez-Echevarria, SC

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Barbara is a graduated Drama Teacher that has been working with young children 0-5 since 2011. She has worked with families as an educator, administrator and service coordinator. She is currently a service coordinator in the Early Steps Program since April 2018 in Hendry and Glades County. Since then, she found her passion to work as a liaison between services for infant and toddler, their families and the Early Intervention services.

Jennifer Smock, ITDS

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Celia Burke, OT

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Celia is a bilingual OT who has been working with Early Steps since 2022. She received her master’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and completed her student internship with Early Steps in 2020. Areas of interest include autism and responsive feeding therapy.

Olga Rodriguez, ITDS

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Elizabeth Pineda, ITDS

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Stacey Charles, LMHC

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Stacey has been working with Early Steps as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor since 2018. She currently provides services to the Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glades counties. She has been working with families with children of all ages since 2012 and enjoys helping build healthy family dynamics and watching families use learned skills to continue to thrive.

Melissa Murphy, PT

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Melissa graduated in 2015 with her doctorate in Physical Therapy. She is a pediatric physical therapist with experience in the clinic and early intervention settings. Her passion is in working with and supporting the most vulnerable and medically fragile children. She specializes in assessing and recommending appropriate equipment and orthotics to help enable each child to be successful and to reach their fullest potential.

Elizabeth Pedregal, ITDS

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