FCSN Staff

Eileen Sandberg Manager, Pathways for Parents esandberg@fcsn.org Eileen Sandberg is the Pathways for Parents Manager.  She has five children with special needs and has worked in a volunteer capacity for many years, including four years as the chairperson for the Newton SEPAC.  Eileen has an MBA degreeRead more →

Cambria Russell Director, SFEC crussell@fcsn.org Cambria Russell, Ph.D. is the Director of the Massachusetts Statewide Family Engagement Center. She began her career as a special educator and has worked in school leadership, teacher education, and advocacy. She is also the parent of two school aged children.Read more →

Ivone Rego Transition Projects Manager irego@fcsn.org Ivone Rego is the Transition Projects Manager at FCSN. She has worked previously at the Federation in the RTSC project as the Project Associate and, more recently, as the Communications Coordinator. Ivone has two awesome kids and a sweet yet feistyRead more →

Chetna Putta Director of IT/Administration cputta@fcsn.org Chetna Putta, took on this role as Director of IT to provide agency-wide support in delivery of IT operations and infrastructure, maintaining the overall integrity of IT services and security systems. Her enthusiasm in high tech and software engineering, stems fromRead more →

Andrea Parker Project Director RTSC aparker@fcsn.org Andrea Parker began her career as a teacher in international education. Andrea has taught English Language Learners in Elementary, Middle and High School and developed and managed teacher training and professional development in the areas of SEL, Language Acquisition and LearningRead more →

Susan Ou Outreach Specialist - Chinese Families/PTI susanou@fcsn.org Susan Ou is the Senior Outreach Specialist from Federation for Children with Special Needs. She uses the “Cultural Broker” models to provide information, resources and supports to underserved families which include culturally linguistically diverse families, also offer strategies andRead more →

Ruth Diaz Project Director, PTIC rdiaz@fcsn.org Ruth M. Diaz, JD, MBA, practiced law for 30 years, first at Greater Boston Legal Services, then at Harvard Law School, where she was also a managing attorney, senior clinical instructor, and a lecturer. As the Project Director of the ParentRead more →

Bridget Koetsch Business Office bkoetsch@fcsn.org Bridget Koetsch is the Training and Support Specialist for the Recruitment, Training, and Support Center (RTSC), a Project of the Federation for Children with Special Needs, training and supporting Special Education Surrogate Parents. Bridget is also the Coordinator for Positive Solutions forRead more →

Sarah Jefferson Regional Parent Coordinator, Metrowest/Family TIES sjefferson@fcsn.org Sarah Jefferson is the Metrowest Regional Coordinator for the Family TIES program. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Masters in Social Work. Previous to working at the FCSN, she worked at an English as a Second LanguageRead more →