Board of Directors

2024 Board of Directors

John R. Passaro – President

 

Nicholas J. McIntyre, Esq. – Vice President

 

Amy DeVrieze MS, CCC-SLP – Secretary

 

Lilly Abbamonte – Treasurer

Treasurer of Pike Autism Support Services has been a Board member since December, 2023
Lilly is a retired Administrator from Orange-Ulster BOCES in Goshen NY where she worked for over 30 years in various administrative positions all relating to providing services to the component districts.
Lilly offers her diverse experience in the special needs field to PASS that will assist with the Independence Village Project. She is currently the Chair of the Advisory Board.
Her adoration and connection to PASS stems from a longtime relationship with the Passaro family and her own family since their children were toddlers.
Lilly admires the Passaro family’s dedication to making sure their son Evan and adults living with autism and related intellectual and developmental disabilities live independently in a safe environment that provides a well rounded adult life. She feels driven to help this happen for this community.

 

Elizabeth Hoitsma

 

 

 

 

Danielle Anderson

 

Hailey Carroll, LMSW

 

Mary Beth Marra – Parent Representative 

 

Our Staff

Jeannemarie C. Passaro – Executive Director

Jeannemarie Charboneau Passaro has been a fierce advocate for the autism community since 1995, when her son Evan was diagnosed at the age of 3.  Over the past 30 years, she has served on many boards and councils supporting the autism and ID ( Intellectually Disabled)  residents of Pike County.  Jeannemarie is a resource for information and a shoulder for support no matter where you are on your journey of raising a child with special needs. She is the Executive Director of PASS and works to address the ever-growing needs of our community through social and recreational programming and by providing support and training for parents & caregivers so that they may become effective advocates on their child’s behalf.

 

 

Wendy Ryan – Administrative Assistant

Our Instructors

  • Jospeh Ryan – Art Instruction

  • Michele DeMarsh, Sam Brady – TTRPG Virtual Group Facilitators

  • Lauren Montieth, Hailey Carroll – TTRPG – Board Game Grup Facilitators