Our Child Life Team

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Rebecca “Becca” Baldridge, M.S., CLS
Child Life Specialist I, Inpatient Pediatric Oncology
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Cook Children’s Medical Center

Patrice Brylske, M.P.A., CCLS
Director of Child Life Services
Master of Public Administration: University of Baltimore
B.S. in Child Development: Iowa State University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Eric Clarkson
Gaming & Technology Specialist

Kelsey Davis, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pre-Op and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Specializations in Child Life and Children’s Policy & Law: Erikson Institute
B.A. in Psychology: The Ohio State University
Internship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Jenna Dunbar, MEd, CCLS, CIMI
Child Life Specialist II, Harriet Lane Clinic
M.Ed. in Child Studies: Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Journalism: University of Missouri
Internship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Molly Gallagher, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Pediatric Emergency Department
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
B.A. in Human Development: Washington College
Internship: Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Casey Gilman, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, School Age and Burn Care Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

Julie Gleason, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Pediatric Clinical Research and Cardiac Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Cook Children’s Medical Center

Virginia Gourley, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Pediatric Neurology Clinic
Child Life Volunteer Coordinator
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art: University of Vermont
Internship: Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Carlos Harris
Child Life Video Producer
B.S. in Communications Studies: Morgan State University

Rosemary Hawkins, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

Amanda Hennessy, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Pediatric Outpatient Oncology Clinic
M.S. in Child Life Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Texas Children’s Hospital

Sarah Kronsberg
Child Life Assistant
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies: The Pennsylvania State University

Megan Luzetsky
Child Life Office Coordinator
B.S. in Psychology: Towson University

Caroline Miller, MS, CLS
Child Life Specialist I, Radiology
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Inova Fairfax Medical Center

Kaitlyn Naill
Child Life Assistant
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University

Catherine Northup, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Radiation Oncology
B.Ed. Hons in Education and Development: College of St. Paul & St. Mary, U.K.
Internship: Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Linnea Payne, M.A.
Artist-in-Residence
M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art and the Market: Christie’s Education
B.A. in Liberal Arts: St. John’s College

Peyton Pike, M.S., CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Special Programs Coordinator
M.S. in Child Life, Family Collaboration and Administration: Towson University
B.S. in Psychology: Sewanee - The University of the South
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Caroline "Carrie" Potter, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
B.S. in Health and Exercise Science: Furman University
Internship: The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Tiffany Potterfield, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, PRN
M.S. in Child Life, Family Collaboration and Administration: Towson University
B.S. in Mass Communications: Towson University
Internship: Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Madeline Purdy, M.S., CLS
Child Life Specialist I, Pediatric Emergency Department
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital

Nilu Rahman, M.S., CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Child Life Specialization: Erikson Institute
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology Minor: Pennsylvania State University
Internship: The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital

Olivia Saillen, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Adolescent Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Child Life Concentration: Erikson Institute
B.A. in Psychology: James Madison University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Sarah Sears, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Infant and Toddler Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Children’s Health – Children’s Medical Center of Dallas

Jennifer “Jenny” Seiler, M.Ed., CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Dialysis Clinic and Child Life Training Coordinator
M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education: Towson University
B.S. in Human Services: Stevenson University (Villa Julie College)
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Jamie Shegogue, LPMT, MT-BC
Music Therapist, Pediatric Intensive Care
Bachelors of Music Therapy: Shenandoah University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine

Crissie Traugott, M.Ed., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, PRN
M.Ed. in Elementary Education: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
B.A. in Psychology: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Ashlee Walker, M.S., CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Mollie Young, MPH, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pediatric Radiology
Master of Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
B.S. in Human Sciences: Mississippi State University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center