Deborah Mugno, Ed.D.

School Director

Debbie has over 22 years experience in the fields of early childhood and early intervention. She holds a B. S. in special education from the University of Maryland, and both an M. S. in education/reading and an Ed. D. in special education/leadership from Johns Hopkins University. She spent many years as an early intervention specialist and administrator in Maryland, has taught early childhood classes at several community colleges in North Carolina as well as at Meredith College, has an extensive background in early intervention research, and speaks frequently at both state and national early childhood conferences. Debbie was the Education Director at the Lucy Daniels Center from 1996 through 2003.

Barbara Snider, M.D.

Parent Therapist and Admissions Officer, Early Intervention Program; and Consultant, Child Enrichment Program

Dr. Snider is a child psychiatrist. She is in continued training in psychoanalysis through the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Snider is a parent therapist, Early Intervention Program admissions officer, and Child Enrichment Program consultant, and has been fulfilling these roles at the Center since 2000.

Kathy Kelly

Teacher

Mrs. Kelly joined our staff in the fall of 2006. Mrs. Kelly prior work experience was in the public relations field and as a long-time volunteer with children in elementary, middle, and high schools in the Wake County Public School System.

Sharon Miller

Teacher

Ms. Miller joined the Lucy Daniels Center staff in 2007. She received a B.S. degree in human development and learning from East Tennessee State University. She has 12 years of teaching experience with children ages 3-5.

Nicole Spainhower

Teacher

Mrs. Spainhower joined the Lucy Daniels Center staff in 2010. She received a B.S. degree in child and adolescent studies and an M.S. degree in special education, both from California State University at Fullerton. Mrs. Spainhower has 10 years of experience working with children from birth through elementary school age.

Deborah Mugno, Ed.D.

School Director

Debbie has over 22 years experience in the fields of early childhood and early intervention. She holds a B. S. in special education from the University of Maryland, and both an M. S. in education/reading and an Ed. D. in special education/leadership from Johns Hopkins University. She spent many years as an early intervention specialist and administrator in Maryland, has taught early childhood classes at several community colleges in North Carolina as well as at Meredith College, has an extensive background in early intervention research, and speaks frequently at both state and national early childhood conferences. Debbie was the Education Director at the Lucy Daniels Center from 1996 through 2003.

Susan Eder, M.D.

Associate Director and Parent Therapist, Early Intervention Program

Dr. Eder is the Center's associate director and a parent therapist in the Early Intervention Program. She completed her training in adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry at the Payne-Whitney Clinic of the New York Hospital and was an assistant professor of child psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. Eder is a parent therapist and member of the EIP therapeutic team since 1998

David Fuller, M. D.

Parent Therapist, Early Intervention Program

Dr. Fuller is a child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, serving as a parent therapist and a member of the therapeutic team. He completed his training in adult and child psychiatry at Duke University and in adult and child psychoanalysis at the Duke-UNC Psychoanalytic Education Program (now Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas). Dr. Fuller has been a parent therapist and member of the Early Intervention Program therapeutic team since 1995.

Danielle Marandino

Teacher

Ms. Marandino joined the staff in 2010 as a teacher in the kindergarten Early Intervention Program. Danielle received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Long Island University and has several years of experience working in both mental health and educational settings.  Her previous experience includes working with at-risk youth in a high school classroom, serving as counselor and program manager in a residential program, and teaching child development skills with infant-toddlers, also in a classroom setting.

Fletcher Moore

Teacher

Ms. Moore joined our staff in 2010 as a teacher in the preschool Early Intervention Program. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in family studies from Arizona State University.  Ms. Moore has had experience working in early childhood education since 2006. 

Jennifer Murphy

Teacher

Ms. Murphy joined our staff in August 2007. She received her bachelor's degree in social work from Frostburg State University in Maryland and had seven years of experience in mental health and early childhood development positions. Ms. Murphy currently teaches in the preschool Early Intervention Program classroom.

Jennifer Reid

Teacher

Mrs. Reid joined our staff in 2005. She has an M.A. degree in early childhood and elementary education from NYU and an early childhood teacher credential from the American Montessori Society. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Reid taught children ages 3-6, beginning in 2001. Currently, Ms. Reid teaches in the preschool Early Intervention Program classroom and has earned the professional credential of Certified Psychoanalytic Educator (CPE).

Daphne Rosenblitt, M.D.

Parent Therapist, Early Intervention Program

Dr. Rosenblitt is a parent therapist and has been a member of the Early Intervention Program therapeutic team since 2006. She received her training in adult and child psychiatry at Duke University and her analytic training through the Duke-UNC Psychoanalytic Education Program (now Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas), where she is currently on the faculty. Dr. Rosenblitt has a private practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Durham.

Barbara Snider, M.D.

Parent Therapist and Admissions Officer, Early Intervention Program; and Consultant, Child Enrichment Program

Dr. Snider is a child psychiatrist. She is in continued training in psychoanalysis through the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Snider is a parent therapist, Early Intervention Program admissions officer, and Child Enrichment Program consultant, and has been fulfilling these roles at the Center since 2000.