Meet the Avela Health team
Welcome to planet Avela. We’re a team of clinical experts, technologists, and parents working for a better world.
Our mission
We empower all autistic people to live the life they want to live, even when it’s hard.
Because every person deserves care that says: You belong. You’re not broken. You deserve to have a full life—on your terms.
Leadership team
Robin McIntosh
Co-Founder & CEO
Cynthia Anderson, Ph.D
Co-Founder & CCO
Kate Monti, MPH, MSW
Co-Founder, President & COO
Kali Lux
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennie Gordon, MSW
SVP Strategy & Partnerships
Nancy Langdon, Ph.D.
VP of Clinical Care
Molly Menton, MA, MHA
VP of Operations
Our values
Science-backed
Care grounded in evidence, transparent outcomes, and clinical rigor.
Radically human
Care that goes above and beyond at every touchpoint—felt, not just delivered.
Atomically tailored
Care that’s personalized and adaptive. No templates. Just what truly fits.
Diagnostic team
Meet some of our diagnostic team. Our evaluations are conducted by doctoral-level psychologists who specialize in autism. They work in the profiles that get missed: masking, mixed presentations, the child who has been assessed before and still does not have an answer that fits.
Danielle Pepe, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Melissa Hertrich, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Michael Watson, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Natasha Little-Harrison, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Shelby Wolf, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Whitney Kleinert, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Recommended by pediatricians,
built by parents.
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We've always known our son was neurodivergent but couldn't get a proper diagnosis from local health care professionals so we reached out to Avela Health. We’re more hopeful about our son’s future. We have actually gained useful tools to assist him and us as parents.
Cassie
Parent · New Jersey
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Avela Health provided actual useful information, patience, and guidance. We appreciated the time, dedication, and detail that went into the evaluation. I would recommend them to anyone.
Emily
Parent · Pennsylvania
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The people at Avela Health have taken a vested interest in the wellbeing of my child. Not only did I receive an accurate diagnosis quickly, staff have come to school meetings and emailed school representatives on my behalf.
Alina S.
Parent · New Jersey
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We were scheduled for an appointment within two weeks. Evaluation was done within a month with my documentation in hand. Best experience. Dr Pepe is the best.
Maya T.
Parent · New Jersey
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Everyone at Avela has treated my child as if she were their own. I was able to get my daughter into therapy, the correct therapy to begin her adjustment to life.
Lena P.
Parent · South Carolina
Provider team
Meet some of our provider team. Avela Health brings together psychologists, BCBAs, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed counselors — providers who could work anywhere, and chose to be here.
Adriane Maier, BCBA, LPC
Ali Schroeder, MS, BCBA
Kelly Sisco, LCSW
Leah Golombek, LCSW
Marissa Kuntz, BCBA
Ruth Williams, LPC
Tiffany Bellamy, BCBA
Nancy Langdon, Ph.D.
VP, Clinical Services
Join our team
“If you believe autistic people deserve support that meets them as they are, not as someone else thinks they should be, we’d like to meet you.”
