Early Intervention Technical Assistance Portal

Pennsylvania State Interagency Coordinating Council

Who We Are

The SICC is a Governor appointed council that advises and assists the Departments of Health, Education, and Human Services to ensure that a comprehensive delivery system of integrated Early Intervention programs and services is available to all eligible infants, toddlers, and young children and their families.

To receive ongoing communications regarding the SICC, including meeting notifications, please email ra-pwsicc@pa.gov

Our Vision for the Early Intervention System​

  • It is a comprehensive, coordinated, collaborative, and cohesive system of supports that optimize a child’s development throughout their transitions, with emphasis on their value in society;
  • It supports, not supplants, the family’s responsibility of caring for their children;
  • It supports all children as active participants in the community as children first, not disability first, with attention to necessary adaptations;
  • It supports the concept of inclusion for all children;
  • It supports a team decision process that prioritizes a family’s selection of resources expended on their behalf;
  • It utilizes existing community resources and encourages the involvement of all citizens;
  • It is appropriately and adequately funded;
  • It acts as the central sounding board of the Early Intervention community.

2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

August 14, 2025

October 2, 2025

December 4, 2025

February 5, 2026

April 2, 2026

June 4, 2026

Meeting Information

All meetings will be held from 12:30-3:00 pm, unless noted on the agenda for the meeting.

All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom until further notice.

If you have any questions, please contact
ra-pwsicc@pa.gov

Meeting Handouts

Access handouts for the upcoming SICC meeting.

Resources

Family Meet and Greet

SICC Annual Report 2023-24

Archived SICC Meeting Handouts

Local Interagency Coordinating Council Contact List

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) Center SICC Resources

Membership List

Name Role E-mail
Dr. Sadia Batool, Co-Chair
Parent
homosapien00@hotmail.com
Dr. Kris Bowman, Co-Chair
Provider, Personnel Preparation
kbowman@theamooregroup.com
Ms. Amanda Kurtz
School District Provider
akurtz@altoonasd.com
Ms. Anne Lang
Provider
alang@eiskids.com
Ms. Annie Smith
Provider
asmith@sfionline.org
Ms. Carmen Medina
Migrant Education
cmedina@pa.gov
Ms. Courtney Malecki
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
cmalecki@pa.gov
Ms. Jameekia Barnett
Office of Policy
jamebarnet@pa.gov
Ms. Jamie Buchenauer
State Medicaid Program
jbuchenaue@pa.gov
Ms. Jane Stadnik
PEAL Center
jstadnik@pealcenter.org
Mr. Jason McCrea
Department of Health
jmccrea@pa.gov
Mr. Joe Wagner
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
josewagner@pa.gov
Dr. Kim Rode
Director, Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports
krode@pa.gov
Ms. Lea Sheffield
Developmental Disabilities Council
lesheffiel@pa.gov
Ms. Lindsi Swartz
Private Insurance
linswartz@pa.gov
Representative Liz Hanbidge
General Assembly
lhanbidge@pa.house.net
Dr. Michele Walsh
Office of Children, Youth, and Families
michelewal@pa.gov
Dr. Michelle Reichard-Huff
Intermediate Unit Provider
micrei@berksiu.org
Ms. Naomi Galman
Parent
naomi.galman@gmail.com
Ms. Nicole Harris
CHIP
nicolharri@pa.gov
Ms. Ruby Martin
Director, Bureau of Certification
rubmartin@pa.gov
Dr. Sandhyaa Sudha Iyengar
American Academy of Pediatrics
iyengars@email.chop.edu
Ms. Shante Brown
Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning
shantbrown@pa.gov
Ms. Tara Korn
Mental Health/ID Administrator
tara.korn@allegheny.county.us
Ms. Tia Thompson
Parent
tia_carter@hotmail.com
Ms. Tracey Duarte
Head Start
tradua@pakeys.org
Ms. Wenxi Schwab
Parent
yangwenxi1015@gmail.com