Senior Management
Sara McCabe, LICSW, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Sara began her career at Wayside in 2003 as a residential counselor and teacher at Wayside’s special education school, Wayside Academy. Since then, she’s held many roles including Assistant Director of Wayside Academy, Training and Risk Management Director and Campus Director.
In 2017 Sara was promoted to Vice President of Campus Services responsible for overseeing six adolescent residential programs, the Wayside Academy and the psychiatric day treatment program at the Framingham Campus. In addition to her role as Vice President, Sara also oversaw the Marketing and Development Department and led the Agency’s 2020 Strategic Planning process. In September 2021 Sara was promoted to the agency’s first Chief Operating Officer charged with positioning the agency for continued growth in Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts.
In addition to her leadership roles, Sara has more than 17 years of experience as a trainer in the field of worker safety for mental health care settings and is on the National Association of Social Workers training task force for Massachusetts. Sara is an adjunct professor at Boston University in the School of Social Work.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Framingham State University in Framingham, Mass. and her Master of Social Work from Wheelock College in Boston, Mass. She holds her independent clinical license in Massachusetts. She is also a registered yoga teacher with a focus and expertise in trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness practices.
Dr. Kevin M. Simon, Medical Director
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Dr. Kevin M. Simon is a board-certified psychiatrist who has completed additional fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry and addiction medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. During clinical fellowships, Dr. Simon completed research fellowships, notably the REACH (Recognizing and Eliminating Disparities in Addiction through Culturally-informed Healthcare) program through Yale School of Medicine funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Dr. Simon was recently selected to receive the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) K12 Physician-Scientist award in Substance Use, supported by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). Additionally, he will be a (2021 – 2022) Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University.
Dr. Simon graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He then completed a general psychiatry residency at Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA), affiliated with Grady Hospital (5th largest public hospital in the United States) and the Atlanta VA Medical Center (serves the 3rd largest veteran population). Dr. Simon has received grant funding from the AACAP, American Psychiatric Association, NIDA, National Institute of Mental Health, and SAMHSA.
Dr. Simon’s research and writings on health inequity, race, social determinants, and substance use have appeared in notable journals, including NEJM, Health Affairs, Health Equity, and Psychiatric Services. He regularly presents at national conferences and has been featured on media outlets, including ABC News, Forbes, and NPR.
Andrea Salzman, LICSW, Vice President of Community Services
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Andrea’s career in human services began as a social worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF). She joined Wayside in 1993 as a clinician in the HomeBase Program at Children’s Behavioral Health Care — which later merged with Wayside. Over the past 19 years Andrea has held many positions in the agency including Program Director of the HomeBase Program and Senior Program Director for Family-Based Services.
In 2012 Andrea was named the Vice President of Community Services. In this role she oversees an array of Wayside programs including outpatient clinics, in-home services, Mobile Crisis Intervention, two Community Services Agencies, the Family Resource Center, DCF Family Networks, Parent-Peer Partnership Programming, Trauma Intervention Services and the Watertown Multi-Service Center. These programs operate out of multiple community-based sites located in Lowell, Medford, Watertown, Waltham, Framingham, Milford and Charlton.
Andrea has her Bachelor of Art in Sociology from Middlebury College and a Master of Social Work from Simmons College School of Social Work. She is independently licensed (LICSW) in Massachusetts. Andrea is a former college varsity ice hockey player who lives vicariously through her son who is an avid athlete.
Aaliyah Bannister-Batie, Vice- President, Government Relations
Chief Diversity Officer
Aaliyah Bannister-Batie serves as Wayside’s Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Government Relations and Affairs, leading the development and execution of a comprehensive government affairs strategy, inclusive of key legislative and policy activities on a federal, state and local level that support Wayside’s social service interests and the development of strong proactive relationships with government and public policy stakeholders. Aaliyah is also responsible for overseeing Wayside’s Training Center as they continue to cultivate strategic partnerships that support the growth and expansion of building an inclusive environment for the organization, community and industry.
Aaliyah has over a decade of experience in public sector and policy platforms, serving in various leadership roles within Illinois State Government, City of Chicago Government and Private Sector entities.
Most recently, Aaliyah worked for Centene Corporation, as a Community Relations Leader, responsible for cultivating Strategic Partnerships nationally for their Commercial Insurance Product line. She also served as co-writer and chair of a White Paper on Health Equity addressing and evaluating the importance of an intersection between Health Equity and Community Engagement in advancing better health outcomes within marginalized communities.
Aaliyah is originally from Chicago, Illinois and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in communications from Northwestern University.
Korin Ihloff
Chief Financial Officer
Korin joined Wayside in 2020 as the agency’s Chief Financial Officer overseeing Finance, Accounting, IT and Maintenance. Korin brings over 25 years of experience and vast knowledge of accounting and financial management to Wayside from her prior leadership roles.
Korin brings a broad perspective to her role as Wayside’s CFO, having worked for organizations in various industries within both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Korin’s for-profit roles included leadership positions as Director of Finance at Civiq Smartscapes LLC a technology startup, Global Controller at Cambridge Network an education services company, and Plant Controller at Lista/Stanley Black and Decker in manufacturing. Early in her career, Korin worked in healthcare finance at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in various financial analyst roles.
Korin earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley College.
Korin enjoys spending her personal time with family and friends and playing ice hockey year-round.
Beth Chin, MSW, LICSW, Vice President
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Beth has played many roles at Wayside over her 25 year career and is currently Vice President. Beth joined Wayside as a residential counselor at Harbinger House, one of the first residential programs in New England for runaway and homeless youth where she eventually became the program director. In 2003, Beth joined Wayside’s Community Service Agency where she was the Director of Family Networks and the Framingham Community Service Agency.
Beth opened Wayside’s first community site in Lowell and grew the program in seven years to serve approximately 200 youth and families a day. Most recently, Beth served as the Regional Director of the Central Massachusetts Region before being promoted to Vice President in August 2020.
In addition to her role at Wayside, Beth is an adjunct professor for the Boston College School of Social Work.
Beth earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Framingham State University and her Master of Social Work from Boston College.
Guimel DeCarvalho, LICSW, SHRM-CP,
Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer
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As Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer, Guimel oversees the People and Culture, Facilities, IT, and Electronic Health Records departments. Guimel’s goal is to streamline systems throughout Wayside to increase efficiencies and bring a better employee experience to Wayside staff. Prior to her current role, Guimel was Wayside’s first Vice President of People and Culture and Chief Diversity Officer. She was also the Program Director for Wayside’s Framingham Family Networks and worked for the Department of Children and Family Services in Compton, California.
Guimel is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional. In 2019 she was awarded the Elizabeth Funk Emerging Leaders Award from the Association of Behavioral Health for her work embedding equity and inclusion across the agency. In 2020 Guimel was named one of MetroWest’s 50 Most Influential Business People by GetKonnecdted! networking group for women and people of color and the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce.
She lives in Natick with her wife and son.
Penny Russell, Campus Director, MBA
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Penny is Campus Director overseeing residential services on Wayside’s Framingham, Mass. campus. Penny was hired in 2003 as a residential counselor at a group home providing support with daily living skills and mentoring. Since then she has held a variety of management roles overseeing training, risk and compliance. In her current role, Penny is responsible seven adolescent residential programs, a special education school called the Wayside Academy and the psychiatric day treatment program.
Penny has 15 years of experience as a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention trainer who teaches mental health professionals how to de-escalate youth during mental health crisis in safe and respectful manner. Therapeutic Crisis Intervention emphasizes empowering youth and recognizing their individual needs based on their background and mental and behavioral health issues. Penny is a trainer for the Wayside Equity Training Center and incorporates the role of bias and how it impacts both the staff and youth as part of this process.
Penny’s registered therapy dog, Maximus, often visits the campus where he brings comfort to youth in the residential programs. She is an avid distance runner and enjoys spending time outside either landscaping or gardening.
