Category Archives: Infant Learning Program

Developmental Specialist Email: Amy Wellman Phone: 907-689-7223

ILP/SLP Supervisor Email: Tonya Buczkowski Phone: 907-689-7233

ILP Program Assistant Sherri Criley is the current Program Assistant for our Infant Learning Program. Sherri began her association with FOCUS as a care provider clear back in 1991! She provided care on a part-time basis for many years until stepping into her current position in 2001. She loves supporting the ILP program because she […]

Speech Therapist Cristine Aki is an ILP specialist in the Infant Learning Program.  She lives in Anchorage with her husband and has 3 grown children, including a set of twins.  She enjoys spending time with her 4 ½ year old granddaughter and looks forward to seeing her new grand baby around March 2015.  Christine grew up in southern […]

Infant Learning Program Email: Juliann Nevells Phone: 907-279-1100

Infant Learning Program Donna has lived in Alaska her entire life except for university schooling and a 2-year therapy job in Italy, after receiving an MA in Physical Therapy from Stanford.  She always knew she wanted to work with children, and spent over 40 years loving every day of the work, specializing in babies from […]

Developmental Specialist Shannon Lloyd is an ILP who recently joined Focus.  She received her Masters of Teaching from Alaska Pacific University and in 2013 she received her Speech Language Pathologist-Associate from Prince William Community College.  She brings a wealth of knowledge from her experiences working in rural Alaska to locally here in the Anchorage area.  She […]

Valdez Toddler Tea Time Email: Brandy Smelcer Phone: 907-835-4323

ILP Director Shannon Parker began working at FOCUS in 2010 as a Developmental Specialist and Supervisor and became the Infant Learning Program Director in March of 2014.  Prior to FOCUS Shannon had worked in the field of Early Intervention serving the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands and Tyonek,  a number of years at Early Head Start, Head Start […]

Developmental Specialist Email: Cynthia Parkin Phone: 907-689-7254