MISSION
THE MISSION of Capabilities Partnership Inc. dba as the Epilepsy Society of Southern New York is to provide comprehensive services to people with epilepsy, traumatic brain injuries, and other neurological, physical and developmental disabilities and their families for the promotion of independence and quality of life. All of our services and programs focus on activities that help the individual live independently in the community with dignity.
OUR VISION assists individuals and family members in reaching optimal growth potential, independence, community acceptance, and the best possible quality of life.
OUR SERVICES and programs are provided in the lower Hudson Valley of New York State. They include education and training, advocacy, vocational services, service coordination, and community independence training. We provide services under OPWDD’s Home and Community Based Waiver Program, the Department of Health’s Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program, and various programs offered through ACCES-VR. It is our goal to assist individuals in these programs to reach their optimal growth potential.
WITH OUR MAIN OFFICE in Pearl River in Rockland County, and our satellite office in Chester in Orange County, we are ideally situated to serve all seven lower New York counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
OUR HISTORY
THE EPILEPSY SOCIETY of Southern New York, Inc., (ESSNY) was formed in 1977 by Janice W. Gay and a group of concerned people whose lives epilepsy had touched in some way. The Society grew from a grassroots organization of support groups to a registered non-profit agency governed by its Executive Director and a voluntary Board of Directors.
CAPABILITIES PARTNERSHIP, INC. (CPI), was formed in 2006 to provide comprehensive services to persons of all cultures with challenging disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, those suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and neurological, physical and visual impairments.
Capabilities Partnership Inc. merged with the Epilepsy Society of Southern NY on January 1, 2014 (CPI/ESSNY). Together now, we are an organization founded over 40 years ago which continues to build “capabilities” every day.
Hours of Operation
Business office hours:
Mon – Fri: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Staff & Services
Executive Administration
Kim Egan • Executive Director of Clinical Services
Anna Vero • Executive Director of Administration
Erin Drury • Associate Director
Barbara Damiano • Office Manager
CLINICAL SERVICES
Service Coordination & Day Program Services
Kali Fiore • Manager Family Support & Contract Services
Tom Fiore • Structured Day Program Coordinator
Caroline Negersmith • Manager of TBI Services
Michelle Kirschbaum • Service Coordinator
Jessica Lupi • Senior Service Coordinator
Chrissy Keahon • Senior Service Coordinator
Laura Mangual • Community Service Coordinator
Darshana Bhatt • Senior Service Coordinator
Jackie Slagle • Community Service Coordinator
George Vasquez • Community Coordinator
Robert Wunder • SDP Coordinator
Callie Ecay • SDP Specialist
Anna Belle Scally • SDP Assistant
Vocational Services
Lisa Fiore • Director of Vocational Services
Tara Quackenbush • Manager of Vocational Services
Mary Moran • Senior Employment Specialist
Randi Packes • Senior Employment Specialist
Keith Parfitt • Senior Employment Specialist
Erica McLeod • Senior Employment Specialist
Suzanne Coyle • Employment Specialist
Mark Hurey • Jr. Employment Specialist
Wiendy Bonilla • Job Coach
Education Department
Erin Drury • Community Resource Specialist
Michelle Quinn • Community Resource Specialist
Board Of Directors
Joseph J. DeLosa • President
W. Allen Hauser, MD • Vice President
Carmen Stefano, MBA • Treasurer
Denise P. Mann • Secretary
David J. Dickoff, MD
Founders
James J. Powers, Esq. (1977-2017)
Janice W. Gay (1977-2009)
Professional Advisory Board
David J. Dickoff, MD, Chairperson
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, MD, PhD
Georgina Galante, RPh MS
Robert R. Goodman, MD, PhD
Susan Walton Greenhill, PNP
W. Allen Hauser, MD
Barbara Sue Koppel, MD
Olgica Laban-Grant, MD
Daniel J. Luciano, MD
Solomon L. Moshe, MD
Alison M. Pack, MD
Theodore B. Rosenzweig, Esq.
Glenn M. Seliger, MD
Jay E. Selman, MD
Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD
Baldev Kaur Singh, MD
Howard L. Weiner, MD
Financial Documents
Current IRS Form 990
2026 COLA Disclosure Document
Financial Statements as of December 31, 2025