Our Child Life Team

Johns Hopkins Children's Center Child Life team 2025

Contact Child Life 
410-955-6276  

Caitlin Baltzer, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Inpatient Acute Care and Burn Care Unit
M.S. in Child Life: University of La Verne
B.A. in Child Development and Psychology: California State University San Marcos
Internship: UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital

Patrice Brylske, MPA, CCLS
Director of Child Life Services
Master of Public Administration: University of Baltimore
B.S. in Child Development: Iowa State University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center 

Kelsey Davis, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pre-Op and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Specializations in Child Life and Children’s Policy & Law: Erikson Institute
B.A. in Psychology: The Ohio State University
Internship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Jenna Dunbar, MEd, CCLS, CIMI
Child Life Specialist II, Harriet Lane Clinic
M.Ed. in Child Studies: Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Journalism: University of Missouri
Internship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Sheila Donovan
Patient Activity Coordinator
B.A. in Psychology: University of Maryland

Nicholas Edwards, PGTS Certificate
B.S. in Psychology: St. John's University  

Molly Gallagher, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Facility Dog Handler
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
B.A. in Human Development: Washington College
Internship: Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Casey Gilman, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pediatric Outpatient Oncology Clinic
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: East Tennessee Children’s Hospital  

Jordan Haliburton, MS, CCLS
Child life Specialist I, Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Volunteer Coordinator
M.S. in Human Development and Family Services with Child Life Concentrations: Texas State University
B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences: Texas State University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Carlos Harris
Child Life Video Producer
B.S. in Communications Studies: Morgan State University

Rosemary Hawkins, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital 

Sarah Kulski, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Inpatient Acute Care Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Children’s Health – Children’s Medical Center of Dallas

Danielle "Dani" Laureta, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Outpatient Clinics
M.S. in in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies: Pennsylvania State University
Internship: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City

Megan Luzetsky
Child Life Office Coordinator
B.S. in Psychology: Towson University

Mary Lynch, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Pediatric Cardiac, Transplant, and General Care Unit
B.S. in Psychology: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Caroline Miller, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Pediatric Radiology
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Inova Fairfax Medical Center 

Catherine Northup, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Radiation Oncology
B.Ed. Hons in Education and Development: College of St. Paul & St. Mary, U.K.
Internship: Arkansas Children’s Hospital 

Caroline "Carrie" Potter, MS, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center Facility Dog Handler
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
B.S. in Health and Exercise Science: Furman University
Internship: The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore 

Nilu Rahman, MS, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Child Life Specialization: Erikson Institute
B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology Minor: Pennsylvania State University
Internship: The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital

Olivia Saillen, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Inpatient Acute Care Unit
M.S. in Child Development with Child Life Concentration: Erikson Institute
B.A. in Psychology: James Madison University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center 

Jennifer “Jenny” Seiler, MEd, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Dialysis Clinic and Child Life Training Coordinator
M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education: Towson University
B.S. in Human Services: Stevenson University (Villa Julie College)
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Jamie Shegogue, LPMT, MT-BC
Music Therapist, Pediatric Intensive Care
Bachelors of Music Therapy: Shenandoah University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine

Marianne Sparan, MS, CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Special Programs Coordinator
M.S. in Child Life and Family Centered Care: Wheelock College
B.S. in Human Development and Psychology: Wheelock College
Internship: Franciscan Children’s and Tufts Medical Center

Elise Tan, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Pediatric Emergency Department
M.S. in Child Life: Texas Women’s University
B.A. in Linguistics and Psychology: Rice University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Ashlee Walker, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist III, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Aryana Ware, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Inpatient Oncology Unit
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
M.A. in Education and Human Development for Special Education for Children with Emotional Behavioral Disorders: The George Washington University
B.S. in Psychology: St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Internship: Inova Children’s Hospital

Autumn Welch
Patient Activity Coordinator
AAS in Early Childhood Education: Baltimore City Community College 

Edena Zewdie, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Specialty Clinic
M.S. in Child Life: Bank Street College of Education
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Virginia Gourley, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, PRN
Child Life Volunteer Coordinator
M.S. in Child Life, Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art: University of Vermont
Internship: Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Amanda Hennessy, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, PRN
M.S. in Child Life Administration, and Family Collaboration: Towson University
B.S. in Family and Human Services: Towson University
Internship: Texas Children’s Hospital

Tiffany Potterfield, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, PRN
M.S. in Child Life, Family Collaboration and Administration: Towson University
B.S. in Mass Communications: Towson University
Internship: Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital 

Crissie Traugott, MEd, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, PRN
M.Ed. in Elementary Education: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
B.A. in Psychology: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Mollie Young, MPH, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, PRN
Master of Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
B.S. in Human Sciences: Mississippi State University
Internship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center