Our Team

  • Thomas Wappat, Ph.D.

    Founder & Executive Director

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    Dr. Wappat brings over 25 years of social and psychological services expertise to his role as Executive Director. He started Phineas Brain & Mind with the vision of delivering best-in-class psychological healthcare and training to patients and their care givers, when an individual’s problems with living, and challenges of identity, stem from the influence of both neurological (brain) and psychological (mind) factors combined. Dr. Wappat holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology from The New School for Social Research.

  • Megan Galbraith

    Founder & Advisor

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    Megan brings two decades of professional services and technology strategy executive expertise to her advisory role. She’s designed and implemented growth strategies for service agencies, consulting firms, and clients across multiple industries. She is a member of Chief and Pavilion.

  • TIphany McClanahan, B.S.

    Director of Operations

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    Tiphany brings more than seven years of TBI, and mental health and human services experience, training, and her analytical and strategic systems thinking, to her role as Director of Operations. Tiphany oversees daily operations, and she provides clinician-training, counseling, and independence-training services.

  • Elizabeth Spadaccini, M.S., LMSW

    Director of Clinical Services

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    Elizabeth has spent over a decade in medical, human services and educational settings working with families of children and adults with behavioral and/or learning challenges, and with the TBI community in a variety of settings. She is a lecturer of Social Work and a certified School Psychologist. Elizabeth brings her clinical and educational experience, and her expertise in psychological and cognitive and intellectual assessment services, human services program management, and educational law and disability policy, to her role as Director of Clinical Services.

  • William Caldera, LMSW

    Clinical Director

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    Bill brings over seven years of counseling and behavioral social work experience to his role as Clinical Director. Bill has experience with a diverse range of patient populations, both adults and children, and he brings his love for this work to the traumatic brain-injured (TBI) community.