Our Team

Kyle LaColla

PTBT Co-Teacher

Kyle feels the most comfortable and happy amid the amazing minds and energy of children. She spent four years volunteering for the Young Naturalist preschool at Hudson Highland Nature Center in Cornwall, where her two daughters attended. Kyle completed her child-led play certification with Sally Haughey and attended her first Conscious Discipline Institute in 2024. In her previous life, she spent 15 years as a wardrobe supervisor/costumer for Broadway and TV.

Kathleen Penland

PTGT Co-Teacher

Kathleen, M. Ed., BCBA has worked with the neurodivergent community for over 20 years. She has a passion for teaching parents, educators, and our youth how to live a value-based life. Kathleen is a Clinical Educator with BAYADA Home Health Care and is also the Youth Coordinator with the Warwick Valley Community Center. She is a mother to two children.

Samantha Scalpone

PTCT Co-Teacher

Samantha is a licensed and registered Occupational Therapist and Certified Infant Massage Teacher (MS OTR/L). She has a Master’s degree in occupational therapy with a pediatric track concentration. Samantha has an extensive background working with the pediatric population. She has training in the Zones of Regulation, S.O.S feeding program, Pediatric Myofascial Release, and other areas. Samantha is licensed and practices in both New York and New Jersey. She is the mother of two children.

“We must see children differently in order for them to behave differently.”

— Becky Bailey