Our Staff

Carmela Granata-Bernacchio, MS, SLP-CCC

has a BA in Education and an MS in Speech/Language Pathology.  She was awarded a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology, is a Licensed Teacher, a Licensed Teacher of the Speech/Hearing Handicapped, and is a Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist.
 In her thirty-five years in the field she has experience in both mainstream and special educational school settings as a Classroom Teacher, a Resource Room Teacher, and Clinical Supervisor of Speech Pathologist interns.  Carmela developed and provided supervision of special educational programs for preschool and school aged children which promoted inclusion in typical preschool settings. She owned and directed an Early Childhood Center for eight years and is currently the owner and director of Humanistic Consultants, Inc., which has offices in Mineola, NY, and in a private school on Long Island. Humanistic Consultants, Inc. is celebrating its 29th year servicing families. She is also the director of the not for profit organization P.A.C.E., (Parent And Child Education, Inc.) which provides parenting workshops and seminar programs.

James Kennedy

Robert Panza, MS, LMHC

A licensed special education teacher, school psychologist, and mental health counselor in New York state, Robert is currently employed as a full-time school psychologist in the New York City public schools. His role there is to provide counseling services and parent education to special needs children and their parents/gaurdians. He has also developed and maintained behavior management programs for children classified with emotional disturbance, autism, and mental retardation. At Humanistic Consultants, his role takes advantage of his teaching, counseling, and consulting backgrounds, utilizing an eclectic approach in working with families to provide a nurturing environment where children can reach their potential.

Christopher J. Eichberger, Office Manager

A graduate of Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, Christopher received his BA in behavioral sciences in May of 2007. The preceeding summer, he worked an internship at Humanistic Consultants, helping with children in a classroom setting for the majority of the day before returning to Mineola for a few hours of office work. It was during this internship that Christopher realized he had a strong passion for working with children and their families. After a few years and some restructuring, a position became available bringing Chris back to Humanistic Consultants where he manages the office during the morning and early afternoon, and works with children later in the day. He sees this position as a great learning experience and continues to educate himself through progression in his work.