Jessica founded Quetzalli Zephyr in January 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s in Latin American Studies, a Master’s in photography and a Doctorate in clinical psychology. In addition to her clinical work , she provides pro bono neuropsychological evaluations in Spanish with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). Recently, she initiated the creation of a training program in Spanish for the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO™). Jessica enjoys dancing, Aikido, hiking, and being still while absorbing nature.

Cyntia trained in psychology in Chile and has specialized in maternal and infant/child mental health. She holds a Master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she focused on early childhood socio-emotional development. Cyntia provided culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services primarily to Latino immigrant families at Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas. Cyntia is in her 3rd year of a Ph.D. at the Boston University School of Psychological & Brain Sciences.

Karen Garber trained as a psychologist in her native country of Venezuela. Since immigrating to the US over twenty-six years ago, she has dedicated herself to supporting families impacted by poverty, addiction, and immigration trauma. In addition to private practice, she is the Project Director at Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas at JF&CS. Karen also volunteers her time and bilingual language skills to Postpartum Support International’s Spanish language warm line.

Laura Gomez Machiavello trained as a clinical psychologist in her native Mexico. She has lived in the United States for 15 years, studying Infant Mental Health and working with vulnerable families through a culturally sensitive, social justice lens. Her work is informed by attachment theory and she is interested in postpartum depression and NICU experiences. Currently, she is working to reduce the impact of childhood trauma at Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas. Laura’s middle name is Citalli, which means Estrella in Nahuatl.