Jessica founded Quetzalli Zephyr in January 2022. Her educational path includes a BA in Latin American Studies, an MA in photography and a PsyD in clinical psychology. She grew up in the US, Mexico, and Chile. In addition to working as a clinical neuropsychologist and psychotherapist, Dr. Boyatt does pro bono neuropsychological evaluations in Spanish for refugees and asylum seekers with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). She is also part of a group creating 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. In 2014 she completed her master’s in human development and psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she focused on early childhood socio-emotional development. Cyntia worked for four years as a Parent-Child Clinician for Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas at the Center for Early Relationship Support at JF&CS, providing culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services primarily to Latino immigrant families with children ages birth to five. Cyntia is currently a second year Ph.D. student at the Boston University School of Psychological & Brain Sciences. Through her research she aims to better understand factors influencing parent and child well-being in understudied, underserved, and underprivileged groups. She is also interested in developing improved assessment methods in this area that are valid in different socio-cultural contexts.

Karen Garber trained as a psychologist in her native country of Venezuela. Since immigrating to the United States over twenty-six years ago, she has dedicated herself to working to support families and their young children in Massachusetts. In addition to private practice, she currently serves as the Project Director for Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas, a program of the Center for Early Relationship Support at Jewish Family & Children’s Service, committing herself to supporting families impacted by poverty, addiction, and immigration trauma. Ms. Garber also volunteers her time and bilingual language skills to Postpartum Support International’s Spanish language warm line.

Laura Gomez Machiavello is originally from Mexico, where she trained as a clinical psychologist. She has lived in the United States for 15 years and has been working with kids and families for over 12 years. Currently, she is working in JF&CS of greater Boston in the Early Connections/Conexiones Tempranas program, serving immigrant families primarily from Latin America. Laura works from an attachment theory perspective to reduce the impact of childhood trauma through culturally sensitive and social justice lenses. Laura's recent studies were in Infant Mental Health and in Trauma and Attachment framework and theories, she is also interested in Postpartum Depression and families with NICU experiences. Laura has a prehispanic sescond name, Citalli, which means Estrella in Nahuatl.