Meet the Staff

Jason

 

Jason Verhoosky

Director

Jason began their time in Wayland with the  WaylandCares Community Coalition in 2015. 

Jason shifted their leadership to include both the oversight of WaylandCares and Wayland Youth & Family Services in the fall of 2017. Jason is passionate about supporting the Youth & Family department in delivering both clinical and prevention services to the community and assisting Wayland in being the healthiest community possible. Jason came to Wayland from DanversCARES and brought energy, enthusiasm and prevention expertise. Jason is excited to provide the Wayland community education and resources in the topics of substance prevention, internet safety, healthy relationships, communication, boundary setting and helping youth and families make healthy decisions. 

When Jason is not working is Wayland, you can find them playing all the music, building community, adventuring with their children and animals, and attempting to have all the fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Kelsey Sanclemente
 Assistant Director/Clinical Supervisor

 

Kelsey Sanclemente joined Wayland Youth & Family Services in October of 2017, after
obtaining a Master's in Psychology from Framingham State University. She obtained her LMHC
in 2019 and transitioned to the role of Assistant Director/Clinical Supervisor in the Fall of 2022.
Kelsey continues to make a positive impact in the lives of Wayland adolescents and families.
Kelsey began her career in counseling at SMOC in Framingham and has provided home and
outpatient based services in her career. She grew up in Saxonville, attended Framingham Public
Schools, and obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Framingham State University.
In her spare time, Kelsey enjoys the outdoors and spending time with family, friends and her
dog. Professionally, Kelsey enjoys building meaningful therapeutic relationships with the youth
and families with whom she works while honoring the individual needs of youth and families.

 

 

Paije

Paije Gandolfi
Clinician

 

Paije is the newest member of the Wayland Youth and Family Services team, joining as a clinician in May of 2023. Her passion for mental health developed in the early stages of her career as a early educator, which led to achieving her dream of obtaining her Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Professional Studies from Lesley University. Paije has years of experience providing services for inpatient and outpatient facilities working closely along side a diverse population, but primarily children and adolescents. While completing her master's she worked to serve survivors of domestic violence, sexual assult and rape crisis as a counselor and advocate. Paije strongly believes in the power of connection, and utilizes a person-centered approach during sessions. In her leisure, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, and traveling. Paije is looking forward to continue her positive impact on the community of Wayland. 

 

 

Megan

Megan Wohlfarth

Student Outreach Coordinator

Megan Wohlfarth is an alum of Wayland Public Schools, and has a BA in Psychology from Mount Holyoke College. She has been working for WYFS since 2021, and she is the go-to contact for youth outreach programming. In her spare time, Megan enjoys crafting, making art, and spending time with animals (especially dogs and cats).

 

 

 

Muriel Sypek
Muriel Sypek
Administrative Assistant

     

Muriel Sypek is a Wayland resident who joined Wayland Youth and Family Services as administravie assistant in 2002.