Klibanoff and Pierotti family gather to celebrate 2024-25 Patricia L. Klibanoff Fellow
On Wednesday, June 25, Washburn Center for Children’s team gathered with the Klibanoff and Pierotti family to celebrate Amy Noakes, the Patricia L. Klibanoff fellow for 2024-25 school year.
The Patricia L. Klibanoff Fellow centers and honors innovators within our community of social work and therapists at Washburn Center.
Amy’s impact in Washburn’s school-based program has been a hallmark of her service since joining Washburn Center for Children in 2014.
About the Patricia L. Klibanoff Endowment Fund
Established by family and friends of the late Pat Klibanoff, the fund honors the memory of a beloved mom, wife, friend and social worker who dedicated her life to help all who knew her lead successful lives.
This was the first school year that the Patricia L. Klibanoff Endowment Fund honored the memory of Pat with support for its school-based program. For its first 14 years, the endowment supported training for the next generation of child clinicians through an annual selection of a postdoctoral fellow who was part of an APA-accredited internship at Washburn Center.
This Fellowship continues Pat’s legacy of impact on youth; it was established at Washburn Center for Children in 2010 in honor of Pat and her passion for improving the lives of children and families.
Pat’s life was centered on advocacy for children and families in their homes, schools and at the state policy level. This deep passion permeated her work as a family life educator and school social worker in the public schools of East Greenwich, RI. Pat’s daughter Kathryn is a trustee for Washburn Center and she and her husband Jeremy Pierotti are long-standing generous supporters of the mission.