Joella Lykouretzos, MA, MBA

Joella Lykouretzos, MA, MBA is an Educational Specialist in the Gund Learning and Diagnostic Center at the Child Mind Institute. Joella has extensive experience working with families to provide tailored school placement recommendations and educational consultation services. She works with regional private and public school programs to ensure students find the right educational setting to match their learning profiles. Joella works with families that have children with language or learning disorders, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorder, and other conditions that interfere with school functioning.

Joella is the proud mother of three children. Her oldest two children were diagnosed in nursery school with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Through their diagnoses, Joella has personally gone through the journey of numerous school placements, therapists, learning specialists, and educational consultants. Joella’s personal experiences and formal education have made her well-equipped to guide families and students through the assessment and school placement process.

• Admissions Interviewer, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
• Admissions Associate, Speyer Legacy School, New York, NY
• Chief Operating Officer, One Love Foundation, Bronxville, NY
• Chief Operating Officer, Hoplite Capital Management, LLC., New York, NY
• Associate, Equities Division & Financial Analyst, Investment Banking Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY

• Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Psychology in Education, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, Champaign-Urbana, IL