Andrew Gomm, MSW, BSW
Program Manager
Family Infant and Toddler Program
Department of Health
Harold Runnels Building LTSD
1190 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
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New Mexico
Andrew Gomm currently serves as Manager of the Family Infant Toddler
(FIT) Program of the New Mexico Department of Health, which
provides early intervention statewide to infants and toddlers with and
at risk for developmental delays and disabilities and their families. He
also is the past President of the Infant Toddler Coordinators Association,
a group advocating for the needs of infants and toddlers at a
national level and helping to support states and territories in their effort
to implement effective early intervention systems.
Mr. Gomm has worked with children and adults with developmental
disabilities and their families for over 20 years. Graduating with a master's
degree in social work from the University of East London, he has
been active in the disability field both in England and the United States.
His efforts include coordinating disability and family support services on
the Navajo Nation and Hopi Pueblo in Northern Arizona before moving
to New Mexico.
In the management of New Mexico's Family Infant and Toddler Program,
Mr. Gomm strives to implement an expanded eligibility for early
intervention services to include those infants and toddlers at environmental
risk. Most recently, he championed to forge a relationship
between the State's early intervention provider and the child welfare
system, thereby ensuring that the most at-risk infants and toddlers in
New Mexico realized access to assessment and early intervention services.
He has worked diligently to bridge service gaps through awareness
education, training, technical assistance, and, at times,
sheer persistence.
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