Meet the Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Team

The Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Team is dedicated to improving the transition of care for infants and their families as they move from the NICU to home and community-based supports.


  • HOSPITAL-TO-HOME SYSTEMS CHANGE MANAGER

    Sara Circelli, MA, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Manager at Northwest Center (NWC), where she has also served as an Early Intervention Family Resources Coordinator for nearly a decade. She helped develop NWC’s Hospital-to-Home team to address the “service cliff” families face after NICU discharge, ensuring a supported transition home. Sara has led statewide trainings to build provider capacity and embed perinatal mental health supports within Early Support for Infant and Toddlers (ESIT). She is trained in Promoting First Relationships and holds certifications in Compassionate Bereavement Care and Group Peer Support, facilitating groups for Postpartum Support International and beyond. Drawing on both professional and lived experience, Sara is dedicated to supporting caregiver emotional well-being alongside infant development.

  • HOSPITAL-TO-HOME SYSTEMS CHANGE SPECIALIST

    Tiffany Elliott is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with 15 years experience, specializing in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders with a strong focus on preterm and medically complex infants and strengthening the caregiver-infant dyad. Tiffany is the Hospital-to-Home systems change specialist at Northwest Center, bringing her deep clinical experience of healthcare systems and the impact of pediatric feeding disorder on early relational health. Additionally, she provides direct clinical care on the infant team at Seattle Children’s Hospital and recently opened her own training and mentorship business called Feeding Connections, PLLC.