Faculty & Staff

Maureen Mork, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor who specializes in counseling patients for hereditary gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. She is also involved in clinic research in hereditary GI cancers, with a special interest in early-onset colorectal cancer. She teaches and supervises students in the UT Genetic Counseling Program, and has also served as a thesis chair for genetic counseling graduate students.

Julie Moskowitz, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor within the GI Center. She received her undergraduate degrees (a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in sociology and social psychology) from Lehigh University in 2011 and her graduate degree, an M.S. in Genetic Counseling, from Long Island University in 2013.

Nadine Rayes, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. Her primary clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals concerned about hereditary cancer conditions. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Cancer Prevention Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.

Susan Reilly, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in biological sciences from Binghamton University in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and her M.S. degree in Genetic Counseling from Long Island University in 2019. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the West Houston location and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county’s underserved population. 

Donika Saporito, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Genitourinary Center. She is involved in supervising and teaching students from the UT Genetic Counseling Training Program.

Rachael Shilbauer, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at the Sugar Land location and Gynecologic Oncology Center. 

Catherine Skefos, M.A., M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients in the Endocrine Center.

Autumn Vara, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. She provides cancer risk assessment and counseling to patients at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital's general oncology clinic, where she counsels the county's underserved population. 

Jacynda Woodman-Ross, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor in the Clinical Cancer Genetics program. Her primary role is working directly with patients to provide cancer risk assessment and counseling as part of the CPRIT Grant.