Damaris Divito is a native New Yorker born to first generation, Puerto Rican parents.
After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts with a major in Drama, she then went on to pursue her studies in speech and language pathology at Queens College, followed by a M.A. at St.John's University. Her 27 years of experience in the career of speech and language therapy include autism spectrum disorders, auditory-aural habilitation/rehabilitation, social-pragmatic skills, executive functioning, and other developmental disabilities. Her first love of theatre has been the foundation for creating many connections with her students from birth to High School.