Our Team

Alma received her Bachelor’s degree in Special Education in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2006. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a M.Ed. in Autism and Developmental Disabilities and received her BCBA in May 2014. She has 6 years of experience working with children with Autism in schools, home, and clinical settings.

Morgan graduated from St. Edward's University with a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish and Psychology. With several years experience working with children with autism in private schools and home programs, Morgan joined the staff at CTAC in April 2006. During her time at CTAC, Morgan has worked as a therapist, supervisor and school district consultant. She received ongoing supervision under Kelle Rich and completed graduate coursework in ABA Therapy through the Florida Institute of Technology. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Texas, Austin in 2009 and received her BCBA. She also conducts the Summer Institute for Teachers and School District Consulting and Trainings.

Samantha graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Applied Learning and Development. She has been with CTAC for 3 years working in family's homes and at the center. Before coming to CTAC, she worked as a therapist in Brooklyn, NY at a school for children with autism. Samantha is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst.

Tess received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in 2010 and her M.Ed. in Special Education from the University of Texas in 2015. She received her BCBA in 2016. She has been working with children with autism for 7 years in early intervention and with middle and high school students in a school setting. She joined the CTAC team in 2015.

Christy graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology in 2014. She graduated from University of Texas at Austin with an M.Ed. in Special Education: Autism and Developmental Disabilities in 2015. Christy has experience working with children with Autism using the science of Applied Behavior Analysis in the in-home and center settings. She earned her BCBA in 2016 and moved to the Dallas area. In 2017, she moved back to Austin and joined the CTAC team.

Andrea graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2010. She continued on to graduate school at Florida State University's Applied Behavior Analysis program and received her Master's of Science degree in 2012. Since graduating and becoming a BCBA, she has worked in verbal behavior clinics and in homes, providing one on one ABA therapy as well as supervising other therapists. She joined the CTAC team in 2014 and became supervisor in 2016.

Michelle received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Delaware. After graduation, she moved to Texas to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2014, she received her M.Ed. in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. During her graduate studies, Michelle worked as a behavior therapist in a clinic setting, as well as in-home and in school. She became a BCBA in 2015 and joined the CTAC team in 2016.

Vicki graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a minor in American Sign Language. She is a Registered Behavior Technician and has been working with children and teens with autism for 6 years. She is currently applying to graduate school to pursue her BCBA while she works at CTAC.

Jenn graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in 2007 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She continued on at UNO to attain her Master’s of Science degree in School Psychology in 2010. While in graduate school Jenn worked as an in-home behavior therapist. After moving to Austin in 2010, she was employed at a local school to serve children with autism in the special education department. She joined CTAC in 2011 and acquired her supervision hours while working as a therapist. Jenn earned her BCBA in 2013, and has been a supervisor at CTAC since 2015.

Josh graduated from Western Illinois University with a B.S. in Psychology. He has previously worked with young adults with Autism and Developmental Disabilities at College Living Experience. Josh is in coursework for his RBT exams.

Mariel received her B.I.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2011. She then moved to Austin, Texas to attend the University of Texas at Austin and received her M.Ed. in Special Education with a concentration in Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders in 2012.  After graduation, she worked as a lead teacher at KIPP Austin Leadership Elementary for four years, obtaining experience in general education, inclusion, and special education settings.  She joined the CTAC team in August of 2017.

Alecia graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Studio Arts in 2013. She lived in Miami, FL for 3 years after graduation and worked for a private clinic credentialed as an Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) in various settings including clinic-based, in-home, and in school. After completing coursework through Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), she passed her BCaBA exam in 2015. She recently moved to Austin and is currently in graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin working towards a Master’s of Education in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). She joined the CTAC team in September of 2017, and expects to sit for her BCBA exam in 2018.

Jessica graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Human Development and Family Sciences in 2010 and with a Master’s of Education in Autism and Developmental Disabilities in 2013. She earned her BCBA in 2016. She has been working with children with autism and other developmental disabilities for 4 years. She previously worked with children ages 18 months to 5 years in child development centers in Austin for 5 years.

Jacqueline received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. After graduation, Jacqueline went on to work as a Registered Behavior Technician in clinic, in-home and in school settings. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with her M.Ed. in Special Education: Autism and Developmental Disabilities in 2018. She joined our team in 2017.

Ben received his B.A. in Psychology from Purdue University in 2008 and his M.A. in ABA from Ball State University in 2010. Ben received his BCBA certification in 2011. He has been an instructor for the ABA program at Ball State University and is currently in the Ed.D. program for Special Education at Ball State University. Ben has been working in the field of ABA since 2003 under the supervision of Dr. Carl Sundberg, Dr. Patrick McGreevy, Dr. Mark Sundberg, Dr. John Esch, Dr. Barbera Esch, and Dr. Peter Gerhardt. He has experience working with all ages in home programs, schools and center-based therapy at Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA.) Ben joined the CTAC team in 2014 and is currently the Supervisor of the Bridges Program.

Kourtney received a B.S. in Communications with a concentration in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Rhode Island College.  In May of 2017, she completed her M.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Behavior Analysis at Saint Joseph's University.  She has more than 5 years of experience working as an ABA therapist with children with autism in clinics, homes and schools.  

Samantha graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Special Education in 2014. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a M.Ed. in Special Education: Autism and Developmental Disabilities in 2015. She is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin in the Doctoral program for Special Education. She received her BCBA in 2017.

Aarti graduated from the University of Mumbai, India in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2011, she completed her Master’s degree with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She received her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2016. Aarti has more than 10 years of experience working with children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities across different cultures. Aarti joined the CTAC team in 2013 and serves as our Director of Clinical Research and In-Home Program Supervisor.

Jessica received her B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from San Diego State University in 2016. Following graduation, Jessica worked as a Registered Behavior Technician in clinical and in-home settings. She is currently completing her M.Ed. in Special Education, with a concentration in Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Erissa Burris is a Registered Behavior Technician at CTAC.  She graduated from Huston-Tillotson University with a B.S. in Psychology in 2017. She is currently working on finishing her Master’s at Texas State University in Special Education: Autism and ABA therapy. Erissa’s goal upon finishing her Master’s is to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has been working with children and teens who have Autism for 3 years.   

Jinwei Song graduated with a B.A. in Special Education from the University of Jinan, China. He then moved to Austin to pursue his Master’s in Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Texas and graduated the summer of 2019. Jinwei is fluent in Chinese, Mandarin and English. He is a huge fan of music and basketball. 

Mallory Lamparter graduated from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Public Health. She moved to Austin, TX in the summer of 2019 to work with CTAC. She is a Registered Behavior Technician and has been working with children with autism and special needs for 3 years. She is currently applying to graduate schools to pursue her BCBA. 

Katie Motes graduated from Auburn University with her B.A. in Psychology in 2017. Following graduation, Katie attended graduate school at Florida State University and earned her M.S. degree in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2019. Katie received her BCBA in August 2019. She moved to Austin in June 2019 and loves to explore the city.  

Amaris Castro received her B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy from Texas State University in 2016. She started working as a behavior technician in the clinic, home, and school settings following graduation. In 2019, she graduated from the University of Texas, at Austin, with her Master's in Special Education: Autism and Developmental Disabilities. She intends to take the BCBA exam in 2020. 

Sofia Sanchez graduated from the University of Texas, at Austin, with a B.A. in Psychology in 2018. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Behavior Analysis at Simmons University.  Sofia’s goal is to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and to continue providing services for children with autism and other developmental disorders. Sofia enjoys playing music, cooking for friends and cuddling with her cat, Scooby Doo! 

Julia Chun is from Dallas, TX. She received her Bachelors' degree in Psychology & Criminology from the University of Houston in 2017.  After graduation, she moved back to Dallas, where she worked in an ABA school for a year. She moved to Austin, TX to pursue her Masters' at Texas State, and will be graduating December 2019. She expects to take her BCBA exam in 2020. Julia's dream has always been to work with individuals with special needs and so she says she is living her dream here at CTAC!