Our Team

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. Morgan serves as our Clinical Director. She also conducts the Summer Institute for Teachers and School District Consulting and Trainings.

Katie graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 2008 with a Bachelors in Psychology and a minor in Child Development. She earned her M.A. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Special Education from California State University, Northridge in 2011. She has been providing and supervising behavior therapy services in home, school, and clinic settings since 2008. Katie earned her BCBA in 2013 and joined the CTAC team in 2017. 

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.

Molly received a B.S. in Elementary Education and Psychology in 2012. After graduation, she worked as a behavior therapist and then as a public school elementary classroom teacher. Molly earned a Master’s of Education in Special Education in 2015, and became a special education teacher, while working part-time as an in-home behavior therapist. She recently moved to Texas, and is currently working towards becoming a BCBA. Molly joined the CTAC team in July 2017, and expects to sit for her BCBA exam in 2018.

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.

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.

Victoria Pittman received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2014. Victoria graduated from Baylor University in 2015 with Master's degree in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis. She received her BCBA in 2016.

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 is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin to receive her M.Ed. in Special Education: Autism and Developmental Disabilities. She plans to sit for her BCBA exam in 2018.

Kelle has 25+ years working with children and adults with Autism. She started working with children with Autism in 1988 for her senior project at The Greenhill School of Dallas. This lead her to Texas Christian University where she graduated with a B.S. in the Study of Exceptional Students in 1992. Kelle taught K-5 in Carrollton-Farmer's Branch ISD for 3 years where she was nominated for Teacher of the Year by the Down’s Syndrome and Autism Society of Texas. In 1995, Kelle started her graduate program with Syracuse University in Rome, Italy then went on to complete her M.Ed. in Behavioral Interventions from University of North Texas in 1996. She returned to public school as a Crisis Interventionist, Behavior Resource Specialist and Autism Specialist from 1996-2000. 

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Karie received her B.A. in Sociology from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL in 2009. After graduation, she worked in a behavioral health hospital providing mental health services to children and teenagers. She then worked for the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA) in Indianapolis for 4 years as a behavior technician/training specialist under the direct supervision of Dr. Carl Sundberg, BCBA-D. In 2012, she moved to South Bend, IN to help start a new location for BACA. She graduated with her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Ball State University in 2014 and joined the CTAC team that same year. She received her BCBA in 2015 and worked as a CTAC therapist. She has a special interest in Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and moved to the administrative side of our company as our Office Manager 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.