Experienced BCBA’s conduct individualized assessments to create a treatment plan for your child to program for success.
Owner / Executive Director
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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Ph.D., BCBA-D
In-Home Supervisor
mailto:athakore@ctac1.com
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 In-Home Supervisor.
M.Ed. , BCBA
Academy Lead Therapist
mailto:abotello@ctac1.com
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.
M.S., BCBA
Supervisor
mailto:akelly@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed.
Behavior Technician
mailto:amela@ctac1.com
Ayesha received her B.S. from the University of California, Irvine in 2013 with a Major in Biology. She completed her M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Austin in Special Education, with a concentration in Autism and Developmental Disabilities in 2016. She has experience working with adults with intellectual and cognitive disabilities and using ABA with children who have autism. She plans to take her BCBA exam in 2017.
M.A., BCBA
Supervisor
mailto:bseifert@ctac1.com
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 Ph.D. program for Special Education at Ball State University. He expects to graduate in 2017. 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 2015 and is currently the Supervisor of the Bridges Program.
B.S.
Behavior Technician
mailto:ccrockett@ctac1.com
Crystal graduated from Tarleton State University with a Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood-6 grade Generalist with English as Second Language, and All Level Special Education. She has over 5 years of experience as a lead teacher running ABA and VB programs in the school setting. She will be receiving her masters from Texas A&M in Special Education and ABA in Spring 2017. After graduation, she plans to sit for her BCBA exam.
Insurance Billing Specialist
mailto:ctac@ctac1.com
Frances Yule is the Insurance Billing Specialist at CTAC. She has 12 years of experience in the medical billing field.
M.S., BCBA
Supervisor
mailto:jmartz@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed., BCBA
Therapist
mailto:jquintanilla@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed.
Behavior Technician
mailto:jrubinstein@ctac1.com
Joanna graduated from The University of Arizona in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education. Following graduation, she went on to attain her Master's degree in Special Education in 2016 with a concentration in Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining CTAC, Joanna worked in-school and in-home with both children and adults with autism. She is currently receiving supervision to sit for her BCBA certification exam.
M.Ed., BCBA
Therapist
mailto:jlitt@ctac1.com
Jordan received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Social Work from the University of Michigan in 2014. After graduation she moved to Austin to attend The University of Texas at Austin. In 2015 she received her M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education. Jordan became a BCBA in 2016 and joined the CTAC team. Jordan has worked as a therapist in clinic, in-home, and in the school setting.
B.S.
Behavior Technician
mailto:ctac@ctac1.com
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.
M.A., BCBA
Office Manager
mailto:kseifert@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed., BCBA
Owner / Executive Director
mailto:krich@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed.
Academy Behavior Technician
mailto:mwilder@ctac1.com
Megan graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelors in General Studies with an emphasis in Child Development and Family Consumer Sciences in 2009. Megan earned her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Ball State University in 2015. Megan has previous experience conducting in home and clinic based therapy. She is currently a part of the Academy program at CTAC. She plans on sitting for her BCBA exam.
M.Ed., BCBA
Therapist
mailto:mlesser@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed., BCBA
Therapist
mailto:mvanhorn@ctac1.com
Mikeala, graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in Communication Disorders and Sciences and a minor in Special Education in 2012 . After graduation, Mikeala worked in a life skills classroom and as an in-home support professional. Mikeala graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis on autism and developmental disabilities in 2015. While attending UT, she worked as an in-home behavior therapist. She joined the team at CTAC in August 2015 and received her BCBA in 2016.
M.Ed., BCBA
Clinical Director
mailto:mchapple@ctac1.com
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 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.
B.S.
Behavior Technician
mailto:scontreras@ctac1.com
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 both in-homes and at the center . Before coming to CTAC, she worked in Brooklyn, NY at a school for children with autism. Samantha is currently taking courses through Florida Institute of Technology in preparation for the BCaBA exam.
M.Ed.
Behavior Technician
mailto:sswinnea@ctac1.com
Samantha S. 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 Autism in the Doctoral program for Special Education and plans to sit for her BCBA exam in 2017.
M.Ed., BCBA
Therapist
mailto:tgartenberg@ctac1.com
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.
M.Ed., BCBA
Academy Therapist
mailto:vpittman@ctac1.com
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.
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