Name: Ann BeirneRole / Credential: MA, BCBA, COBASpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist of Multidisciplinary CollaborationCompany Name: Proud Moments ABACompany URL: https://www.proudmomentsaba.com/Ability to Contribute: Ann Beirne, MA, BCBA is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over two decades of experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. BIO: She has provided direct services to children and families […]

Name: Angela SallersonRole / Credential: OTR/LSpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist of ABCs of Sensory Processing Disorder: Where Do I Start?Company Name: Imua Family ServicesCompany URL: https://imuafamily.org/Ability to Contribute: Angela has a training in Sensory Processing (Sr. Ready Approach Therapist),  Sensory Integration (Certified), NDT for children and adults (training), Feeding Disorders, Oral Motor Beckman Approach, How Does Your Engine Run, Vestibular and […]

Name: Amanda FishleyRole / Credential: MA, BCBA, COBASpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist of ABCs of Sensory Processing Disorder: Where Do I Start?Company Name: Company URL: Ability to Contribute: She has extensive experience mentoring and providing supervision to RBTs, BCBA candidates and behavior analysts.  She received her Master’s degree in Special Education/ABA from The Ohio State University. She has […]

Name: Iris MaynardRole / Credential: MASpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist for Ethics of Compassionate Mandated Reporting Across DisciplinesCompany Name: El Paso County Department of Human ServicesCompany URL: www.humanservices.elpasoco.comAbility to Contribute: Iris trains and supervises a team of caseworkers weekly to discuss cases, to create treatment plans, to address parent’s protective capacities, concerns, worker performance, and career development […]

Ole Ivar Lovaas was born in Norway in 1927; he was a clinical psychologist, who studied the use of principles, based on behavioral psychology in treating the aberrant behavior of children. He started his academic career at Washington University and finished his degree in 1958. Professor Lovaas was one of the world-famous autism experts. He […]

Name: Deborah P. Coehlo Role / Credential: PhD, C-PNP, PMHS, CFLE​ Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert in PsychopharmacologyCompany Name: Juniper PediatricsCompany URL: www.juniperpediatrics.comAbility to Contribute: Dr. Debbie Coehlo is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist with a Doctoral Degree in Family Sciences and Human Development.  Dr. Deborah Coehlo is a certified Pediatric Nurse […]

Name: Aubrey DanielsRole / Credential: PhDSpecial Learning’s Designation: Father of Performance ManagementCompany Name: Aubrey Daniels InternationalCompany URL: www.aubreydaniels.comAbility to Contribute: Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels began his career as a clinical psychologist, in honor of his groundbreaking work, he is referred to as “The Father of Performance Management.”  It can be found that Aubrey was one […]

Name: Ronnie DetrichRole / Credential: PhDSpecial Learning’s Designation: World’s Leading Expert in ABA in SchoolsCompany Name: Detrich and AssociatesCompany URL: Ability to Contribute: Dr. Ronnie Detrich has been a student of ABA for over 50 years. As an ABA practitioner with over 50 years of direct hands-on clinical experience, his body of work and contribution to […]

Name: Tamara S. KasperRole / Credential: MS, CCC-SLP, BCBASpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist ASHA and BACB Ethics for Collaboration and Tele-HealthCompany Name: The Center for Autism TreatmentCompany URL: www.centerautismtreatment.orgAbility to Contribute: Tamara Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA has practiced for nearly 30 years, specializing in treatment of children with autism. She has devoted her career to identifying […]

Name: Nicole PostmaRole / Credential: MS, BCBASpecial Learning’s Designation: Panelist for Ethics Code in Action: Ethics of Medicaid FraudCompany Name: Florida Institute of TechnologyCompany URL: www.fit.eduAbility to Contribute: During a career that spans nearly 10 years Nicki has worked in diverse settings that includes clinic, school, outpatient and foster care. In that period,  she has […]