Jenna Sage, PhD, BCBA

Jenna Sage

Name: Jenna Sage
Role / Credential:PhD, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert
Company Name: Ultimate Medical Academy
Company URL: https://www.ultimatemedical.edu/
Ability to Contribute: Dr. Jenna Sage has worked in multiple capacities in the field of education for nearly 25 years. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education focusing on systems change processes and supporting students with emotional behavioral disorders.

Jaqueline Moreno, MA, BCBA

Jaqueline Moreno

ame: Jaqueline Moreno
Role / Credential: MA, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Autism Learning Partners
Company URL: https://www.autismlearningpartners.com/
Ability to Contribute: Jacquelyn Moreno’s passion lies in the neuropsychology of autism and its impact on children and their families.

James Partington, PhD, BCBA-D

James Partington

Name: James Partington
Role / Credential: PhD, BCBA-D
Special Learning’s Designation: Partington Behavior Analysts
Company Name: Global Autism Project
Company URL: https://partingtonbehavioranalysts.com/
Ability to Contribute: Dr. James Partington is the clinical director of Behavior Analysts, Inc. in Pleasant Hill, California. This psychological corporation provides a variety of educational services for children with autism or other developmental disabilities.

Jacob Sadavoy, MSc, BCBA, LBA

Jacob Sadavoy

Name: Jacob Sadavoy
Role / Credential: MSc, BCBA, LBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist of Supervision: Developing Essential Foundational Repertoires in Supervisees
Company Name: Global Autism Project
Company URL: https://www.globalautismproject.org/
Ability to Contribute: Jacob has over 20 years of experience applying the principles of applied behaviour analysis in home programs, clinical and school-based setting as an ASD classroom teacher, educational consultant, and special education itinerant teacher.

Gretchen Bright, BS

Gretchen Bright

Name: Gretchen Bright
Role / Credential: BS
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Company URL: https://isaac-online.org/english/home/
Ability to Contribute: Gretchen graduated from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville with her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.

Gabriel Valley, BT

Gabriel Valley

Name:Gabriel Valley
Role / Credential:BT
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Step By Step Academy
Company URL: http://www.stepbystepacademy.org
Ability to Contribute: Gabriel Valley is an executive assistant at Step by Step Academy, where he previously served as a Behavior Technician. Additionally, he is an Independent Provider for the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services.

Erin Lombard, MEd, BCBA

Erin Lombard

Name: Erin Lombard
Role / Credential: MEd, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert of Transition Survival
Company Name: Step By Step Academy
Company URL: http://www.stepbystepacademy.org
Ability to Contribute: Erin Lombard is currently a behavior consultant with over 12 years of experience working with children with autism and developme

Erica Holding, PhD, BCBA-D

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Name: Erica Wilson
Role / Credential: PhD, BCBA-D
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Autism Spectrum Therapies
Company URL: https://autismtherapies.com/
Ability to Contribute: Erica Wilson serves as a Director of Partnerships in the Pacific Northwest and has been working in the field of autism treatment for over 25 years.

Dorothy Ranew, MEd, BCBA

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Name: Dorothy Ranew
Role / Credential: MEd, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name:Footprints Therapy, LLC
Company URL: https://www.footprintstherapy.org/
Ability to Contribute: Dorothy Ranew, MEd, BCBA and founder of Footprints Therapy LLC, is a behavior analyst providing BCBA supervision.

Christine Austin, BCaBA

Christine Austin

Name: Christine Austin
Role / Credential: BCaBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert
Company Name: Step By Step Academy
Company URL: https://www.stepbystepacademy.org/
Ability to Contribute: Christine regularly presents at professional conferences on topics related to autism and behavioral support.

Amy Sartin, MA, BCBA

Amy Sartin

Name: Amy Sartin
Role / Credential: MA, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist
Company Name: Center for Learning and Autism Support Services, Inc. (CLASS)
Company URL: https://classaba.com/
Ability to Contribute: Amy Sartin is a BCBA in Northern California. She has over 10 years experience in the field of Behavior Analysis, and has been a BCBA for five years.

Ann Beirne, MA, BCBA, COBA

Ann Beirne

Name: Ann Beirne
Role / Credential: MA, BCBA, COBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist of Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Company Name: Proud Moments ABA
Company 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.

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Being an RBT for me was extremely fun because where were you going to find a place where you can be completely silly without having to worry what people thought about you? This was the only job that made me feel like I could make a dramatic difference while being myself.

I also liked to be surrounded by people that had the same goals of wanting to help kids and the teamwork made the job much easier and more enjoyable.

Change and progress was the ultimate goal for our kiddos. The early intervention program was seriously only a miracle because I saw changes in the kiddos that from day one, you wouldn’t even recognize who they were.

Changes from being able to utter 3-4 words where they can only make a syllable from when they started, the behavior decreases in which kiddo that used to engage in 30-40 0 self-harm to only half, learning how to wait during games, table work where they use to swipe and drop to the floor if they had to.

My favorite was when the parents would tell us what amazing progress they were making at home. I used to tear up and felt for these parents so much because it was already difficult for them and now, they can trust and rely on ABA and the therapists knowing their goal was ours.

By Emma Rogers, BA, RBT

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