Christine Austin, BCaBA

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

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

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.
Angela Sallerson, OTR/L

Role / Credential:OTR/L
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist of ABCs of Sensory Processing Disorder: Where Do I Start?
Company Name:Imua Family Services
Company 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 Proprioceptive Dysfunction in Charge Syndrome, Feeding Disorders in Charge Syndrome, How to Set Goals for Nursing Home and Home Based Therapy and many other workshops for pediatrics.
Amanda Fishley, MA, BCBA, COBA

Name: Amanda Fishley
Role / Credential: MA, BCBA, COBA
Special 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.
Iris Maynard, MA

Name: Iris Maynard
Role / Credential: MA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist for Ethics of Compassionate Mandated Reporting Across Disciplines
Company Name: El Paso County Department of Human Services
Company URL: www.humanservices.elpasoco.com
Ability 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 to achieve peak productivity, performance, and motivation.
Deborah P. Coehlo, PhD, C-PNP, PMHS, CFLE

Name: Deborah P. Coehlo
Role / Credential: PhD, C-PNP, PMHS, CFLE
Special Learning’s Designation: Subject Matter Expert in Psychopharmacology
Company Name: Juniper Pediatrics
Company URL: www.juniperpediatrics.com
Ability 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.
Aubrey Daniels, PhD

Name: Aubrey Daniels
Role / Credential: PhD
Special Learning’s Designation: Father of Performance Management
Company Name: Aubrey Daniels International
Company URL: www.aubreydaniels.com
Ability 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.”
Ronnie Detrich, PhD

Name: Ronnie Detrich
Role / Credential: PhD
Special Learning’s Designation: World’s Leading Expert in ABA in Schools
Company Name: Detrich and Associates
Company 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 the field of ABA.
Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA

Name: Tamara S. Kasper
Role / Credential: MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist ASHA and BACB Ethics for Collaboration and Tele-Health
Company Name: The Center for Autism Treatment
Company URL: www.centerautismtreatment.org
Ability 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 and developing effective treatments to promote functional communication and social interaction.
Nicole Postma, MS, BCBA

Name: Nicole Postma
Role / Credential: MS, BCBA
Special Learning’s Designation: Panelist for Ethics Code in Action: Ethics of Medicaid Fraud
Company Name: Florida Institute of Technology
Company URL: www.fit.edu
Ability to Contribute: During a career that spans nearly 10 years Nicki has worked in diverse settings that includes clinic, school, outpatient and foster care.