Julie has over 15 year’s experience working with children with autism and related developmental differences in centers, schools, school districts and home-based programs. She has been the Educational Director for the past 7 years. She oversees all aspects of curriculum development, staff training, research, development of behavior intervention plans, and ensures the overall quality and effectiveness of the day-to-day education and treatment of the students at BAC. Julie holds an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and received her BCBA in 2009. Julie received her supervision hours (meeting requirements for board certification in behavior analysis) by Dr. Nathan Blenkush, Ph.D., BCBA from JRC in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a Clinical Supervisor at ACES (Center for Applied Behavior Analysis) in San Diego California and Clinical Supervisor at the ELIJA School in Levittown, NY.

Bianca graduated from Brooklyn College with a BA in Psychology and her MSED in School Counseling. She began working in the ABA field at Thursday’s Child, providing early intervention services, and later taught and provided vocational training to high school aged students with Autism. Bianca also provided ABA home care to students through a private agency. 

Andrea graduated from Loyola University with a B.A. in Psychology. While studying in Baltimore, she interned at Kennedy Krieger Institute as a Behavioral Data Specialist and gained experience working with children with autism. Andrea received her M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism through the Sage Colleges.

Danielle graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Human Development & Family Science. Before joining BAC, she worked at Total Education Solutions in Ohio where she provided center-based ABA services as well as in-home programs working with children on the spectrum. Danielle is currently pursuing her Master's degree from the Sage Colleges as well as her national certification.

Raven holds a B.A. in Psychology from St. Francis College. She began as an intern for BAC almost 8 years ago, then became an instructor, and since then has taken on various leadership roles within socialization curriculum, extracurricular activities, and our afterschool program.  Over her years at BAC, Raven has helped coordinate our volunteer, peer socialization, and reverse inclusion programs and run the BAC art program. 

Lauralee is currently pursuing her B.A. in Psychology at Brooklyn College. Prior to working at BAC, she worked for Challenge Early Intervention for over 3 years while also providing home-based ABA services to younger children through various agencies. Lauralee hopes to further her education in Special Education with a concentration in ABA.

Teresa graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Hunter College. During that time she was teaching at a perparatory school for preschool students and spent a summer as a teaching assistant in a special needs school.

Sophie graduated from St. John’s University with a B.A. in Sociology. While in college, Sophie gained experience doing ABA therapy in home settings. Prior to working at BAC, Sophie was a teaching assistant at an early intervention center in Williamsbury. She plans to return to school to obtain a master's degree in ABA.

Rory graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Global Studies. Prior to working at BAC, Rory was an instructor at a private school serving students on the autism spectrum and also taught at a public middle school in Vermont. Rory is interested in furthering his education in either ABA or Special Education. 

Julia graduated from McGill University with a B.A. in Psychology and Behavioral Science. Prior to working at BAC, she workedi n the Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai Hospital as a research assistant. At Seaver, Julia administered EEG and eye-tracking tasks on patients ages 2-50, as well as welcomed and acclimatized patients to the center. Julia plans to pursue a degree in Counseling Psychology in the future.

Sarah holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Rider University.  She started volunteering at BAC and has a younger brother on the spectrum.  She intends to pursue her BCBA in the future.

Yanique has a Master’s in Social Work from LIU-Brooklyn and a graduate certificate in ABA from UMass-Lowell. Prior to joining BAC, she was a Wellness Care Manager at HRA’s WeCARE program. She is currently completing her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at UMass-Lowell, while pursuing licensure and board certification in behavior analysis.

Christine graduated from New York University with a B.S in Applied Psychology. Prior to working at BAC, she worked for three years at Thursday’s Child, an early intervention ABA center for children 1.5- 3 years old. She is currently working toward her M.S in teaching at Touro Teacher’s College, with a concentration in Special Education from birth through second grade.