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BSC Professional Team
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Donn Sottolano, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Director, Behavior Services Center
Donn received his Ph.D. in School Psychology from Ball State University in Indiana. As part of his Ph.D. program he completed a doctoral internship in the behavior department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kennedy Center. Prior to coming to ACES Donn conducted research in parent training (Kennedy Center) and developmental disabilities (Fircrest School and Hospital, Seattle, WA). He has been with ACES since 1987 when he initiated the ACES Behavior Services Center. |
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James A. Hoko, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Director, Behavior Services Center
Development Coordinator ACES ABA Autism Programs
Jim received a Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas. He has been with ACES since 1988 providing consultation/training primarily in developing pedagogic systems, instructional design, and behavior management. Prior to joining the ACES team Jim conducted instructional research. At this time he designed instructional materials for children with pervasive developmental disabilities. |
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Berdest Wrisbon-Huggins
Secretary, Behavior Services Center
Berdest, has served in the role of Behavior Service Center Secretary since September 2000. During this period Berdest has participated on several committees, including the ACES Diversity Committee where she acted as committee coordinator. She is currently serving on the Gateway Community College Business Office Advisory Committee. Berdest is a member of NAESAA (National Association for Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants) and the NAEOP (National Association of Education Office Professionals). Berdest received her B.S. degree, in Human Services, in 2005 through Ashwood University. |
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Lenwood Gibson, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Dr. Gibson received his M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Northeastern University and his Ph.D. in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis from The Ohio State University. Lenny has conducted research in reinforcer identification for persons with developmental disabilities and the effects of a computer software program on the oral reading fluency and comprehension of at-risk urban first grade students. Prior to joining the ACES BSC Consultation Team Lenny has worked as a behavior analyst in home settings, schools, and The New England Center for Children. |
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Carrie Hartman, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Carrie received her M.S. in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas and a B.A. in speech pathology from the University of Florida. Since Carrie’s arrival in CT., in 2004, she has taught courses in Behavior Analysis at the University of Connecticut, helped develop guidelines for the ACES Home Outreach Program, serviced families in the home and community, and has assisted school districts in designing effective environments for children with autism. Carrie conducted research in stimulus equivalence while at UNT. |
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Cara Cappalli, M.S. Ed., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, EIBI, Village School Programs
Cara received a B.A. in Sociology from Saint Michael’s College and a M.S. ED. in Behavioral Education from Simmons College. Cara joined the ACES BSC team in 2004. Cara has represented ACES at the Annual ABAI conference where she has presented workshops and research on autism. Prior to joining the ACES team, Cara coordinated and directed a home-based EIBI programming for children with autism and related disorders in Rhode Island. Cara has been providing support services to families and children on the autism spectrum since 1998. |
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Finessa Slater, M.A., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, EIBI, Village School Programs
Finessa received her B.S. in psychology from Northeastern University and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Teachers College, Columbia University. Finessa has been with the ACES BSC since December 2007. Prior to joining ACES Finessa was a certified Special Education Teacher at the Fred Keller School in New York. She has been providing behavioral services in both residential and school settings since 2003. Finessa has presented research on conditioned listening to voices on preschool students’ learn units and the use of self-monitoring bracelets to decrease vocal stereotypic behavior. |
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Lisa Tereshko, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, EIBI, Village School Programs
Lisa received a M.S. in Behavior Analysis from Northeastern University. She has been with ACES since 2007 and has been providing behavioral services to families and schools since 2004. Prior to her joining the ACES team, Lisa provided behavioral services for the residential and preschool programs at The New England Center for Children. Lisa has conducted, published, and presented the results of research in strategies for teaching children with autism to imitate response chains using video modeling. |
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Jennifer Phillips, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Jennifer received her M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis in Developmental Disabilities from Auburn University and her B.A. in psychology from the University of Maine at Farmington. She has been working with individuals and families since 2004 and consulting in school systems since 2005. She joined the ACES BSC Consultation Team August 2008. Jennifer's prior experience includes creating a model special education classroom for the state of Alabama as well as co-writing Special Education Extended Standards Curriculum System for grades K-12 to be used throughout the state of Alabama. |
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Cyndi Giordano, M.A., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, EIBI, Village School Programs
Cyndi received a B.A. in Psychology and Special Education from Salve Regina University and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education from Columbia University. Cyndi’s experiences include providing behavior management and education to children at levels ranging from preschool to middle school. She has also conducted research on the effects of stimulus/stimulus pairing procedures and expanding communities of reinforcement for children on the Autism Spectrum. Cyndi has been with ACES since July 2008. |
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Kendra Priest, M.A., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Village School Programs
Kendra received her B.S. in psychology and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University. Kendra worked as the Education Coordinator for Spectrum Center Schools in California. Her experience includes staff supervision and classroom management, as well as aiding in the development of a computer based staff training program. Kendra has presented a number of papers related to the Behavioral Research Supervisory System. Kendra joined the ACES BSC Consultation team in August 2008 and is currently providing behavior support for the ACES Village School Programs. |
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Erin Carey-Hearn, M.A., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Erin received her B.S. in literature, social psychology, and American studies at New York University and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University. Erin conducted research in introducing the picture exchange communication system in pre-school settings, as well as work in organizational behavior management. Erin worked in New York in a Developmental Disabilities Center servicing students with autism. Erin and Jamie are the proud parents of a baby “Teague” Hearn. |
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Coral Senes, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Coral received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Florida and her M.S. in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas. Coral has supervised teaching fellows at UNT, worked as in in-home teacher for children with autism, as a Behavior Analyst for DCF in Florida, and in the Fred Keller School in NY, Coral joined the ACES BSC in 2005 working in the Early Intensive Behavior Intervention Program before spending a year in Spain. Coral rejoined the ACES team in 2009 and is now providing school based consultation and support for families through our Home Outreach program. |
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Jorge Garcia, M.A.
Behavior Analyst, BSC Consultation Services
Jorge Received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California and his M.A. in Human Development at the University of Kansas studying under Dr. Don Baer and other leaders in the field of Behavior Analysis. Jorge has been working as a behavior analyst since 1989 and has been with the ACES BSC team since 2003. Jorge’s prior experience includes staff training and consultation with Head Start. |
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Caryn Mello-Kennedy, M.A.
Behavior Analyst, EIBI, Village School Programs
Caryn received her B.A. from Vassar College and her M.A. in Biology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has been behavior analyst since 1995 and had been with ACES since August 2004. Prior to her joining the Aces team she functioned as a consultant running early intervention in home programs for children with autism and related disorders in the US and Great Britain. |
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