Simone Ayoubkhan, B.A. received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Biology from California State University, Stanislaus. While an undergraduate, she began providing direct services to children with autism and realized that her professional interests lay outside the biology lab. Ms. Ayoubkhan has more than 9,000 hours of experience providing direct services and case management to children with autism spectrum disorders.

Bridget Deneau, B.A. received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of the Pacific. Ms. Deneau first began working with individuals with special needs through Special Olympics and furthered her experience during a practicum at Stockton Developmental Center working with adults with severe developmental disabilities. While completing her degree, Ms. Deneau was employed by a nonpublic agency: first as a tutor for in-home programs and later as a consultant to school programs. Ms. Deneau has served as a teacher for preschool and elementary school students with pervasive developmental disorders for San Joaquin County Department of Education.

To date, Ms. Deneau has accumulated more than 15,000 hours of direct teaching experience and supervision of children with more than 25 children with autism spectrum disorders, with an age range of 2 to 8 years. She, along with her colleagues, has conducted research on training subtle aspects of social interactions with children with autism. A portion of this research was presented at the Conferences for the California Association for Behavior Analysis and the Association for Behavior Analysis Intervention in 2007.

Cora Dunlap, B.A. received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Child Development from California State University, Stanislaus. While an undergraduate she began working as an Instructional Assistant. She has been provided one on one intervention services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder for over 3 years in a variety of home, school, and community settings.

Monica Garcia, B.A. completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies (Emphasis in Exceptional Children and Youth) at California State University, Stanislaus. Ms. Garcia has more than 7 years experience and more than 6,000 hours providing direct intervention and supervision of intensive behavior analytic treatment programs to 15+ young children with autism spectrum disorders. Ms. Garcia has experience working with more than 30 children diagnosed with autism of varying age and skill levels.

Julie Klein, B.A. received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University. While an undergraduate, Ms. Klien began working as an Instructional Assistant in several in home programs for children with autism spectrum disorders in both the Central Valley and the Bay Area. In addition to her experience with children with autism spectrum disorders, Ms. Klien also brings with her knowledge of preschool curriculum gained from her employment at Head Start. Ms. Klien has more than 8000 hours of experience working directly with children with autism spectrum disorders.

Mette Madsen, B.A. received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Stanislaus. Ms. Madsen began working as an Instructional Assistant while an undergraduate. She has provided over 3000 hours of direct intervention and case management to over 30 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, with an age range of 2 to 8 years. Ms. Madsen has worked with children with varying skill levels at preschool, in-home, and on-site at the Kendall School- Modesto. In addition, Ms. Madsen has specialized training and experience in the training of Instructional Assistants.

Krisann Schroeder, B.A., received her Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento where she majored in Child Development and Minored in Psychology. While she was completing her undergraduate coursework, she worked as a substitute instructional assistant in special day classes for children of varying ages and disabilities. To further her experience in the field, Ms. Schroeder worked as an Instructional Assistant in a classroom setting for teens with emotional disturbances for 2 years and as a children’s Program Assistant for a homeless shelter for women and children.

Ms. Schroeder’s initial interest in autism came about as she was providing respite to a family of a child diagnosed with autism. She subsequently became a 1:1 Instructional Assistant in both the home and school settings for that child. Prior to becoming a Clinical Assistant for the agency, Ms. Schroeder has worked as a Trainer. Ms. Schroeder has in excess of 6000 hours providing direct intervention to children with autism spectrum disorders from 2 to 12 years of age.

Tina Sutyak, B.A., BCABA, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from California State University, Northridge. She is also a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. Ms. Sutyak first began working with children with special needs as a home tutor in an applied behavior analysis program for children with autism. Later, she served as a special education teacher for a school district in Southern California. Upon relocation to Northern California, she furthered her skills by working in multiple capacities for several programs providing services to children with autism in the Santa Cruz Area, including The Bay School in Santa Cruz. Ms. Sutyak has more than 7700 hours providing direct service and case management for more than 35 young children with autism spectrum disorders, aged 2 to 13 years old.