Kaylee Schneiderhan, BCBA,LBAClinical Supervisor Kaylee developed an interest in working with children with differing abilities in 2012 while working as a preschool teaching assistant. After moving to California in 2014, Kaylee worked as a Behavior Assistant supporting students in schools with ASD and/or other behavioral/emotional disorders that impacted their learning. Kaylee graduated in 2016 from…
Amanda Fehr, MS., BCBA, LBAClinical Supervisor Amanda was born and raised in Las Vegas and grew up loving to play sports such as fast pitch softball. After high school, Amanda moved to Washington state where attended the University of Puget Sound. After graduating in 2018 with her bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in Educational…
Heather Cano, RBT, CBTBehavior Technician Heather has always had a passion for working with children and became interested in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis in 2008 when her nephew was diagnosed with ASD. Heather joined the Northwest ABA team in March of 2018 after relocating to the Pacific Northwest from her hometown of San…
Valerie Brite, M.Ed, BCBA, LBAClinical Supervisor Valerie’s interest in special education and inclusion began in high school where she had the opportunity to work as a peer tutor in her high school’s special education classroom and volunteer with Special Olympics. During college she helped start a campus organization to support the inclusion of adults with…
Megan Walker, M.Ed., BCBA, LBAClinical Supervisor Megan became interested working in special education through her experiences as a substitute teacher while pursuing her degree in social sciences education. Her first day as a substitute teacher was in an emotional/behavioral disability classroom and she quickly decided to add special education as another major to her college…
Stephani Moore, Ed.M., BCBA, LBAClinical Supervisor Stephani graduated with her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University in 2011. After graduating, she decided to join the field of ABA and went back to school to receive her Masters in Special Education, gaining her national credentials in Spring of 2021. Stephani has enjoyed working with the…
Lauren Wisegarver, M.Ed, BCBA, LBARegional Director (Tukwila) Lauren graduated with a Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Texas in Austin in 2007. After working at a small private school for one year, she moved to an ABA clinic specializing in Verbal Behavior. There she provided individual therapy to clients ages 3-21. While…
Megan Ricks, M.Ed., BCBA, LBARegional Director (Tacoma) Megan began her career in child development and worked as a Montessori preschool teacher for 5 years. While completing her Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management, Megan discovered her passion for working with children with autism and developmental disorders. After working within the ABA field for approximately one year…
Takanori Koyama, PhD, BCBA-D, LBAExecutive Director Taka’s specialty is treatment of autism symptoms from toddler years to adulthood. Prior to earning a doctoral degree in special education from the University of Washington, he worked as a preschool and kindergarten special education teacher and managed an early intervention program in public school settings. More recently, Dr.…