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| Carrie Greer, MS, BCBA |
| Executive Director; Co-Founder |
| 817-424-9797 |
| cgreer@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Ms. Greer is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst providing behavioral treatment supervision and management support for the center's Walden Preschool/Pre-K replication (Texas Star Academy is a replication site of the Walden model at Emory University's Autism Center). She holds a Master of Science degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor degree in Business Management from TCU. She has extensive experience in autism intervention and has spoken at numerous presentations and workshops at local, regional, and international professional training conferences. |
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| Rebecca Morgan, MS, BCBA |
| Co-Founder; Former Executive Director |
| (817) 424-9797 |
| rebecca@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Ms. Morgan (formerly Ms. Sawyer) is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, holds a M.S. in Behavior Analysis, a B.A. in Psychology and Child Development, and is a full-time doctoral student in the Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine program at UNT. She provides assistance toward the growth and development of the center's treatment delivery programs. Additionally, Ms. Morgan teaches undergraduate coursework in autism and ABA as an Adjunct Professor at UNT and serves as Adjunct Clinical Instructor at UTA. With the help of various university affiliations, she has provided investigative results in the area of child play, social skills, and staff training at regional and international conferences. |
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| Kecia Adams-Wright, M.Ed. |
| BCBA Clinical Supervisor, TSA Preschool Director |
| 817-424-9797 |
| kaw@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Kecia Adams-Wright is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, holds a Master of Education degree in Special Education and a Graduate Academic Certificate in Autism Intervention from the University of North Texas. As a graduate student at UNT, she was nominated to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She holds a Texas Educator Certificate in Special Education for pre-K through grades 12 and General Education grades 1 through 6. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas. Ms. Adams-Wright has been providing services to children with autism in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1997. She first worked as an ABA therapist in home programs and shadowing students in private school settings. She later joined public education and has worked in area school districts serving as a teacher of students with special needs and autism in particular, a parent trainer, teacher trainer and mentor, and behavior specialist. She has also served the autism community as a consultant for in home programs and behavior intervention since 2004. |
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| Jessie Whitesides |
| Program Director - Outreach |
| 817-424-9797 |
| jwhitesides@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Jessie Whitesides directs the operations of the center's Outreach & Training programs. She provides in-home training and program management, as well as new staff orientation and training, and ongoing parent training. She has over 8 years of experience in autism intervention in the areas of ABA teaching, teacher training, parent training, district shadowing, and IEP goal development and implementation. She is also involved in providing workshops to the community on Autism and related issues. She received her initial training in early autism intervention in New York where she worked with students and parents developing and implementing IEP goals for both the home and school environments. Jessie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Special Education. |
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| Becka Honardar |
| Program Director - Texas Star Academy |
| 817-424-9797 |
| bhonardar@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Becka Honardar is the Program Director for the Texas Star Academy. She received her B.A in Psychology from the University of Dallas where she completed an honor’s thesis, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas. Becka assists in Walden Replication, ongoing curriculum, and treatment interventions for all children at the Texas Star Academy. She has implemented a replication of the Walden Preschool's Reinforcer Assessment and has further helped to design a "Reinforcer Test" that looks at reinforcer effectiveness for individual learners. She oversees all operations of the Texas Star Academy and has been with the center since 2003.
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| Julie Griffith, M.S. |
| BCBA Clinic Supervisor - Outreach |
| 817-424-9797 |
| jharder@dfwcenterforautism.com |
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| Julie Griffith completed a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree through the University of North Texas' Department of Behavior Analysis. Since 2002, Julie has worked with children with autism affiliated with the D/FW Center for Autism, and she is currently the BCBA Clinic Supervisor for the Outreach program. She creates, implements, & supervises behavior therapy programs, offers family support training, and coordinates Outreach staff training meetings. |
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| Trey Hargroves |
| Program Director - Training |
| 817-424-9797 |
| thargroves@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Trey Hargroves received his B.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas. As the Program Director of Training at the DFW Center for Autism, he has extensive clinical experience conducting both workshop and individualized training sessions with families, educators and ABA treatment providers. He has obtained specialized training in Pivotal Response Treatment from directors of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center. He provides behavioral & administrative support to the DFW Center for Autism's Family Support & Training programs. |
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| Shana Wiggins, BA, BCABA |
| Team Director - Outreach |
| 817-424-9797 |
| swiggins@dfwcenterforautism.com |
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| Shana Wiggins is a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington. Also, she is presently pursuing her Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology, with a research emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at the University of Texas at Arlington, as well. She has worked in the field of ABA since the beginning of 2004, specifically in autism intervention. Shana is a Team Director and Program Manager for the center’s Outreach program. |
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| Sarah Flak, BA, BCABA |
| Classroom Coordinator - TSA Preschool |
| 817-424-9797 |
| sflak@dfwcenterforautism.com |
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| Sarah Flak received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has been with the DFW Center for Autism since 2005 providing educational treatment services to children both in the Texas Star Academy and Outreach programs. |
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| Katie Esely |
| Classroom Coordinator - TSA Pre K |
| 817-424-9797 |
| knorton@dfwcenterforautism.com |
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| Katie graduated from The University of North Texas in May of 2005 with her Bachelors of Science in Behavior Analysis. She has been working at the DFW Center for Autism for 2 years and is hoping to get her BCABA certification in August.
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| Lee Ann Embry |
| Development Director |
| 817-424-9797 |
| lembry@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Ms. Embry brings 14 years of nonprofit development experience to the DFW Center for Autism. She previously advocated for the homeless with the Salvation Army (5 yrs)and with the Presbyterian Night Shelter (9 yrs). She has a very dear friend affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, and is passionate about taking charge in her new role to help families and children with autism. |
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| Rachael Shrontz |
| Classroom Coordinator - TSA Toddlers |
| 817-424-9797 |
| rshrontz@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Dana Lee Kastor |
| Administrative Director |
| 817-424-9797 |
| dkastor@dfwcenterforautism.org |
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| Dana Lee Kastor brings 30+ years of business management and administration to our organization. She has managed regional offices for large corporate offices and small businesses in a variety of fields.
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