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Amber Bruns, MS, BCBA
Amber is the Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Services and the Director of The READY Clinic. She obtained her graduate degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University and her certificate in Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) from Florida Institute of Technology. She has worked with children and adults with various disabilities, including those with autism and related developmental disabilities, who engage in severe problem behaviors. Amber has extensive history assessing problem behaviors and developing behavioral interventions to decrease the occurrence of problem behaviors.
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Melissa Andree, MS, BCBA
Melissa earned her undergrad degree in K-12 Special Education and Elementary Education from Winona State University. She earned her graduate degree in the Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Cincinnati. Melissa has been working with students of various disabilities and who demonstrate challenging behavior for nine years.
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Hazel Ashbeck, MS, BCBA
Hazel is a BCBA with a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Psychology with a Human Services emphasis and an MS in Applied Behavior Analysis. She has worked in a center-based setting with children with autism, as well as in home settings with adolescents with developmental disabilities.
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Amy Atkins, MS, BCBA
Amy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Philosophy as well as Theatre/Communication from Dakota Wesleyan University. She earned a Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. After serving as an ordained pastor for seven years, she has worked in public education for seven years. During this time, she earned a Master of Science in SpEd with a focus in ABA from the University of North Dakota, becoming a BCBA in 2020. Throughout her career her passions have continued to be supporting skill development for children and adults across environments, implementing trauma informed practices, and staff development.
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Rachel Cox Raverty, MSW, BSSW, LGSW
Rachel has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Social Work from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She maintains dual licensure with the MN Department of Education as a School Social Worker and with the MN Board of Social Work as a Licensed Graduate Social Worker. She has experience in children’s mental health, child welfare, child protection, chemical health services, drug court and school social work. Her areas of interest include clinical case consultations, applying evidence-based best practice standards across multiple populations and settings, program development and evaluation, workplace culture, trauma stewardship, advocacy and social justice.
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Alison Dickinson, Behavior Specialist
Alison “Ali” earned her undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Northern Iowa in 2019. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Education program in Special Education with an Applied Behavior Analysis concentration at Texas Tech University. Ali has worked with children and adults with a wide variety of disabilities in residential, clinical, and educational settings for over 5 years.
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Joe Fette, MS, BCBA
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Nichole Frericks, Behavior Specialist
Nichole earned her undergraduate degree in Corrections and Sociology from Minnesota State University Mankato. She has experience working within the Minnesota Civil Commitment court process and spent nine years providing case management services to seriously and persistently mentally ill adults. Nichole's primary role was to provide in-home mental health services and community resources, with a goal of symptom reduction and overall stability.
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Ana Guenther, MS, BCBA
Ana has a BA in Youth and Family Ministry and Psychology with a minor in Applied Behavior Analysis from Midland University in Fremont, NE and an MS in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University. She has worked with individuals with disabilities of a variety of a in a variety of settings including, center based treatment, in home, in school and respite camp.
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Nicole Kelly, BCaBA
Nicole received her BA in Sociology from the College of St. Benedict. She then completed her BCaBA coursework at the University of West Florida. Nicole has experience in home-based and clinic-based early intervention, as well as experience in an educational setting working with students with a variety of disabilities.
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Sarah Kreuter, BCaBA
Sarah received her BS in Foundations in Early Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She completed her BCaBA coursework at Florida Institute of Technology. Sarah has experience in home-based early intervention setting working with children with the autism and various developmental delayss She has a passion for parent training and staff training.
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Emily Macziewski, MA, BCBA
Emily earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and K-12 Special Education from the University of South Dakota and has a MN teaching license in K-12 Developmental Disabilities. She earned her MA in Special Education: Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State University. Emily has worked with children and adults with various disabilities and support needs in residential, educational, and clinical settings.
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Sara McAdams, MS, BCBA
Sara earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa and went through the Applied Behavior Analysis program at St. Cloud State University. She has experience working in the home, school, and clinical setting with children with developmental disabilities and EBD.
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Julie O'Donnell, MS, BCBA
Julie received her master's degree from Grand Canyon University in the field of Education with an emphasis in Special Education. Prior to completing her master's degree, Julie studied and received a degree in Fine Arts at Northern State University. She completed her BCBA course work through Florida Institute of Technology. Julie has worked in the educational setting with learners with various disabilities along with challenging behaviors for the past six years.
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Summer Schoer
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Amy Sippl, BCBA
Amy is the Behavior Analyst Clinical Lead. She received her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Family Social Science from University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She earned her graduate degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University. Amy has worked with children with autism and related developmental disabilities for the past 10 years. Amy’s professional interests include parent training, behavioral assessment, and the systematic evaluation of program outcomes.
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Kari Watson, MS, BCBA
Kari earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology, with a minor in Community Psychology from St. Cloud State University. She earned her MS in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Kaplan University.
