Board of Directors
The BACB’s Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the organization’s mission and vision, and overseeing its management. Elected directors traditionally serve a three-year term and may serve a second term if reelected. Directors serve in an unpaid, volunteer capacity, and represent a cross section of stakeholders that includes practitioners, consumers, employers, faculty, and administrators. Additional information about the Board of Directors is available in the BACB’s bylaws.
![]() | Bridget Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D President | Paramus, NJ (term ends August 2021) Bridget A. Taylor is co-founder and CEO of Alpine Learning Group and is Senior Clinical Advisor for Rethink. She holds a Doctorate of Psychology from Rutgers University, and received her master's degree in early childhood special education from Columbia University. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Taylor serves on the Autism Advisory Group for the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. |
![]() | Molly Dubuque, MA, BCBA Vice President | Master's BCBA Representative | Louisville, KY (term ends August 2021) Molly earned her MA in psychology (with an emphasis in behavior analysis) from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2008. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with developmental disabilities in the United States and overseas. Molly has supervised over 100 exam candidates who are now Board Certified Behavior Analysts. She is currently the Clinical Director of the Clarksville, IN LittleStar ABA Therapy program where she oversees clinic, home, school, and community-based applied behavior analysis services.
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![]() | Mark Lister, BCaBA Treasurer | BCaBA Representative | Gainesville, FL (term ends August 2021) Mark Lister earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Florida and has worked in the field of behavior analysis for 28 years. He has worked in a variety of settings applying his skills as a behavior analyst, including the direct provision of behavior analysis services, supervision of behavior analysts, and the development/management of service delivery programs. |
![]() | Marlene Brown, MS, BCBA Co-Secretary | Master's BCBA Representative | Hackensack, NJ (term ends August 2022) Marlene Brown has worked at the Douglas Developmental Disabilities Center for over 10 years. She has a BS in psychology from Rutgers, The State University of NJ, and a master's degree in applied behavior analysis and autism from Sage College. She has over 25 years of experience in statewide advocacy, influencing policy development, and working with learners with autism spectrum disorders. |
![]() | Angelika Anderson, PhD, BCBA-D International Representative | Hamilton, New Zealand (term ends August 2022) Angelika Anderson is an Associate Professor at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She earned her PhD in educational psychology at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) in 2002. Her early work included evaluations of large-scale programs and school-based innovations, and also the development and delivery of the curriculum for Resource Teachers Learning and Behavior (RTLB), a new kind of professional charged with facilitating inclusive education in New Zealand. |
![]() | Kristin Etherton, MS, RBT RBT Representative | Gower, MO (term ends August 2021) Kristin Etherton earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Park University and her master's degree in counseling with a specialty in elementary school counseling from the University of Central Missouri. She has worked in the field of education and applied behavior analysis for seven years, providing services to children with behavior disorders, autism, and other related disabilities. Kristin has worked as an RBT since 2017. Professional interests include crisis intervention, working with multi-cultural populations, and ethics. |
![]() | SungWoo Kahng, PhD, BCBA-D New Brunswick, NJ (term ends August 2023) SungWoo Kahng is an Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs in Autism and ABA in the Department of Applied Psychology at Rutgers University. Prior to his current position, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri (MU) where he was also the chair of the Department of Health Psychology, the Founding Director of the MU graduate programs in applied behavior analysis, and Director of the Applied Behavioral Intervention Service of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. |
![]() | Julie Koudys, PhD, CPsych, BCBA-D International Representative | Ontario, Canada (term ends August 2021) Julie Koudys is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator in the Department of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University, Ontario, Canada (Canada's largest face-to-face Verified Course Sequence). She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at York University, Toronto, Ontario. She is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and a Registered Psychologist. She has worked with children and youth with ASD, developmental disabilities, learning disorders, and mental health challenges for approximately 20 years. |
![]() | James Moore, PhD, BCBA-D Purvis, MS (term ends August 2022) Jim Moore is the Director of Autism Solutions for Canopy Children's Solutions. Prior to his appointment at Canopy, Dr. Moore was the Director of Training for the master's training program in applied behavior analysis at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Moore holds a PhD in school psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, and completed a pre-doctoral internship in pediatric psychology from the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center and the Marcus Behavior Center through Emory University. |
![]() | Adel Najdowski, PhD, BCBA-D Oak Park, CA (term ends August 2023) Adel Najdowski, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an Associate Professor and the Founder and Director of the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program at Pepperdine University as well as the Director of Research at Halo Behavioral Health. Dr. Najdowski has over 40 publications including her books, Flexible and Focused! Teaching Executive Function Skills to Individuals with Autism and Attention Disorders and A Workbook of Ethical Case Scenarios in Applied Behavior Analysis. |
![]() | Florence DiGennaro Reed, PhD, BCBA Lawrence, KS (term ends August 2023) Florence DiGennaro Reed, Ph.D., BCBA received a doctorate in school psychology from Syracuse University. She also completed a clinical post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute for Child Development and a pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at the May Center for Education and Neurorehabilitation and the May Center for Child Development. Presently, Florence is an Associate Professor in and Chairperson of the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas where she directs the Performance Management Laboratory. |
![]() | Jennica Velasquez-Nill Consumer Representative | Center Moriches, NY (term ends August 2021) Jennica is the mother of three. Her son, Dustin, was diagnosed with Autism in 2001. Since his diagnosis, she has dedicated herself to becoming an educated consumer and advocate of applied behavior analysis through networking with parents and professionals, attending workshops on behavior analysis and autism, and writing informational literature for consumers and educators. |