Juliet Hardeman is a parent mentor in the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership in which she supports families of students with disabilities in a local school district. A former high school special educator, Mrs. Hardeman has extensive experience in assisting individuals with disabilities and their families in learning about their rights under IDEA & ADA, developing … Read more
Pauline is a wife and mother of 3 children, Josh, Katrina and Dakota. She also has 3 beautiful granddaughters. Pauline is the Family Support Coordinator at B&B Care Services, and Founder and President of the Efflingham County Navigator Team. She serves on the Ebenezer Middle School Council, and the Emory Adult Autism Services Initiative Advisory … Read more
Nicole Koplik, Nicole’s journey to becoming an advocate was not a planned one. Nicole was born and raised in the New York Catskill Mountains. She moved to the south and earned her degree in Interior Design and Art History at the Savannah College of Art and Design and pursued her career as an artist and … Read more
Erin Roma, Erin was born, raised, and primarily educated in upstate New York. Her undergraduate experience at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY introduced her to the field of Social Work. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in social work, she went on to the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a master’s degree, also in social work. … Read more
Erykah Spriggs (B.S, BCaBA) is a graduate student at the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University currently pursuing a master’s degree in behavior analysis. She works both privately in the Savannah, GA area as well as in the Effingham County public school system as a Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst under the supervision of Rebeca Bovino-Sandquist … Read more
Rebecca Bovino-Sandquist (M.A, BCBA) works privately in the Savannah, GA area as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She provides behavior consulting and programming for adults and children with behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, and mental illness. She has served in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for over 20 years and has provided services to individuals ages 18 … Read more
Sarah Weber, MA., BCBA, of the Early Learning Academy Support Room. She fell in love with Applied Behavior Analysis in 2014 and quickly began serving children in the Autism community. Sarah quickly obtained her Master’s in Art of Applied Behavior Analysis and passed her boards in 2018. She has served a variety of ages throughout … Read more
Ciarra Torres is the director of The Early Learning Academy Preschool and has been for the past four years. Working with children with disabilities has been a passion of hers since early childhood. She has dedicated her life’s work to serving children with special needs and has been in the field for over a decade. … Read more
Denice Rios, Ph.D., BCBA-D earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree from California State University, Northridge, and her doctoral degree in Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University. Her research interests include examining effective staff training strategies (e.g., feedback), assessment and treatment of problem behavior, use of behavior analytic strategies via telehealth, assessment, and treatment of elopement … Read more
Jackie Moore received a bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Central Missouri. Less than three years ago she launched Jordyn’s Summer Shirt Project to teach Jordyn, her daughter with autism, job skills. Jordyn has not only learned job skills but she’s also learned to independently do a job. They have been featured … Read more
