Meet the Staff of MBC

Kristen comes with almost 20 years of various teaching and therapeutic experiences delivering ABA, educational, and academic services to learners throughout Long Island. In the last decade, she has led a variety of departments in the field of Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. She was responsible for heading up the insurance and educationally-based related service programs, as well as managed care. Kristen has received a BA in Psychology from St. John’s University, a Master’s in Education from American InterContinental University, and an advanced certificate from University of North Texas in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Jon has been in the field, utilizing the methods of ABA for over 15 years. He started at MCC in 2009 as an ABA instructor and worked his way up to head instructor and then lead teacher. He moved over to MBC in 2017 as the comprehensive program supervisor and is now the Director of Education. He has his bachelor’s in Psychology form the University of Massachusetts, master’s is in Early Childhood Special Education from Hunter College and has a BCBA and LBA-NY.

Megan has been working in the field of special education since 2006 and joined MBC in the fall of 2017. She received her BS degree in Psychology from James Madison University followed by her Master of Education with ABA certificate from George Mason University. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2014 and has enjoyed growing and evolving with the field of ABA. She is especially passionate about training and mentoring staff to become compassionate, skilled therapists and future BCBAs.

Jessy has been with the organization for 10 years, with over six of those at MBC. She worked as a therapist in the classroom at MCC before beginning her career as a BCBA at MBC. She earned her master’s in ABA from Queen’s College and is also a Licensed Behavior Analyst in New York. She has a wide range of experience and has provided services in the classroom, in centers, in the community and in clients’ homes. She is passionate about teaching functional skills that will help individuals gain independence in their everyday lives. She also loves guiding staff as they learn new skills and apply them to make huge differences in their student’s lives.

Rachael is a Board-Certified Behavior

Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst in New York. They have worked in the field of ABA since 2017 and began their career as a Registered Behavior Technician. Rachael has worked in a variety of different settings delivering ABA to a wide range of populations including non-profit, home-based care, and private special education.

They have experience working with folks on the spectrum between the ages of ages 3-21 as well as folks with genetic disorders and other developmental disabilities. Their passion is delivering treatment through an intersectional and ethical behavior analytic framework to ensure socially valid outcomes. Rachael has also worked as an adjunct lecturer teaching Ethics in ABA to graduate students and serves as the chairperson of NYSABA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee.