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Kimberly's Bio

Kimberly Becker is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst. Kimberly has a Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education from Emporia State University and received a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Kimberly began her career dedicated to individuals with special needs in 1995 as an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher. Through the years, Kimberly gained experience and knowledge in various teaching and leadership positions including directing and coordinating programs for visual impairment, hearing impaired, behavioral health and outpatient therapies. Over the years Kimberly has worked on the Kansas Autism Steering Committee, provided legislative testimony in support of ABA services in affiliation with Autism Speaks, and served 2 terms on the Behavior Analyst committee for the BSRB. Kimberly enjoys the outdoors with her family camping, kayaking and traveling to lakes around the state. She also enjoys reading, and growing plants and flowers.

Holly's Bio

Holly has been working with people with all varying disabilities and mental health diagnoses since 2001. Holly first started her career in child protection and social services, and then transitioned to crisis counseling for adults and children. In 2016, she began working in the schools, providing social/emotional support and behavior interventions for students ages 3-18. Holly quickly realized the vast need for services for children and families needing interventions for autism. In 2019, she went into private practice with a passion to ensure that every Kansan family has the access to services and interventions needed for their children. Holly also specializes in de-escalation techniques, trauma informed care, crisis prevention interventions. Her “why” leads everything she does and is very passionate about her work

Mike's Bio

Mike Wasmer is Chief Operating Officer at the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP). CASP is a non-profit international trade association of autism service provider organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to delivering evidence-based services. Driven by his experience as the father of a child with autism, Mike is passionate about the mission of CASP to promote and ensure access to safe, high-quality, evidence-based services such as applied behavior analysis (ABA) for individuals with autism. Prior to his time at CASP, Mike worked for 8 years at Autism Speaks, where he is proud to have been part of the State Government Affairs team that led the autism insurance reform movement across the United States. As of 2019, all 50 states now require coverage for medically necessary treatments for autism, including ABA, in fully insured health benefit plans; the EPSDT benefit of Medicaid; Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans; and most self-funded health benefit plans. A frequent speaker on autism advocacy and policy, Mike is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, Summa Cum Laude from Loyola University, Maryland and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. He also completed a veterinary internal medicine residency at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Mike is the father of two and lives in Kansas with his wife, dogs, cats and a pond full of ornamental fish. In his free time, Mike enjoys working in the yard and lazy afternoons at the lake.

Molly's Bio

Molly Noon is both a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and an ASHA certified Speech Language Pathologist. Her dual certification gives her the title of “unicorn” among Applied Behavior Analysis professionals. Molly has 23 years of experience in the public school setting. Her career path has given her the ability to speak the language of educators, families, SLPs, and BCBAs and she can function as an interpreter between these groups of people. She has particular experience in applying current research-based behavioral strategies in the classroom with the collaboration of on-site educational professionals. Molly has given numerous trainings to educators, administrators, and families. Recently, Molly has opened a private practice focusing on consultation in the school environment.

Jennifer's Bio

Hello, I am Jennifer Schreiner, a practicing BCBA, LBA, and Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist (LCP). I have been practicing since 2008 as a Master Level Psychologist after graduating from Pittsburg State University. My first job as a Master level Psychologist was with a mental health center where I started a social skills group for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I worked with many individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder during my early career and thoroughly enjoyed it. In 2016 I took coursework from Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training to become an Autism Specialist. Later in 2016, I decided to go back and enroll with the University of West Florida and took graduate-level coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis to become nationally certified. I completed the coursework in 2018 and received the Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification in 2020. During my career in mental health centers, I have started two ABA programs to provide ABA services while simultaneously providing mental health services to clients. I continue to work with various agencies to educate staff and administrators about the importance of ABA work within mental health programs so they can see that the two services can work together to help the client. Currently, I am the Director of Clinical Outpatient services for a Certified Community Behavior Health Clinic where I continue to disseminate the great work that ABA can do with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and how ABA programs can help mental health providers when everyone communicates and is open with each other. I educate various mental health clinicians and physicians within the communities I serve about what ABA is and how it can help families and individuals.

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