South East LA Staff

The Behavior Analysts and Teachers on ABC's staff all have University degrees and academic training in Applied Behavior Analysis. Additionally, ABC has a comprehensive Continuing Education Program and an extensive supervision structure which includes PhD’s, licensed Psychologists as well as Board Certified Behavior Analysts.

Clinical Administrator

Rick Gutierrez, M.S./B.C.B.A
Clinical Administrator
Southern California

Rick Gutierrez is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 10 years of experience in the treatment of individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Mr. Gutierrez holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside and a Masters of Science degree in Behavior Analysis from California State University, Los Angeles. Mr. Gutierrez has served as Program Manager, Regional Director, and currently as the Clinical Administrator of Southern California services for Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc. As Clinical Administrator Mr. Gutierrez coordinates ABC services with multiple regional centers and school districts and is responsible for overall staff clinical support throughout the region. Mr. Gutierrez has given numerous workshops on ABA throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is level II certified in Teaching through Acoustical Guidance (TAG). He specializes in Verbal Behavior Theory and has published work in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Mr. Gutierrez is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis and the California Association for Behavior Analysis.

Program Managers

Nicole Justine Tisdale, BA/MS
Program Manager
South East LA

Nicole Justine Tisdale earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from BIOLA University in 1996. While pursuing a BA degree, Miss. Tisdale worked as a Program Specialist, tutoring children from 2 to 15 years of age diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for the following ten years. Miss Tisdale received her Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2008. In 2005 she became the Program Manager for Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc. (ABC).  Her duties include managing Senior Behavior Consultants and Behavior Consultants who supervise in-home, school based services, community, and parent training programs for children diagnosed with ASD and other developmental disabilities. She trains staff on assessments, lesson development and implementation. She has conducted various workshops for school district staff in the South East Los Angeles and Inland Empire areas of Southern California, on Applied Behavior Analysis. Miss Tisdale has also traveled to South Africa conducting workshops on special education as well as general education concerning reduction of behavior problems in the classroom and the teaching of appropriate skill deficits.

Karlye Louritt, BA
Program Manager
South East LA

Karlye Louritt received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2005. While completing her degree she worked with children diagnosed with Autism through the Early Childhood Autism Program under Dr. Ghezzi. Over her four years under Dr. Ghezzi she served in the capacity of tutor and lead tutor. After completing her degree she relocated to Southern California to join Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc. as an Associate Behavior Consultant. Since then MS. Louritt has served in the positions of Behavior Consultant, Senior Behavior Consultant, Associate Program Manager, and Program Manager. In addition, she has served as Behavior Analyst for the ABC School Ontario California. In her current position, Ms. Louritt assists the Regional Director of the South East Los Angeles operation at ABC, Inc. in providing clinical support throughout the region. In addition, Ms. Louritt is a certified PRO-ACT and CPI trainer.

Senior Behavior Consultants

Hui Ling Loh, BS
Senior Behavior Consultant
South East LA

Miss Hui Ling Loh is a board certified behavior analyst and a member of Association for Behavior Analysis International since 2005. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Western Michigan University in 2002. While pursuing her BS degree, Hui Ling worked as a Behavior Technician in an early childhood developmentally delayed classroom of a special education school. Miss Loh continued to work in the classroom as a Graduate Supervisor, supervising and training practicum students as she pursued her Master degree. Miss Loh received her Master of Arts Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in Autism and Organizational Behavior Management in April 2007. In July 2007, Miss Loh became a Behavior Consultant for Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc. (ABC), working with children diagnosed with ASD and other developmental disabilities. Miss Loh has traveled to China in September 2008 providing classroom consultation concerning lesson progression for individual students and addressing staffs and parents concerns regarding behavior problems. She currently holds the position of Senior Behavior Consultant in ABC, Inc.

Stephanie M. Sheridan, BS
Senior Behavior Consultant
South East LA

Stephanie M. Sheridan is a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst and acquired her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Western Michigan University. Ms. Sheridan has been a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International since 2004 and the American Psychological Association since 2005. She has acquired experience within the field of Behavior Analysis as a behavior consultant, research assistant, undergraduate therapist, behavior therapist, and as a behavior technician. The populations that she has worked with include children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Presently, Ms. Sheridan works in the capacity of a Senior Behavior Consultant with Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc.

Angelica Rendon, BA/BS
Senior Behavior Consultant
South East LA

Angelica Rendon began working with children with developmental and learning disabilities in 2002 as an academic tutor while attending the University of California, Los Angeles. Upon graduating in 2005 with a bachelor’s of arts in Spanish and Linguistics and a bachelor’s of science in Psychobiology, she acquired a position as an in–home tutor at Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc., in 2005. She worked in the home environment, but also assisted in the Infant and Toddler Center and the ABC School, located in Duarte, California. In  2005, she was promoted to Associate Behavior Consultant and became a full-time consultant in November 2005. She worked as supervisor of in-home programs, and also provided ABA services in school districts, held workshops, including behavior trainings, and provided training for parents in the basic principles of applied behavior analysis. She later became a senior behavior consultant in February 2007 where she took on the responsibilities of supervising other consultants. She is also a member of the professional organization, Applied Behavior Analysis, International.

Heather Estep, BA
Senior Behavior Consultant
South East LA

Heather Estep is a Senior Behavior Consultant at ABC, Inc. She began helping children with disabilities while in elementary school and middle school as they were mainstreamed into her classes. During high school, she worked at an Easter Seals after school recreational center. As Heather earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology at California Lutheran University, she worked as a respite care provider and then as a tutor with children both in-home and at school. Additionally, she concentrated in Family and Child Development, and took various early education classes. With ABC, Heather worked as a behavior consultant for over a year before becoming a senior behavior consultant.

Behavior Consultants

Briseida Catalan

Alondra Rickman

Amber Rigney

Jason Francisco

Joulan Lu

Anna Martirez

Jonnay Cooper

Ashley Jenkins-Jones

Portia Thomas

Kristine Gonzalez

Ian Agustino

Heather Barker

Brittany Shaughnessy