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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.

Regional Director

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Regional Director
Valencia

Ms. Rioux-Tamayo completed her Bachelors Degree at the University of California, Los Angeles where she worked with Dr. Ivar Lovaas for a period of five years. She served as both a Tutor and a Behavior Consultant at the Lovaas Institute. In 2001, she joined ABC, Inc. and assisted in opening a site in Valencia, California. At ABC, Inc. she has worked as a Behavior Consultant, Senior Behavior Consultant, and Program Manager. She is currently the Regional Director of Community Services and Infant/Toddler Programs at ABC, Inc. in Valencia. She is responsible for in-home and site-based behavioral assessments, developing behavior intervention plans, treatment programs, and parent training for infants/toddlers, children, and adults with developmental disabilities and Autism. She has conducted workshops in Applied Behavior Analysis for both School Districts and families. Ms. Rioux-Tamayo has experience in clinically supervising a number of Behavior Consultants, specializing in early, intensive intervention techniques. She is a member of the national and state-levels of the Association for Behavior Analysis. She works in conjunction with Behavioral vendors in the North Los Angeles region to improve programs, funding options, and services offered to people with developmental disabilities and she also serves as a member of the Santa Clarita Valley Community Outreach program. She is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Los Angeles campus.

Director of Training

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Director of Training
Valencia

Mario H. Tamayo has 21 years of educational and clinical experience. He received his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angles in 1991. In 1988 he began his educational and career goals in autism working under Dr. Ivar Lovaas as a student, teaching assistant, and employee conducting various clinical services and administrative work. Mr. Tamayo was employed as a research assistant at UCLA and later as a Tutor, Workshop Consultant, Supervisor, Program Manager, and later Administrator at the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention (LIFE). In his employment at LIFE, Mr. Tamayo traveled extensively around the United States and Canada setting up and supervising programs that parents created for their children diagnosed with autism.

In 2005 he began working at Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc. (ABC) as the company’s Director of Training. Mr. Tamayo’s current duties at ABC include providing 5-day trainings to new Behavior Consultants and Teachers, 2-day trainings in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), 8-week group parent training courses entitled “Positive Programming for Parents” (PPP), and 1 to ½ day trainings on various topics in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA); such as Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Lesson Progression (i.e., Early/Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Learner Curriculums), and ABC’s Levels of Generalization program.

Mr. Tamayo is a BCABA since 2006 and is a current Master’s student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles campus pursuing a degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Program Managers

empty Michele Bentley, BA
Program Manager for In-Home Services
Valencia

Ms. Bentley completed her undergraduate work in Psychology at California State University, Northridge and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Educational Counseling and Guidance at California Lutheran University. She has over 9 years of experience providing services to individuals across a diverse spectrum of special needs, both in the classroom and in the home. She has experience as a special education instructional assistant as well as an implementer of Applied Behavior Analysis principles for clients across Southern California as well as internationally in the United Arab Emirates. Since coming to ABC Inc. in May 2004, Michele has filled numerous roles and has experience conducting assessments, creating and maintaining individualized behavioral treatment programs for numerous clients, developing and conducting clinical trainings and continuing education for implementers and Consultants, and providing parent training. In addition, Michele provides on-going support and clinical supervision to Behavior Consultants and Senior Behavior Consultants.

empty Erica Rosas, BA
Program Manager for In-Home Services and Infant-Toddler Program
Valencia

Ms. Erica Rosas received her Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge in Sociology, Interviewing and Counseling. She began her career as an Early Interventionist working with children ranging in ages from zero to three with developmental delays. She furthered her career as a Special Education Instructional Aide in multiple classrooms within the Sulfur Springs School district. She has continued to provide consulting services for other school districts, in-home programs, and parent training workshops. Ms. Rosas currently supervises ABC’s Infant-Toddler Program in Valencia California, as well as provide supervision for Behavior Consultants. She is attending The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, pursuing her Master’s Degree in Psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis, while continuing her commitment to the field of behavior analysis. Erica is also the mother of two school-aged children.

Senior Behavior Consultants

empty Alejandra Guillen, BA
Senior Behavior Consultant
Valencia