Melody P. Crane - M. Ed.
Executive Director
Ms. Crane has her bachelor's degree in Emotional Conflict/Special Education and her Master's degree in Mild Learning Handicaps/Special Education. She received training in the area of school administration and served as principal in a private Christian school for four years. She has 15 years experience teaching children with special needs. Her teaching experience includes teaching children with autism, learning disabilities and Emotional Conflicted/Behavior Disordered in the special education and inclusion classroom. She provides behavioral and educational consultation services and teacher training to public and private school systems.

Jessica Morgan, B.A.
Clinic Administrator/Consultant
Ms. Jacob has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Child Development. She currently serves as an administrator in our clinic program. She is currently fulfilling the academic and experience requirements for a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. Jessica has seven years experience working in home-based and clinic-based ABA therapy programs.

Jamie Cummings, M.A.
Clinic Administrator/ Diagnostic Clinic
Ms. Cummings has a Master’s degree in Psychology. She serves as an Administrator in our Diagnostic Clinic. She is currently enrolled in a Doctoral program at the University of Alabama pursuing her PhD in Educational Psychology. She will be enrolling in Penn State in the fall of 2009 to pursue a BCBA. She has five years experience working in home-based and clinic-based ABA programs.

Heather French, Ph.D., BCBA
Director of Primary Education Programs
Heather has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Birmingham Southern College; Master’s degree in English Education, Florida State University; Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership, The College of William & Mary. She received her Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification from the Florida Institute of Technology. Heather has experience as an ABA therapist and classroom teacher. She spent four years as part of a research team for a multi-state, 5 year, $5 million grant awarded through the U.S. Department of Education.

Tam Dahlgren, M.Ed.
Director of Early Education Programs
Ms. Dahlgren has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education/Special Education. Ms. Dahlgren has received training as a facilitator in Integrative Play Groups, promoting social skills and language in children diagnosed with autism. Tam has 14 years teaching experience in the field of special education. She is currently completing academic and training requirements toward Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Summer McClung, B.S.
Early Education Teacher
Ms. McClung has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education/Collaborative Education from University of Alabama in Huntsville. She has over 5 years teaching experience in the classroom. She is currently teaching part-time in our Early Education Class Program based in a typical preschool setting.

Marium Louise Bricker – B.S.
Resource Specialist, Librarian
Ms. Bricker has her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She has many years experience teaching children with special needs in the home, clinic and classroom setting. Marium has served as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutor and provided reading therapy services for our primary education students for the past 2 years. Marium currently serves as our Resource Specialist and school librarian.

Jessica Lyn Chapin Epperson – B.S.
Primary Education Teacher
Ms. Epperson has her bachelor's degree in Elementary/Collaborative Education from the University of Montevallo. She plans to get her Masters in Early Childhood Special Education and focus on teaching children with autism. She currently serves as a Classroom Teacher in our Primary Education program.

Holly Sharpe – B.A.
Early Education Teacher
Ms. Sharpe has her bachelor's degree in Elementary/Collaborative Education from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Holly has experience as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutor and as a classroom teacher. Holly currently serves as our Elementary classroom teacher.

Marilyn Jolly
Classroom Aide/ABA therapist
Ms. Jolly has over 3 years experience working with children with autism. She has experience as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutor and as an aide in a classroom setting. She currently serves as a 1:1 tutor for individualized therapy in the classroom.

Joanna Nam
ABA Clinic Therapist
Ms. Nam is in her senior year at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She will be graduating this December as a major in Psychology and Communication Arts. Joanna plans to attend graduate school for counseling and work with emotionally disturbed teens. She currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutor in the clinic program.

Janiel Bates - B.S./B.A.
Senior ABA Therapist
Ms. Bates has her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Spanish. She has over 2 years experience working with children with autism. Janiel’s future plans include graduate school focusing her studies in Child Psychology with a specialization of developmental disorders. She currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Senior tutor in the clinic program.

Christy Edwards – M.A.
After-School Enrichment Program
Ms. Edwards has her bachelor's degree in Elementary/Collaborative Education. She has her master’s in Special education with a concentration in Autism. Ms. Edward’s future goals include opening a camp for individual’s with autism to enhance social skills and provide some respite for families. She currently serves as our After School Enrichment Teacher.

Angela Sue Jessee – B.A.
ABA Clinic Therapist
Ms. Jessee has her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She plans to attend graduate school and earn a degree in Autism, ABA, or Special Education within the next 2 years. Angela currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tutor in the clinic program.

Laura Zoller Dickson
Classroom Aide/ABA therapist
Ms. Dickson has over 19 years experience as an paraprofessional in early childhood classrooms. She has 3-½ years experience working in a Pre-K Special Education class with Huntsville City Schools. Lara has been practicing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for 3 years within a preschool classroom setting. Laura has 15 years experience teaching Pre-K music classes at a Christian daycare. Laura currently serves as an ABA tutor and classroom-teaching assistant for the early education class in the mornings and primary ed. instructor in the afternoons. She also teaches music in our Primary Education Programs.

Charles S. Rock – B.S.
Senior Therapist
Mr. Rock has his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Oakwood University. Charles has over 3 years experience working with children with Autism. He is currently in his final semester of graduate studies in clinical psychology at Alabama A & M University. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuro- Biology. Charles plans to go into teaching and administration upon completion of school. He is interested in diagnostic testing and writing curriculum for children with Autism. Charles currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Senior tutor in the clinic program.

David W. Stidger
Senior Therapist
Mr. Stidger is a psychology student at Calhoun College. He plans to earn his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. David has several years experience working in the Healthcare industry and with emotionally disturbed teens. David currently serves as an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Senior tutor in the clinic program.