Christina McReynoldsis a Nationally Certified Behavior Analyst, (BCBA). Her educational credits include Bachelor’s degrees in both Literature and Communications, a Master’s of Science in Education and credentials in Educational Leadership, Special Education, and Early Childhood Special Education. She is also certified in Behavior Intervention Case Management, Crisis Intervention, and Behavioral Intervention for Individuals with ASD. She has fourteen years of experience working with individuals with disabilities and is a respected specialist in behavior and Autistic Disorders. Throughout her career she has worked as an in-home, 1:1 interventionist, a special education teacher and a consultant for autistic disorders.

Adrienne Kessler is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst for Creative Solutions for Hope. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Concordia University, before continuing on to Pepperdine University, where she completed her Master’s in Education and Clinical Psychology. Adrienne attended The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where she completed her BCBA coursework.

With over 15 years of experience in the field of ABA, Adrienne has worked with children ages 18 months to 18 years of age with Autism and related disorders. She has supervised over 300 individual behavior intervention programs while working in the private sector for Autism Partnership, Lovaas Institute, C.A.R.D. and now, Creative Solutions for Hope.

Adrienne also works for the Orange County Department of Education, teaching courses to satisfy the national “Autism Authorization” requirement.

Monique Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist and a Ph.D. student of Marriage and Family Therapy in the department of Counseling and Family Sciences at Loma Linda University. She received her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2004 from LLU. Monique completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine, with a minor in Cognitive Science, where she was a McNair Scholar. Monique has combined her interest in therapy with her love of dance by pursing supplemental educational courses in Alternative Training in Dance and Movement Therapy at Loyola Marymount since 2008.

Her current professional work focuses on families with a person diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how they can utilize support services and parent consultation. Specifically, her aim is to improve the quality of life of minorities and other underprivileged groups directly impacted by ASD. Monique’s current training, research interest and career goals can serve to assist families, impacted by ASD in identifying and acquiring support services. She considers that as marriage and family therapy focuses on the systemic implications of mental health conditions, that the field is ideally suited to provide culturally competent quality of care for families impacted by ASD. Monique hopes that her efforts can serve as a model for how marriage and family therapists can best address the needs of families and their ASD children. Her 13 years of experience and studies have demonstrated that children with ASD and their families have unique needs and challenges that could benefit from psychotherapy support.

Monique is a contracted Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for Creative Solutions for Hope.

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Deisy Pulido, M.A. is a Clinical Supervisor for Creative Solutions for Hope. Deisy has been in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis providing intensive ABA services in both home, school and community settings to children with Autism, and related disorders, since 2005.

She earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Human Services from California State University of Fullerton and completed her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Argosy University in 2011.

Deisy is experienced in using a wide variety of methodologies including Verbal Behavior, Natural Environment Teaching, Discrete Trial Training, and various behavior modification techniques. Deisy is skilled in teaching play, academic, self-help and social skills and is experienced in educating and training parents and caregivers.

She is passionate about improving the quality of life for children with Autism, and related disorders, as well as their families. She is excited and honored to be a part of the Creative Solutions for Hope team.

Corynn Zizi, M.A. is a Clinical Supervisor, with managerial responsibilities for teams of Behavioral Therapists, specializing in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) for children and families dealing with Autism and related disorders.

Corynn attended Concordia University in Irvine for her undergraduate work and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Subsequently, she completed graduate studies at Pepperdine University where she was awarded a Master’s Degree in Education with emphasis in Psychology. She completed additional specialized training in Discrete Trail Training (DTT); Verbal Behavior (VB); Behavior Modification; Language Skills; Play Skills; Social Skills; Social Thinking; VB-MAPP; and Functional Analysis and Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders;

Corynn began her career in 2004 working as a Behavioral Therapist. She was promoted to Senior Therapist in May of 2005. Corynn transitioned to Creative Solutions for Hope in January of 2007 and was promoted to a supervisory position in June of 2007.

Corynn’s interest in Behavioral Therapy developed as a result of her exposure to children with disabilities as a volunteer worker for the Special Olympics of Orange County. Here she was able to combine her interest in sports and children into an experience that had a positive impact on the lives of those who live with special challenges. Working with children with Autism,and related disorders, has become a passion of hers and she continues to strive to help children lead productive lives.

Charles Chudabala, M.S. began accumulating his training in Applied Behavior Analysis and discrete trial training in 2004. His energetic nature and compassionate attitude towards the needs of the families and children has been a vital tool in his work ethic and clinical approach, coupled with his Masters of Science in Counseling (Marriage Family Therapy).

Mr. Chudabala has made it his goal to promote parent involvement as much as possible to aide in generalizing the child’s skills. A hallmark of Verbal Behavior is that a natural tone and naturalistic teaching structure is utilized to create a type of learning that has momentum and fun for the child. This type of freedom to teach in a loose structured format has paired perfectly with Mr. Chudabala’s personality and vision of success.

Mr. Chudabala continues to be an asset to Creative Solutions for Hope by delivering quality supervision and quality assurance/intense training to all those therapists working within this groundbreaking company.

“Once a therapist, always a therapist. I have never stopped doing therapy, because once you stop, you forget what it’s like to be connected to the source. Isn’t the relationship what it’s all about?”

~ Charles Chudabala, M.S.

William Chong has over 12 years of experience working with children with Autism, and related disorders, utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior as a therapist, senior therapist andsupervisor.

William graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999. Between 2007 and2009, he worked for Cornerstone Therapies providing ABA services to children 3 years of age and under. William joined the Creative Solutions for Hope team in 2009.

William has been extensively trained in ABA methodology such as Verbal Behavior and is providing program development and supervision in both the home and school setting, parent education and conducting Functional Behavior Assessments with a wide range of ages and disabilities. Currently, William is completing the process in becoming a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst.

Janet Jarquin is BCBA eligible and has over 11 years of experience working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). She has worked with children with a variety of developmental disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy. Janet completed the BCBA coursework and practicum through the University of West Florida and will be sitting for the exam in 2012. Janet received a Master’s of Science Degree in Special Education with Moderate to Severe Disabilities and a Bachelor’s of Art in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Early Childhood Special Education from California State University, Northridge. Janet is currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles and is expecting the degree in Fall 2012.

Janet has experience in the clinical, school, and community setting. She spent over 3 years as the Lead Clinical Supervisor at a non-public agency (NPA) in Los Angeles. In that role, Janet was responsible for conducting the agencies Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s) for both regional center and school district clients. In addition, Janet provided supervision and mentorship to apprentice and associate supervisors, school consultation, staff training, parent education, and maintained a caseloadin which she developed IEP goals and behavior support plans (BSP).

Janet also has 4 years of experience as a Special Education Teacher for children with Autism. She worked at a non-public school (NPS) in Culver City for children with moderate to severe disabilities. Specifically, Janet taught grades Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st-3rd grade. In that role, Janet managed a classroom with students who had a variety of challenging behaviors. She utilized appropriate assessment tools, created IEP goals and behavior support plans and attended IEP meetings. Janet was also responsible for training classroom staff in areas such as behavior management, data collection, and social skills. Janet also has experience as a behavior specialist, behavior therapist, and special education assistant.

Janet is currently a member of the Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA). Her current research interests are in the area of Organization Behavior Management (OBM) and video modeling.