Meet the Staff

Krystal received an undergraduate degree in Psychology from VCU in 2011.  After graduating she discovered her passion for ABA at a small school in Richmond, VA.  Soon after she began pursuing her certificate in ABA from the Florida Institute of Technology.  After practicing as a BCaBA for a year, she attended Arizona State University and earned her Master's in Special Education with a focus in ABA.  Krystal has been a BCBA since 2016 and is licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine.  

Jessie attended JMU and received a bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2016, then her M.A.T. in Inclusive Early Childhood Education in 2017. During her time in graduate school, she realized her passion was  geared towards working 1:1 with children instead of the classroom. Jessie learned about a Behavior Specialist program that JMU offered, which she pursued and received her M.Ed. in Special Education with an ABA concentration in 2018. She became certified as a BCBA in August 2019.

Caitlin received an undergraduate degree in Child Development from Liberty University in 2016. She has always had a passion for working with children and finding the "uniqueness" in each child. It was not until starting a career in ABA that she found her calling. After earning her RBT certification in 2016, she went on to pursue an M.A in Applied Behavioral analysis from Ball State University in 2018. Following her degree completion, she became certified as a BCBA in 2019.

Kayleigh completed her Bachelor's at UMW in 2016. She began her career focusing on community outreach, parent training and small group therapy sessions. This is where she found her interest in ABA! During her five years of providing in home ABA, she completed her coursework to be a BCaBA and received her certificate in 2020. She decided to go back to school to get her masters and BCBA certificate in 2021 with Florida Institute of Technology.

Jami started as an office manager at an alarm company in 1999 where she worked for 8 years.  After leaving the alarm company in 2007 she worked as an editorial assistant at Army Times Publishing where she eventually moved up to office manager.  She worked at Army Times for 13 years.  Upon leaving Army Times she joined SEAS as the office manager in 2020.  She loves greeting the kids every morning and is a truly valued member of the SEAS staff.

Jess received a Bachelors of Science in psychological science from the University of Mary Washington in 2017. After working in the field of ABA for four years and becoming a Registered Behavior Technician, she realized her excitement for the field and decided to continue expanding her knowledge and work towards becoming a BCBA. Jess is currently going back to school to earn a Masters degree in ABA from Capella University to achieve this goal. 

Sarah graduated from UMW with a Bachelor of Science in Psychological Science in 2020. After changing her major from biology to psychological science, Sarah stumbled into the field of ABA and became an RBT. It was not until she started as an RBT that she realized her love for kids and decided to pursue her Master's degree. Sarah is currently attending ASU for a Master's of Arts in Special Education and is pursuing her BCBA.

Emely  has an associates degree of Arts and Sciences with a specialization in Psychology from Germanna. She is continuing her educational pursuits and working on earning a Bachelors in Psychology from ODU. Emely was introduced to ABA in 2018 when she earned her RBT certification and has since fallen in love with the field. Emely plans to pursue a Masters Degree in ABA and become certified as a BCaBA after completing her Bachelor's degree.

Justin  received a Bachelors in Human Services and Counseling from Old Dominion University in 2017. He is currently pursuing on his Master's degree in Special Education with a concentration in ABA from Arizona State University and is working towards becoming certified. In his free time, Justin enjoys hanging with his dog and being outdoors as much as possible! 

Georgia  received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology  from Virginia State University in 2019. She is currently working on her Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology  at VSU and graduate certificate in ABA at George Mason University. Georgia began working in the field of ABA in 2019 and decided becoming a BCBA was going to be a part of her career path a year after getting her Registered Behavior Technician certification. 

Lindsay graduated from Purdue University Global with a Bachelors of Science  in Addiction in 2021. While earning her degree, her sister recommended she look into working as an RBT. Doing so, Lindsay found that she  loves being able to be part of her kiddos journey and teaching them how to make their mark! After earning her bachelor’s degree, Lindsay is now working toward earning her Master's degree with the goal of becoming a BCBA.