Laura Hernandez received her Master’s degree, in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Istitute of Technology in 2001. She presently is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Prionr to obtaining her Masters she worked as a BCABA, Behavior Analyst at the Bachelor’s level, within the home and school setting providing behavioral therapy with an emphasis in verbal behavior. Over the past ten years Laura has worked extensively with children and adults with developmental disabilities, their families, and school personnel. She worked as a Behavior Analyst for the school system helping support several of their Autism programs. She provided trainings for staff and parents on the use of visual schedules and supports, direct instruction using discrete trials, Picture exchange communication system (PEC’s), Behavioral Intervention Plans, Verbal Behavior and positive behavioral supports. Prior to coming to Central Florida Behavioral Hospital, Laura was the supervisor for Baylor’s Our Childrens House, an outpatient therapy center in Dallas, Texas. Laura is currently Program Director for Central Florida Behavioral Hospital's Autism Spectrum Disorder which treats all children and adolescents on the spectrum.CEO/Behavior Analyst BCBA

Kyra Jacob graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is certified as a teacher in Exceptional Education K-12 and Elementary Education K-6. She has completed her Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCABA) coursework from the Florida Institute of Technology and is currently completing her supervision hours under a BCBA. From 2001-2003, she taught students with therapeutic issues and Emotional Behavior Disabilities, grades 2-5, at Cherokee School in Orlando, FL. She then taught Remedial Reading to students with Varying Exceptionalities at Edgewater High School in Orlando, FL from 2003-2005. She returned to Cherokee School in 2005 and remained there until leaving Orange County Public Schools for the private sector in 2008. Kyra has also worked as a teacher during the summer sessions at La Amistad Residential Treatment Center in Maitland, FL, where she taught grades K-12 from 2002-2008. Upon leaving Orange County Public Schools, she worked as a Behavior Specialist at Central Florida Behavioral Hospital on their Autism unit, Sea Harbor. Kyra is currently teaching students with autism, grades 2-3, at The Paragon School in Orlando, FL. She is also working on completing her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kimberly Whitefield graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Bachelors of Arts in 2006. While earning her degree she worked in classrooms with children with the diagnosis of Autism at United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, between the ages of 3 and 5. After three years of working there she moved on to Central Florida Behavioral hospital working specifically on their Sea Harbor Unit. A unit specially created for children with the diagnosis of Autism. The children ranged in age of 5 to 17. It is there that she began the certification classes for her BCaBA through the Florida Institute of Technology.