Leadership
Mary Rosswurm, MBA
Employee Since
2004
Current Position
Executive Director
Education
PhD in Leadership and Organizational Development – Benedictine University (in progress)
MBA – Indiana Wesleyan University
BS in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology – Purdue University
Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education – Penn State
Dr. Breanne Hartley, PhD, BCBA-D
Employee Since
2015
Current Position
Chief Clinical Officer
Education
PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis – Western Michigan University
MS in Applied Behavior Analysis – Western Michigan University
BS in Psychology – Grand Valley State University
Bill Brunner, MBA
Employee Since
2019
Current Position
Chief Financial Officer
Education
MBA Georgia State University
BA Economics – St. Cloud State University
Board of Directors
William (Bill) Bower
President, Board Member
Board Member Since
2006
Current Employer and Position
First Financial Bank/Oak Street Funding – Market President, Greater Indianapolis Region
Education
MBA, Butler University
BS in Finance and Economics, Ball State
Julia A. Carpenter
Secretary, Board Member
Board Member Since
2014
Current Employer and Position
Krieg DeVault – Partner
Education
JD, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University
BS in Business Administration, Butler University
Michele Trivedi
Clinical Liaison, Board Member
Board Member Since
2006
Current Employer and Position
The Arc – Insurance Advocacy Resource Center Manager
Education
MS – Health Services Administration, Xavier University
Mike Boatright
Board Member
Board Member Since
2016
Current Employer and Position
The National Bank of Indianapolis – First Vice President & Manager Commercial Banking
Education
MBA in Finance, Butler University
BS in Accounting, Grand Canyon College
Board of Advisors
Eric V. Larsson, PhD, LP, BCBA-D
About
Dr. Larsson is currently the executive director of clinical services at the Lovaas Institute Midwest, where he implements a program of intensive early intervention services for families of children who suffer from severe behavior disorders, including autism. He is a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral.
Dr. Larsson is a member of the clinical faculty in the Psychology Department at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches classes in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and in autism. He is currently a board member of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, the Autism Recovery Foundation, the Minnesota Northland Association for Behavior Analysis, and the Autism Treatment Association of Minnesota. He serves on the Autism Advisory Boards of both the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies and the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts. He is the Policy Chair of the Minnesota Chapter of Autism Speaks. He serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Erik’s Ranch and Retreats. He is the honorary president of the Fundaçion Planeta Imaginario in Barcelona, Spain.
Dorothea C. Lerman, PhD, BCBA-D
About
Dorothea C. Lerman, Ph.D., BCBA-D is Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where she directs the master’s program in applied behavior analysis and serves as Director of the UHCL Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida, specializing in the experimental analysis of behavior. Her areas of interest include autism, developmental disabilities, functional analysis, teacher and parent training, and treatment of severe behavior disorders (e.g., aggression, self-injury). Dr. Lerman is the founding editor of Behavior Analysis in Practice and former associate editor of The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Research in Developmental Disabilities.
Patrick C. Friman, PhD, ABPP
About
Patrick C. Friman, PhD., ABPP received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He is the current vice president of behavioral health at Boys Town and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine.
He was formerly on the faculties of Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, and Creighton Schools of Medicine. He also was formerly the director of the clinical psychology program at University of Nevada as well as the associate chairman of the department of psychology. Dr. Friman is the former editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and former president of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. He is on the editorial boards of six peer-reviewed journals. The primary focus of his scientific and clinical work in is in the area of Behavioral Pediatrics and Behavioral Medicine.
Dennis Reid, PhD, BCBA-D
About
Dennis Reid, Ph.D., BCBA-D has more than 35 years of experience as a manager and clinician in residential, educational, and community support settings for people with intellectual disabilities and autism, and has consulted with human service agencies in the majority of states of the United States as well as Canada and New Zealand.
Reid is the founder and current director of the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center in Morganton, North Carolina, USA. His company has employed people with autism and other severe disabilities in a supported work capacity for 17 years.
His Motivating Human Service Staff book is now in its 2nd Edition and received the Writer’s Digest Certificate of Merit Award. Reid also is the senior author of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Supervisory Training Curriculum.