The Shabani Institute is driven to provide high-quality services to all of its clients.
Everyone who is employed at the Shabani Institute shares a true passion for the field of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Our team is known to pursue higher education, diverse learning opportunities, and professional growth with the determination to use this knowledge to enrich and better the lives of our clients and their families.
Our organization has a very familial approach; the culture within our organization empowers us to support one another so we can be more effective with the families we serve. We encourage a collaborative work environment and promote a safe workplace where creativity, science, innovation, and education are supported.
Meet Our Team
Assistant Clinical Supervisor
Belen Lomeli, M.A., RBT
“You never fail until you stop trying.” -Albert Einstein
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Behavior Technician
Irina Pfening
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Senior Behavior Technician
Hisa Joseph, B.S., RBT
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” - Maya Angelou
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Director of Supervision & Training
Nicole DeStefano, M.A., BCBA
“What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa.”― B.F. Skinner
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Behavior Technician
Natasha Villanueva, M.S., RBT
"If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?" - Malala Yousafzai.
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Chief Operating Officer
Nicholas L. Weatherly, Ph.D, BCBA-D
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Clinical Supervisor
Ben Smith M.A., BCBA
“It’s the journey to your goals that define who you are, rather not the goals you achieve in life.” – Unknown
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Assistant Clinical Supervisor
Angelica Vega, M.A., BCaBA
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” –Henry David Thoreau
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Clinical Supervisor
Kristine Phan, M.A., BCBA
“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.”- Marie Curie
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Senior Behavior Technician
Christian Jimenez, B.A., RBT
"Making one person smile can change the world, maybe not the whole world but their world."- John Spence
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Senior Behavior Technician
Danielle de Castro, M.A., RBT
“Dream big, plan well, work hard, smile always and good things will happen.” -Sally Huss
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Controller
Steve Miguels
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Assistant Clinical Director (Portland)
Lindsey B. Cohen, M.A., BCBA, LBA
"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop Trying."- B.F. Skinner
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Behavior Technician
Fatima Lopez, B.A., RBT
"Stay." - Mahatma Gandhi
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Program Director of Early Intervention, Intake, & Assessment
Jarrah Korba, M.A., BCBA
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Behavior Technician
William Gibbon, B.A., RBT
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Behavior Technician
Naara Arroyo, B.A., RBT
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Clinical Supervisor (Portland)
Patrick Thulen, M.A., BCBA, LBA
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Behavior Technician
Matthew Byers, B.A.
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Behavior Technician
Sabrina Flowers
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Behavior Technician
Elisabeth Chun, B.S.
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Behavior Technician
Ludmyla Assis
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Behavior Technician
Michelle Jang
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Behavior Technician
Sovann Mouth
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Behavior Technician
Karen Yehoshua
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Behavior Technician
Humberto Garcia
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Regional Clinical Director
Mara Felix, M.S., BCBA
“In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa
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Behavior Technician
Austin Leger
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Behavior Technician
Emily Alvarado
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Executive Clinical Director
Hayley M. Neimy, Ph.D., BCBA-D
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
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Behavior Technician
Kelsey Fallon, B.A., RBT
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded." - Maya Angelou
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Office Manager
Nataly Guzman
"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be" -Maya Angelou