About the Team

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

Eunice Kim, M.S., BCBA

Clinical Supervisor

Ritwik Krishnan

Behavior Technician

Trina Williams

Behavior Technician

Mariano Nunez, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Jacqueline Gamboa

Behavior Technician

Eric Curiel, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Jacob Piotrowski

Behavior Technician

Christine Carbonell, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Chioma Nwosu, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Dane Thoreson, BCaBA

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Raymond Jackson, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Jarrah Korba, M.Ed, BCBA

Director of Client Services

Nathalie Pineda, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Adrian Morando

Behavior Technician

Jimmy Aguilar, RBT

Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Luis Polanco, RBT

Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Austin Leger, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Nicole DeStefano, M.A., BCBA

Director of Supervision & Training

Hisa Joseph, B.S., RBT

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Clinical Supervisor

Eunice Kim, M.S., BCBA
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Clinical Supervisor

Eric Ishijima, M.A., Ph. D., BCBA
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Behavior Technician

Ritwik Krishnan
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Clinical Supervisor

Nicole Maeda, M.S., BCBA
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Office Manager

Kirsten Patterson
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Behavior Technician

Trina Williams
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Registered Behavior Technician

Mariano Nunez, RBT
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Behavior Technician

Jacqueline Gamboa
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Registered Behavior Technician

Eric Curiel, RBT
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Behavior Technician

Jacob Piotrowski
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Registered Behavior Technician

Christine Carbonell, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Chioma Nwosu, RBT
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Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Dane Thoreson, BCaBA
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Registered Behavior Technician

Raymond Jackson, RBT
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Director of Client Services

Jarrah Korba, M.Ed, BCBA
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Registered Behavior Technician

Nathalie Pineda, RBT
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Behavior Technician

Adrian Morando
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Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Jimmy Aguilar, RBT
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Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Luis Polanco, RBT
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Clinical Supervisor

Crystal Noh, M.S., BCBA
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Registered Behavior Technician

Austin Leger, RBT
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Clinical Supervisor

Christian Jimenez, M.A., BCBA

"Making one person smile can change the world, maybe not the whole world but their world."- John Spence

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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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Assistant Clinical Supervisor

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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Executive Director

Daniel B. Shabani, Ph.D., BCBA-D
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Clinical Director

Kelsey Fallon, M.S., BCBA

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded." - Maya Angelou

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