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

Hisa Joseph, B.S., RBT

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Nicole DeStefano, M.A., BCBA

Director of Supervision & Training

Jenna Mattingly, M.S., BCBA

Regional Clinical Director (Los Angeles)

Christian Jimenez, M.A., BCBA

Behavior Analyst Trainer

Crystal Noh, M.S., RBT

Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Megan So, M.S., RBT

Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Luis Polanco, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Christopher Leon, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Jimmy Aguilar, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Carissa English

Behavior Technician

Adrian Morando

Behavior Technician

Anthony Fernandez

Behavior Technician

Janelle DeMedio

Behavior Technician

Cynthia Caroll

Behavior Technician

Tracy Palmer

Billing Specialist

Lindsey B. Cohen, M.A., BCBA, LBA

Regional Clinical Director (Portland)

Nathalie Pineda

Behavior Technician

Rachel Smith, M.S., BCBA, LBA

Clinical Supervisor (Portland)

Brandon Pinzon

Behavior Technician (Portland)

Revati Nilakhe, BCAT

Behavior Interventionist (Portland)

Alyssa Cienfuegos

Clinical Strategist

Andrea Rosa

Behavior Technician (Portland)

Jarrah Korba, M.Ed, BCBA

Director of Client Services

Savannah Pio, M.S., RBT

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Stephanie Rabines, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Tomina Mitchell, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Kathy Venegas, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Noah Anderson

Behavior Technician

Yasmine Gonzalez

Behavior Technician

Elizabeth Lopez

Behavior Technician

Raymond Jackson

Behavior Technician

Brittnei Lee

Behavior Technician

Eunice Kim, M.S., BCBA

Clinical Supervisor

Dane Thoreson, BCaBA

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Chioma Nwosu, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Sabrina Flowers, RBT

Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Austin Leger, RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

Kelsey Fallon, M.S., BCBA

Assistant Clinical Director

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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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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Regional Clinical Director (Los Angeles)

Jenna Mattingly, M.S., BCBA
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Behavior Analyst Trainer

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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Clinical Supervisor

Jennifer Cruz, M.S., BCBA
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Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Crystal Noh, M.S., RBT
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Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Megan So, M.S., RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Luis Polanco, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Christopher Leon, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Jimmy Aguilar, RBT
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Behavior Technician

Carissa English
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Behavior Technician

Adrian Morando
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Behavior Technician

Anthony Fernandez
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Behavior Technician

Janelle DeMedio
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Behavior Technician

Cynthia Caroll
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Billing Specialist

Tracy Palmer
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Regional 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

Nathalie Pineda
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Clinical Supervisor (Portland)

Rachel Smith, M.S., BCBA, LBA
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Behavior Technician (Portland)

Brandon Pinzon
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Behavior Interventionist (Portland)

Revati Nilakhe, BCAT
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Clinical Strategist

Alyssa Cienfuegos
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Behavior Technician (Portland)

Andrea Rosa
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Director of Client Services

Jarrah Korba, M.Ed, BCBA
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Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Savannah Pio, M.S., RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Stephanie Rabines, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Tomina Mitchell, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Kathy Venegas, RBT
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Behavior Technician

Noah Anderson
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Behavior Technician

Yasmine Gonzalez
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Behavior Technician

Elizabeth Lopez
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Behavior Technician

Raymond Jackson
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Behavior Technician

Brittnei Lee
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Clinical Supervisor

Eunice Kim, M.S., BCBA
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Assistant Clinical Supervisor

Dane Thoreson, BCaBA
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Registered Behavior Technician

Chioma Nwosu, RBT
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Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Sabrina Flowers, RBT
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Registered Behavior Technician

Austin Leger, RBT
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Executive Director

Daniel B. Shabani, Ph.D., BCBA-D
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Assistant 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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