• Debbie Patten, MEd, Transition Coordinator

    Debbie Patten, MEd, has a graduate degree in Special Education from New England College and has over 18 years of experience as an educator and service provider for individuals with disabilities.  Her professional experience includes work in public schools, home-based services, and a residential program for children with disabilities.  Ms. Patten joined The Birchtree Center as…

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  • Blaire Luebkeman, MSEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst

    Blaire Luebkeman, MSEd, BCBA, earned a Master’s in Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction in Autism Studies at the University of Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.  Ms. Luebkeman has worked in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis since 2003, providing in-home support services to a…

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  • Jessica Files Squier, MA, Director of Development & Community Relations

    Jessica Files Squier, MA, has worked at nonprofits throughout the northeast including Strawbery Banke Museum, the Newport (R.I.) Historical Society, Mystic Seaport, Plimoth Plantation, and the Chester County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society.  Her responsibilities have included public relations, grant writing, program planning, tour-guide training, public speaking and more.  Her graduate studies at the University of Delaware included…

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