Executive Director Sandra Pierce-Jordan, PhD, BCBA-D, received a bachelor’s degree from Colby College and the MEd and PhD degrees from Northeastern University. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Pierce-Jordan joined The Birchtree Center as a Behavior Analyst in October 2007. She has worked with children and adults with autism and Asperger’s for 25 years in a variety of roles, including consulting and providing direct services. Dr. Pierce-Jordan has worked collaboratively with schools and families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, providing functional behavioral assessments, behavior support plan development, individualized educational plans, curriculum development, applied behavior analysis programming, diagnostic evaluations, program evaluations and consultation, staff and parent trainings, and workshops. In 2014 she received an Outstanding Woman in Business Award from New Hampshire Business Review.
- Shelly Fagen, MIT, Director of Student Services
- Stephanie Morin, MSEd, BCBA, Outreach Program Director
- Rebecca Walsh, MSEd, BCBA, Clinical Director
- Sarah Ouellette, BA, Director of Human Resources
- Holly Robacher, MBA, Director of Finance
- Jessica Files Squier, MA, Director of Development & Community Relations
Board Certified Behavior Analysts
- Jessica Allen, MS, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Christina Debourgknecht, MEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Rachel DeCola, MEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Laurie Hounam, MEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Blaire Luebkeman, MSEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Becky Ormond, MS, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Jocelyn Pebler, MA, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Special Education Staff
- Emily Elliott, BS, Special Education Case Manager
- Debbie Patten, MEd, Transition Coordinator
- Brian Person, MA, Special Education Case Manager
- Jaclyn Silva, BS, Special Education Case Manager
- Sarah Turner, MEd, BCBA, Special Education Case Manager
Related Services
- Jenna Dalton, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist
- Julie Davis, MOT, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist
- Laurie Flanders, RN, School Nurse
- Casey Peters, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist
Support Staff
- Kayla Dunn, BSS, Senior Clinical Instructor
- Rachel DeCola, MEd, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Jasmine Holdman, BA, Executive Administrative Assistant
- Brianne Lewis, Administrative Assistant
Instructional Staff
Our instructional staff is comprised of Registered Behavior Technicians, special educators, clinical instructors, and the individuals named above. All instructors are specially trained and highly qualified, with extensive training in Applied Behavior Analysis and special education. Instructors also receive training in social skill development, communication sciences, and augmentative and alternative communication systems.