President
​Travis Blevins
​ MS, BCBA

Travis has been providing services for individuals with special needs for 25 years, and is founder of Behavior Services of the Rockies. He has a passion for developing evidence-based treatments, and using empirically validated interventions to increase the independence and inclusion of individuals with special needs.

President-Elect
janet twyman
PhD, BCBA, LBA

Dr. Janet Twyman is an education innovator, thought leader, and founder of blast: a learning sciences company. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the UMass Chan Medical School and formerly served as Director of Innovation and Technology for the U.S. Department of Education funded Center on Innovations in Learning.

Secretary
​BRENT SEYMOUR
MA, BCBA​

Brent is a Program Administrator for the Program Review Committee with the Division of Developmental Disabilities. His clinical experience extends across the lifespan for individuals with ASD, including EIBI and independent living supports for autistic adults.

Treasurer
​PATRICK ROMANI
PhD, BCBA-D

Patrick is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus and a Psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He specializes in delivery of functional analysis and functional communication training. He studies telehealth and behavioral momentum.

Board Member
​CHRIS MARGARITIS
MED, BCBA
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Chris is a Senior Consultant at the Ascendigo Autism Services. His clinical experience focuses on early intervention with children with autism in the home, school and community settings. He also consults for adults with disabilities to help them integrate into the community of the Roaring Fork Valley.

board member
​ZACH MAPLE
MA, BCBA
​

Zach is the Behavioral Health Team Manager at the Developmental Disability Resource Center in Lakewood, Colorado. His clinical experience includes a diverse population of diagnoses and working across the lifespan. Zach specializes in a consultation model of providing ABA support through the Colorado waiver system.

board member
beatriz orr
MEd, BCBA
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Beatriz Orr is a Clinical Services Director at the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) in Phoenix, Arizona. Beatriz oversees SARRC’s inclusive preschools (Community School) and will be supporting the efforts to replicate the program and grow to 8 campuses by 2030.
Beatriz Orr es Directora Clinical en el Centro de Autismo SARRC en Phoenix, Arizona. Beatriz es la directora de los Prescolares Inclusivos de SARRC (Community School) y va a apoyar el esfuerzo para replicar el programa hasta tener 8 campuses para el 2030.

STUDENT DIRECTOR
​Milad Najafichaghabouri
MS, BCBA

Milad is a student in the Disability Disciplines Doctoral Program​ at Utah State University with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis. He currently provides consultation and training to district personnel at Logan City School District. His main research interests are centered around the use of group contingency interventions to improve student behaviors in the classroom. 

Administrators

NICOLE BANK
PhD, BCBA

Nicole owns and operates CurrentABA.com, helping professional behavior analysts learn about research developments in the field. She is a BCBA with a PhD in information science, her course emphasis was in scholarly communication.

​Amy Kenzer
PhD, BCBA-D

Amy is Chief Operating Officer at the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC). The primary focus of her scientific and clinical work is in the area of behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).