Leadership

Tabitha Burkhart-Wilson

Vice President

Tabitha has a master’s degree in clinical psychology with emphasis on mental health and deafness, also a master’s in business administration. She is a licensed psychological practitioner and is the vice president of SpringHealth Behavioral Health and Integrated Care. Tabitha has more than 14 years of diversified progressive experience within the behavioral healthcare industry. Her background is broad and cuts across government and community relations, regulatory and legislative processes, financial management, crisis management, direct treatment and performance/quality development.

Dr. RaShai Reynolds

Regional Director, Georgia, Indiana & Kentucky

Dr. Reynolds is a seasoned Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with an extensive background in Applied Behavior Analysis. Having served in the field of behavior analysis for more than ten years, she specializes in organizational behavior management, autism, intellectual disabilities, and parent training. Dr. Reynolds is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in ABA and enjoys disseminating the science of behavior analysis through organizational management, university teaching, presentations, training, and community service.

Pilar Britton

Supervisor, Northern Indiana

Pilar has a master’s degree in applied behavior analysis with concentration in autism through Ball State University. Pilar is a supervisor in Indiana. She has been working in the field for over four years and has experience with youth and adults on the autism spectrum and other developmental disabilities.

Andrea Gere

State Director, Indiana

Andrea is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a master of arts degree in clinical psychology from Spalding University. Andrea has more than 20 years of experience in the field working with individuals who have dual diagnoses of mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Andrea continues to remain involved at her alma mater, the University of Southern Indiana, offering training and lectures.

Susan “Suzy” Finigan

Regional Director, Illinois & MIssouri

Suzy is a Board Certified & Licensed Behavior Analyst with a Master of Arts degree in Human Services with an emphasis in Child and Family Studies. She has worked in the field for over 10 years, starting her career working with children who were medically fragile and dependent on technology. Suzy specializes in the clinical and organizational applications of Applied Behavior Analysis to youth and adults with dual diagnoses; specifically, those whom experience physical, emotional, communicative and/or environmental challenges. She is passionate about growing behavioral health services in underserved communities by working alongside local and statewide stakeholders.

Haley Kaufmann

Clinical Supervisor, Illinois

Haley has a masters of arts degree in applied behavior analysis and is a board-certified behavior analyst. She works as Illinois’ youth services clinical supervisor. Haley has been in the field for 6 years. She began her time in the field as a registered behavior technician serving children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Haley gained further clinical experience working as a senior technician in a multi-disciplinary clinic implementing ABA strategies. She has a wide range of experiences collaborating with other providers to ensure a comprehensive treatment plan for her clients. Haley worked as an in-home and in-clinic team lead prior to completing her masters at Ball State University and sitting for her board exam. Haley continues to provide extensive clinical care to youth with autism spectrum disorder, starting as young as 2.5 years old. Her experience encompasses significant behaviors such as physical aggression, property destruction, and intense defiance. Haley has pursued ongoing education to help her gain in-depth knowledge in toilet training, family training, and community-based social skills within the scope of applied behavior analysis.

Brittany-Rene González

State Director, California

Brittany has a masters of science degree in applied behavior analysis and is a board-certified behavior analyst. She is the state director of California and has been working in the mental health field for 10 years. Brittany began her career serving children diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder through in-home services in 2009. Since then Brittany has specialized in highly aggressive adult residential services, in-home children services for a wide variety of diagnoses, clinic-based applied behavior analysis, early intervention services and community-based social skills programming.

Michelle Willingham

State Director, Virginia

Michelle has a master’s degree in psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavioral Analysis as well a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. She is a licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst and is the State Director of Virginia for SpringHealth Behavioral Health and Integrated Care. Michelle has 18 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare field. Michelle’s expertise includes clinical care of patients with age ranges from 18 months to 65 years of age for those diagnosed with multiple cognitive and behavioral disabilities and disorders, as well as developmental disabilities. Michelle specializes in high acuity clients with behavioral concerns, language developmental, and feeding disorders. Michelle has maintained a leadership position within the behavioral healthcare field for over 10 years of her career.

Samantha Copp

Clinical Supervisor, Virginia

Samantha has a dual master’s degree in autism education and applied behavior analysis. She is a licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Samantha has 7 years of experience co-teaching in a high acuity classroom in a school for children with special needs. In addition, she has 10 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare field. Her expertise includes clinical care of patients with age ranges from birth to 45 years of age for those diagnosed with multiple cognitive and behavioral disabilities and disorders, as well as developmental disabilities. Samantha specializes in social skills development, language developmental, and feeding therapy. Samantha has maintained a leadership position within the behavioral healthcare field for over 9 years.

Hu-Ann Mcnealy

State Director, Georgia

Hu-Ann has a Master’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Hu-Ann has been working with individuals with disabilities for over eight years and began her career working in group home settings with adults who were dually-diagnosed. Hu-Ann has multiple years of experience working in early-intervention clinics with children who were diagnosed with Autism where the focus was on functional communication, pre-academic skills, social skills, and school readiness.  She also provided school-based services for children in Autism Spectrum Disorder units and children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Hu-Ann has worked extensively in home-based services for children and adults with varying developmental disabilities.

Juliana Reese

State Director, Texas

Juliana has a master’s degree in educational psychology and is dually licensed in Texas as a licensed psychological associate and a licensed professional counselor. She is the state director of SpringHealth Behavioral Health and Integrated Care of Texas. Juliana has more than 30 years of diversified experience providing services for individuals with mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has fulfilled a variety of roles through the years, including direct support, case management, psychological assessment, counseling, behavioral support and administration.

Bethany Holterman

State Director, Missouri

Bethany has a master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She is the State Director of Missouri and has been working in the mental health field since 2016. Bethany’s experience ranges from clinical work with children of all ages in early intervention programs as well as severe behavior clinics, and school based ABA therapy in intensive Special Education classrooms. In 2020, Bethany began her career with Springhealth Behavioral and since then, has served a large population throughout Missouri including adults with developmental delays and children with Autism serving clients in home, school, and day program settings.