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Jose-Guadalupe Vargas

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Jose has over 9 years of experience working with children with special needs initially starting as a Child Care Worker in 2014, Jose worked his way up the ranks to become a Registered Behavior Technician, Clinical Supervisor, and now a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Jose also has experience working as a long term substitute teacher with Stockton Unified School District providing instruction to young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Jose will perform the function of a BCBA for his assigned caseload developing individualized treatment plans for each assigned client(s) and providing direct case supervision to Supervising Registered Behavior Technician (SRBT), RBTs' and BTs'.

Mai Boonsalat

Supervising Registered Behavior Technician (SRBT)

Mai has over 14 years of experiences in the field of education, 9 years of working in the ABA field, five years as a Registered Behavior Technician and three years as a Midlevel Clinical Supervisor. Mai received her master’s degree at National University and will be taking her exam to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). As an SRBT for Opening Minds, Mai on top of providing direct services to clients, she will be training and overseeing BTs' & RBTs' as well as assisting our BCBA.

Ted Thanh Ly

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Maria Santos

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Maria has over nine years of experience working with children of those three years as a Registered Behavior Technician. Maria has extensive experience working in the with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD from toddlers to young adults. As a Registered Behavior Technician with Opening Minds, Maria will be responsible for providing direct one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to clients under close supervision of an SRBT & BCBA.

Cindy Martin

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Cynthia is a dedicated professional with 17 years of experience in the education field. She spent 15 years as a preschool teacher, nurturing early childhood development and fostering a love of learning. For the past two years, she has brought her expertise to the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT), where she is passionate about helping her clients achieve their developmental and behavioral goals.

Melissa Heidebrecht

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Melissa has the ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and establish ongoing relationships. She is capable of quickly learning new systems and programs in new environments. Though she has minimal experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), she’s very passionate about working with children. As a technician with Opening Minds, Melissa will be responsible for providing direct one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to clients under close supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Kassidy Chhoung-Sun

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Kassidy is new to the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). She is passionate about working with children and help them gain the necessary skills needed. As a Behavior Technician with Opening Minds, Kassidy will be responsible for providing direct one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to clients under close supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Kimberly Lopez

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Kimberly is new to the field of ABA Therapy. With close to 3 years of experience working with kids ages varying from toddlers to young adults and who has various developmental delays including ASD( Autism Spectrum Disorder). She enjoys working closely with families to help create and build the tools to necessary to improve the quality of life. Kimberly also has over 10 years of customer experience working with the public. As a Registered Behavior Technician, Kimberly will be responsible for providing direct one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to clients under close supervision of an SRBT & BCBA.