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OUR EMPLOYEES

Christina Rizzo Tatreau, MFA, BCBA, LABA

Owner/CEO

Christina Rizzo founded Tate Behavioral in 2013 with the goal of bringing high-quality in-home and school-based ABA services to Western MA. After treating individuals of all ages with varying abilities for over 16 years, Christina currently oversees the day-to-day operations of Tate Behavioral while still maintaining a small client caseload. Christina holds a BA from Clark University, an MFA from Bennington College, and completed her coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis at Florida Institute of Technology. A former writer, her clinical passions are Applied Verbal Behavior, social skills instruction, and schedules of reinforcement. She enjoys running, cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family. Christina received a spot on the Forbes NEXT1000 2021 list, a designation honoring small business entrepreneurs redefining the American dream. 

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Kelley St. Clair, M.A., BCBA, LABA

Executive Clinical Director

Kelley is a Licensed and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with 15 years of experience supporting children and families living with Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and challenging behaviors. She is a graduate of Smith College and received her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Westfield State University. Kelley has worked in Early Intervention ABA Specialty Services, as a teacher and counselor at a residential school for children with special social-emotional-behavioral needs, as a consultant to daycare centers as part of the Massachusetts Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program, providing In Home Behavioral Services as part of the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative, and as a consultant to private families and public schools. Kelley has served as a board member at Jericho in Holyoke and currently serves as a member of the Human Rights Committee at the Berkshire Hills Music Academy in South Hadley, MA. Kelley is passionate about providing Applied Behavior Analysis services to young children and their families, educating parents and teachers, and sharing the science of ABA with the world!

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Erica Nason, M.A., BCBA, LABA

Clinical Director of Vocational Programming

Erica earned a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Westfield State University. She then became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and received her License in Applied Behavior Analysis. Since 2010 she has worked with clients with Autism, social/emotional disorders, or other developmental disabilities, that display challenging behavior in the school and home setting. She has worked training families and after school program staff on implementing programs and procedures in applied behavior analysis. Additionally she has participated in and run social skills groups within schools and after school programs. Her passion includes bridging the gap between school-aged children and adults to ensure clients are able to reach their full adult independent potential. She is currently working on developing Vocational Skills and Adult Life Skills programming for Tate Behavioral.
Beyond Erica’s passion for ABA, Erica cares deeply about social and environmental justice. She loves music, dance, and comedy.

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John Lempart

Director of Special Education 
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Abby Wellspeak, M.A., BCBA, LABA

Clinical Director of In Home ABA

Abby Wellspeak is the Director of the Tate At Home division of Tate Behavioral. With more than 10 years of experience in the field of ABA, she is our resident expert on all things insurance-related, including writing treatment plans and working to secure funding for home programs. She also works in homes training parents and supervising future BCBAs.
Abby has been providing ABA services to families and individuals with disabilities in homes, residential settings, and public and private schools throughout Western Massachusetts since 2008. Abby graduated with a Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis from Westfield State University in 2013 and has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst since 2014.
One of her passions is working directly with families to help integrate her clients into their community, through doctor's appointments, dance classes, and family vacations. Outside of the office, Abby is most likely to be found spending time with her son “PJ”, sipping on iced coffee, or conquering any board game challenge.

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Emily Croteau, MS, BCBA, LABA

Senior BCBA Supervisor 
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Olivia Aseltine, MA, BCBA, LABA

BCBA Consultant
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Andrew Steplar, MA, BCBA

BCBA Consultant
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Tony Watt, BCBA, LABA

Assistant Clinical Director
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Nicole Bosse, BCBA

BCBA Consultant
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Heather Castonguay

Clinical Resident
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Marissa Yeager, RBT

Special Education Teacher
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Sarah Laushance

Co-Coordinator Tate Community Programming
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Callye Murphy-Mancini

BCBA Supervisor
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Diane Cashman

Learning Coach
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Nathan Edwards

Clinical Resident
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Amanda Wyckoff

Learning Coach
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Sydney Boden

Clinical Resident
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Rachel Guerin

Learning Coach
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Anthony Rizzo

Learning Coach
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Marc Ruffin

Learning Coach
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Maya Close-Barber

Special Education Teacher
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Nerissa Hall, PhD. CCC-SLP

Co-Director of Speech Language and Literacy
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Hillary Jellison, MS, CCC-SLP

Co-Director of Speech Language and Literacy
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Emily Donoghue, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist
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Michele Yeager

Human Resources Specialist
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Anna Bilotti

Learning Coach
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Paige Dickson

Learning Coach
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Brittany Sourdiffe

Learning Coach
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Erika Flannery

Learning Coach
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Tiara Warren

Office Manager
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Julia Serra

Speech Language Clinical Fellow
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Jose Espada

Building Manager
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Michael Housey

Learning Coach
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Thomas Anderson

Learning Coach
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Brionna Givens

Learning Coach
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Alison Stitsinger

Special Education Teacher
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Zack Mullane

Co-Coordinator Tate Community Programming
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Alexis Farrington

Learning Coach
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