Lianne was recently re-appointed as Treasurer after serving in this role previously from 2017-2019. She contracts with local school districts through her company, Growth Behavioral Consulting, to provide services to students of all ages with a variety of diagnoses including ASD and EBD. She received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education, followed by behavior analytic coursework leading to board certification and licensure in 2017. In the past, she has worked at a designated health agency as well as taught a series of verified course sequences in behavior analysis at both NVU (now Vermont State University) and the University of Southern Maine. She is enrolled in a PhD program at Simmons University for behavior analysis with a focus on stimulus equivalence and derived relations. Her professional interests include continuing to disseminate ABA throughout the state of Vermont by teaching, establishing more ABA programs, and participating in research projects. She lives in Middlebury with her husband and 3 children.

Jen is a BCBA currently working at Keene Perspectives in White River Junction. Her interest in ABA began at Binghamton University for her undergraduate education. She obtained her master's degree from Western New England University while working at the New England Center for Children in their residential and home-based programs. She became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2019. Jen worked as a BCBA in Pennsylvania from 2020-2022. Wanting to be back in New England, she moved to Vermont in August of 2022. In her free time she likes to hike, garden, and cook.

Brian J. Marrier, M.Ed., MFA, BCBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the founder and CEO of Autism, Advocacy, and Intervention (AAI), a multi-state behavioral health agency operating in Vermont (Home Office), California, Georgia, and Arizona. With over 15 years of experience in ABA across public education and private practice, Brian is known for building values-driven, team-centered systems that emphasize empowerment, accountability, and meaningful outcomes. Under his team's leadership, AAI has become a trusted provider of ethical, high-quality ABA services across home, school, and clinic settings—rooted in the belief that when teams are deeply supported and genuinely invested in, client success naturally follows. Brian’s background includes designing ABA programs for school districts, building clinician training programs (clinical and leadership), and collaborating closely with families, payers, and community partners. He is also the founder of OnABA.life (Ontogenesis), a consultation group supporting ABA providers, schools, and insurance agencies. Brian holds a Master’s in Education and a Master of Fine Arts, and remains committed to ethical growth, innovation, and service equity across the autism landscape.

Kimberly is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who holds a Master of Education degree from Endicott College in Applied Behavior Analysis. Kimberly has over 12 years of experience working with individuals with autism. She has worked in both private clinics and non-profit schools in New Hampshire, Florida, and Vermont. She first worked in the field in the capacity of a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, then as a supervising BCBA, and currently holds the title of Senior Clinical Director at Autism Care Partners in South Burlington. She has worked with individuals ranging from 2-21 years of age. Her specific interest and passion lies in early intervention and working with caregivers/families.

Kristen has worked for SD Associates, LLC since March of 2018 and has experience in school, community, and center-based settings. Kristen became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2021 and currently holds a position as a Behavior Analyst. In this role, she designs, trains, and implements ABA-based interventions, including the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior as well as skill acquisition and skill-based assessments. Other areas of interest for Kristen include Organizational Behavior Management, Behavioral Gerontology, and trauma..

Chris Keene is the Co-founder and Clinical Director at Keene Perspectives (KP), an early intervention ABA clinic in WRJ, VT. KP has prioritized the quality of their services (BHCOE accredited, active CASP member) and quality of life in their workplace (Best Places to Work '23, '24, '25). As an owner and operating clinician in VT since 2018, Chris has worn many hats including being a case manager, school consultant, trainer, supervisor, supervisee, caregiver coach, leader of people, occasional plunger of toilets, and VT SBA co-Small Business Persons of the Year in '23 with his wife, Cortney Keene. Chris is committed to positively influencing ABA practice and policy, and fostering those principles here in VT with their Keene Perspectives team and beyond. In a previous stage of his career, Chris has also been a Behavioral Neuroscientist (PhD w/ 13 years experience) with research focused on attention, learning, and memory. When Chris isn’t busy working, he loves board games, rec sports, puzzles, reading, video games, learning new things, and kicking back with Cort and their two cats, Smalls and Squints.