Meet the Staff
Autism Center for Education Staff
Wendy Parent-Johnson, Ph.D.
Director of the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
Jennifer McDonough, M.S., CRC
Principal Investigator for VCU's Autism Center for Education and Co-principal Investigator for the RRTC on Employment for Individuals with IDD
Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling and Special Education and Senior Research Scientist
Carol Schall, Ph.D.
Director of Technical Assistance, Director of Virginia Autism Resource Center
Lauren Avellone
Research Associate
Casey Bennett
Communications Specialist
Teri Blankenship, M.Ed.
Director of Knowledge Translation
Alissa Brooke, M.S., CRC, PBSF
Training Associate
Teresa Cogar, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Melanie Derry, M.S., CCC-SLP
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Meredith Eads
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Doug Erickson, M.L.A.
Director of Database Design
Lucian Friel, M.S.
Educational Technology Support Specialist
Carla Goodman, MA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Joe Green
Communications Assistant and Peer Mentor
Whitney Ham, Ph.D., CRC, BCBA, LBA
Autism Coordinator
Alicia Hart
Training Associate
Susan Heck, M.S., CCC-SLP
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Crystal Hence, M.Ed.
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Kelly Ireson, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Lauren Lenski, M.Ed.
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Kaylan Long, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Geoff Loughrey, BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Sarah McEntee, M.Ed., MSW, BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Sebastian Mumford
Information Technology Specialist
Sue Palko, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Autism Program Coordinator (Regions 1, 3, 6, & 8)
Stefanie Paul, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Jeanne Roberts
Graphic Designer
Rachael Rounds, M.S., CRC
Surya Suresh, M.S.
Web Applications Programmer
Katie Thompson, M.Ed.
Training & Technology Associate
Taryn Traylor, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
Assistant Professor
Lauren Vetere, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Heather Womack, MS, BCBA, LBA
Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Noel Woolard, Ed.D., BCBA, LBA
Technical Assistance Associate