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Olivia Smith, M.A., RBT

Olivia is a Training Specialist at the BACA Z location. She received her B.A. in family science from Anderson University her master’s in ABA from Ball State University. Prior to coming to BACA, she worked at the Hopewell Center.

Dannet Sprowls, M.A., RBT

Training Specialist
BACA Hart

Dannet is a training specialist at the BACA Hart location. She received her M.A. in organizational management from Spring Arbor University. Prior to coming to BACA, she was a self-employed childcare provider for 20 years and has experience working with children with special needs.

Christina Thomas, B.S.

Training Specialist
BACA 1

Christina is a training specialist at BACA 1 location. She has her B.S. in speech pathology and a minor in special education/hearing impaired (deaf education) from Ball State University. During her undergrad clinical, she was able to provide speech services to a little boy with autism and volunteered at PALS, a therapeutic horseback riding center in Columbus, IN. She is currently enrolled in the FIT program.

Alyssa Tolly, M.A., BCBA

Training Specialist
BACA Prep

Alyssa is a training specialist at the BACA Prep location. Prior to her position as a training specialist, she was a level 4 behavior technician at BACA. She earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2012. She began working under Dr. Carl Sundberg as a behavior technician in April 2013. She also presented in the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis Conference with Bob Ryan, who is part of BACA’s clinical team. Prior to coming to BACA, Alyssa did training with animals at the Indianapolis Zoo. Alyssa earned her BCBA through the Florida Institute of Technology program in 2018.

Abby Stanley, B.S.

Training Specialist
BACA Prep

Abby is a behavior technician at the BACA Prep location. She received her B.S. in elementary education and is currently in the FIT program.

Ashlee Eckerle, M.A., BCBA

Training Specialist
BACA One

Ashlee is a Training Specialist at the BACA One location. She earned her bachelors from Purdue University in Movement and Sports Science, her masters from Ball State University in Sports Administration and masters from Ball State University in Applied Behavior Analysis. Ashlee passed the BCBA certification boards in November 2016. Her experience at BACA includes being a behavior technician for three years and a clinical assistant at the BACA Prep location for nine months.

Kristen Holt, M.A., RBT

Training Specialist
BACA Hart

Kristen received a B.A. in Elementary Education from Hope College in 2006. After graduation, she moved to the suburbs of Chicago and taught kindergarten for a year then transitioned to teaching middle school biology and social studies. In 2011, Kristen moved backed to Michigan and started with BACA, training in Fishers, as one of the three original behavior technicians to open BACA Hart. Kristen is currently attending Ball State to pursue a Master’s degree in ABA and certifications in applied behavior analysis and autism.