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welcome and introduce you to the newly elected members of the PennABA Executive Council. Feeding Program at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine. Keith has worked at the Feeding Program since its inception in 1997. The Feeding Program has treated children from 21 states and 5 countries outside the U.S. Keith conducts workshops and trainings on the behavioral treatment of childhood feeding problems both nationally and internationally. He has 30 publications related to feeding problems and child nutrition including the recent book co-authored with Richard Foxx, Treating eating problems of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities. Secretary, Lacey Bailey, M.A. Lacey Bailey completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania and is a recent graduate of the Applied Behavior Analysis Master’s program at Penn State Harrisburg. She completed all three of her internship practicum experiences under the close supervision of Dr. Richard M. Foxx and colleagues. Lacey has been working in the human services field utilizing behavior analysis for over 5 years. She served as the secretary for Psi Chi, the National Honor Society of Psychology in 2008 and has been a member since 2006. This year will be the second year she has helped plan and organize the annual PennABA conference and her third PennABA conference since relocating to Central Pennsylvania. She has attended the National ABA conference the past two years, and this year in Phoenix, she will be displaying her second poster in addition to giving a presentation with Dr. Foxx and colleagues. Currently, she works as a private behavior consultant in Central Pennsylvania, primarily treating children and dolescents with severe problem behavior. Member at Large, Kelly Kates McElrath, Ph.D., BCBA. Kelly Kates McElrath earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with area specialization in Special Education from Temple University. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2000. Kelly currently works as an applied behavior analyst for the Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit #22 serving classroom teachers and public school students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Additionally, she is an adjunct instructor in the College of Education at Holy Family University and in the College of Education (CITE) at Temple University. Kelly’s experiences have included assessment and treatment of challenging behavior on an in-patient and out-patient basis, as well as school and home-based educational / language programming for students with autism and developmental disabilities. Her research interests include incorporating the functional assessment process into school settings and evaluating the outcome of educational programs for children with autism. Member at Large, Kathryn Peterson, M.A. Kate Peterson is a recent graduate of the Applied Behavior Analysis Masters program at Penn State Harrisburg. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Exercise Kinesiology. Kate has been heavily involved in the applied behavior analysis field for the past 4 years. During her graduate studies, she was a member of the National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi. Since 2008, Kate worked as an Editorial Assistant for Behavioral Interventions, an internationally known, peer-reviewed journal. She has also worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the Pennsylvania State University, teaching several graduate Applied Behavior Analysis classes. Kate has been a volunteer for PennABA for the past two years, assisting with the planning and organization of the annual conference. She has attended two National ABA conferences and will be presenting with several colleagues and Dr. Foxx at this upcoming conference in May. Kate currently works as a private behavior consultant, treating severe problem behavior for Dr. Richard Foxx, Ph.D., BCBA. degree in Psychology from the Fairmont State University in 2006. She has been a member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, since 2003. Lisa is currently enrolled at the Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program in Harrisburg, PA, working towards her Master’s degree. For the past two years, she has worked as therapeutic staff support. Her interests include working with high risk and severe behavior adolescents and students with autism. Sincere Thanks to Outgoing PennABA Executive Council Members & Volunteers PennABA would also like to thank Bill Helsel, Ed.D., BCBA, who served as PennABA President for the past three years. Dr. Helsel worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the annual PennABA conferences. He, along with former PennABA Secretary, Jonathan Ivy, developed the templates and tools that are still being used today in order to plan, organize and implement of our annual conferences. Former Secretary, Jonathan Ivy and Member at Large, James Meindl are currently pursuing Ph.D.’s at the Ohio State University, Special Education and Behavior Analysis Program. We wish them continued success in all their future endeavors. We would also like to thank former volunteers, Claire Ivy and Rosie Meindl. It is with the effort of these volunteers, Bill Helsel, Jonathan Ivy, Claire Ivy, James Meindl and Rosie Meindl that PennABA is the success that it is today and we are fortunate for them having been here.
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