Team Members

Susan Arnold

Susan Arnold, MSCCC-SLP received her Masters Degree from Brooklyn College. She has 19 years of pediatric experience. Ms. Arnold has extensive experience working with children ages birth to eighteen. Her specialties include designing and implementing oral motor and feeding programs and working with children with autism. Ms. Arnold`s other areas of expertise include evaluation and treatment of various articulation, language and fluency disorders. Ms. Arnold is looking forward to being part of this dynamic team!

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Allison Ballin

Allison Ballin joined the Butterfly Effects team as Director of School Services and Program Developer in 2006. She has her Masters Degree in Special Education from Hunter College, is fluent in American Sign Language, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Allison has worked in the field of special education both in the classroom setting and home environment for over 15 years. Her area of expertise is in augmentative communication. When not developing revolutionary school curriculums, Allison enjoys spending time with her two children.

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Lauren Brook

Lauren Brook has a Bachelor`s Degree in Psychology and a Masters in Education as a Special Educator. She is hoping to continue her education with Behavioral Certification and a Doctorate. Lauren has been a Special Educator for over 10 years. She has worked in a variety of settings with children of varying disabilities and learning styles. She began in Vermont as a Consulting Teacher, then taught in Key Largo School in Florida as a Resource Teacher, and recently taught a Life Skills class in Long Island, New York. These experiences have given Lauren the ability to work with a variety of students and to appreciate how working as a team with the student, parents and educators, and making little changes in programs, can provide students with a lot of success. After moving to Sarasota, Lauren found Butterfly Effects and was hired as a program implementer. She brings her experience, knowledge, and creativity as a teacher while gaining hands on experience with behavioral approaches.

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Claudia Devia

Claudia Devia holds a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Behavior Analysis and has specialized in the field of autism for the past five years. She has experience working with children and adolescents. Claudia enjoys working with children and seeing their progress.

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Hyrum Estrada

Hyrum Estrada is currently attending FAU as an undergrad student. He is majoring in psychology with the intention of becoming a clinical psychologist one day. Hyrum has taken advantage of working with Butterfly Effects with the hope of gaining experience in the science of ABA and how it can change behavior. He loves working with kids and witnessing their innocence; Hyrum knows that with love, patience, and a good attitude all types of changes can be brought about the lives of these wonderful children.

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Jenny Falter

Jenny Falter has a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Clinical Child Psychology from The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Oh. She has worked in the past in a school setting with children and teens experiencing severe behavior handicaps and with teens who have drug and alcohol addictions. Jenny has joined Butterfly Effects after staying home for several years to raise her own 3 children, one of whom is diagnosed with ADHD. She is excited to have the opportunity to work in this rewarding field with children and families again, and is looking forward to gaining a better understanding of children with autism and other special learning needs.

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Charlotte Fudge

Mrs. Fudge is co-founder and executive director of Butterfly Effects, LLC. She helped co-found Butterfly Effects with the mission of researching and developing the most effective educational, behavioral practices in use today and the most efficient means of delivering them. This system would allow those in need access to the very best services in the most cost effective way possible. She is currently enrolled in Nova Southeastern University`s Doctorate of Special Education Program. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst as well as a Florida Registered Nurse.

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Carolyn Gilbert

Carolyn Gilbert has worked extensively for over ten years with children on the Autism Spectrum. Previously, she worked with families and schools in Northern Virginia and the D.C. area for eight years, with children ranging in age from toddlers to middle school students. In addition to a B.S. in Psychology from George Mason University in 1998, she has had training and experience in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Verbal Behavior, Floortime, and Relationship Development Intervention. Carolyn loves working with children and finds it very rewarding to watch their progress. She believes there is a solution for every child`s education and advancement, especially as she has strongly advocated for excellence in educational programs for her own daughter with learning disabilities.

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Dr. Lisa Grossman

Lisa Grossman, Ed.D, CCC-SLP joined the Butterfly Effects Program Developer team as an expert Speech-Language Pathologist. Dr. Grossman is a native of New York who earned her bachelors and masters degrees in the field of Speech-Language Pathology. She went on to become a graduate of Barry University where she earned her doctoral degree in Education. She has identified, assessed, and treated a variety of speech and language disorders including articulation, language, pragmatics, and fluency. Dr. Grossman is certified by the American Speech-Hearing Language Association (ASHA) and licensed to practice by the state of Florida. Dr. Grossman is an influential member of the Program Development team and is excited to be working to expand the scope of services on the platform to include speech and language pathology.

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Mr. Juan Hernandez

Juan Hernandez has been working with children for the last three years. Most of his experience has been working with kids diagnosed with Autism, ADD, ADHD, and Asperger`s ranging from the ages of 6-18. He has been coaching children for the last four years in multiple sports and is currently the sports specialist at the Sagemont day camp in Weston. Juan is working on his BA in Special Education at Nova Southeastern University. His life, his love, and his career is children. Juan is a positive addition to the Butterfly Effects team.

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