Team Members

Jessica Sultenfuss

Jessica Sultenfuss received her B.S. in psychology from Florida State University and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of South Florida. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and she also has a teaching certificate in Exceptional Student Education. She has enjoyed teaching elementary-aged children with autism in school settings and has provided behavioral consultation to teachers in within the school system regarding both individual and class-wide behavior strategies. Her experience also includes behavioral consulting with parents and staff in home and community-based settings regarding behavioral challenges of children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities. Jessica came to Butterfly Effects to be able to integrate her professional experience in home and school settings to promote positive achievements for others.

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Tara Tallaksen

Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Arizona State University . She is currently working toward her Board Certification in Applied Behavior Analysis. Tara is a Florida Certified teacher with dual certification in Exceptional Student Education and Preschool Education, age`s birth through 4 years. Tara has worked with exceptional students for over ten years. She worked as classroom teacher for students with varying exceptionalities, as well as a consultant for Head Start programs and as an Early Intervention Specialist working with children birth to three years and their families. Tara now works as a program implementer at Butterfly Effects.

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Daniela Tricoche

Butterfly Effects has provided Daniela a home as a provider of quality behavioral services as well as being the back bone and structure of her own son’s behavioral programs. As a parent of a ten year old diagnosed with severe autism and an experienced ABA therapist her mission is to bridge the gap between parents and professionals. Step by step, working the puzzle together you can help your children reach their fullest potential and make lasting meaningful changes in their quality of life. Daniela`s motto… “Focus on the ability”.

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Maria Uribe

Maria Uribe, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Florida Atlantic University and her Master’s Degree in Behavior Analysis at Florida International University, both with honors. During her post-graduate work, Maria was selected to be a research assistant, and has also accepted a position as an adjunct professor of behavior analysis at Florida International University, starting in the fall of 2008. She has broad experience providing and supervising behavioral services to individuals with developmental disabilities in all settings, including home, group homes, in-patient mental heath, and at a center based setting. Maria`s approach to achieving results for her clients involves heavy parental involvement and a lot of patience. Maria is fluent in Spanish and English.

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Monique Wheeler

Monique Wheeler recently graduated from Florida International University with a BA in Psychology. During her college experience, she managed to take 3 of the 5 required course work courses in Behavioral Analysis. This sparked a great interest in working with children and helping them develop. Monique comes from a family full of kids so she`s always had a love for them and decided to focus on a career working with them. Her employment with Butterfly Effects will allow her to gain the best training and supervision to continue in the process of becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She comes from a multi racial family and looks forward to working with children from all different backgrounds and ethnicities. Monique looks forward to the priceless reward of seeing children with special needs improve and grow.

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