CONSULTANTS

Kari Apple, M.Ed, BCBA

Kari received her bachelor's degree from Samford University (Birmingham, AL) in 2004 with a major in Human Development and a minor in Psychology.  In 2006, she graduated from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) with a Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education. 

She has been working with children with autism since 2001 and has worked in a variety of settings including home-based programs, the public school system, community-based summer camps, and social groups.

She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis, the Autism Society of America, and the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee.

Kari got married in June 2009 and has relocated to Memphis, TN where she is providing services to families in Memphis and surrounding areas!  She also travels to Nashville bi-weekly to oversee programs and supervise therapists.

Hunter Gast, M.Ed, BCBA

Hunter received her bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) in 2005 with a major in psychology and a minor in Spanish. She graduated from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) in 2007 with a Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education and completed the Behavior Analysis Certification program there as well.

Hunter has worked formally with children with autism since 2002 in a variety of settings including home based programs, a private school for children with autism, community-based camps, and teaching young children with autism in the public schools.

Hunter is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, licensed TN teacher, a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis, the Autism Society of America and Council for Exceptional Children.

Kristen Huffman, M.ED, BCBA

THERAPISTS

Amy Laird

Sarah Walker

Sarah received her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 2009 with a degree in Communicative Disorders and a minor in History. She has worked for the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) at Vanderbilt with Families First Program and the Tennessee Department of Education School Age Team as Program Assistant. Sarah has worked in a formal setting with children with autism since 2010.