Who is leading this program?

Fernanda Welsh, M.S., BCBA
Clinical Director, Behavior Analyst
CPI Certified Instructor, Associate

I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 10 years of experience providing Applied Behavior Analysis services to children with exceptional needs. I am the Clinical Director for In Touch Behavioral Services in Burbank, CA.  My experience includes providing ABA services in the home, school and community settings to clients from 2 to 21 years of age.  Some of the services I provide include assessments, school behavior support, supervision, parent training, outreach events, social skills, professional presentations, IEP participation, consultation services and research.  In addition, I am also an Adjunct Faculty for the Master’s Program in ABA with Pepperdine University. I am passionate about working with children and their families while using ABA principles to target socially significant goals that increase their overall quality of life.  My goal is to continue to disseminate and implement evidence based strategies so we can target the areas of need in the families we work with.

Orli Almog

I am a mother of a child on the autism spectrum which enables me to fully understand the community I serve. With lots of love and passion I do not only advocate for my son but for the entire special needs community. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and a minor in Psychology. I worked as an elementary school teacher for 10 years and then moved on and graduated with a masters in Marriage and Family Therapy.

I have been serving on the Regional Center Vendor committee as a Board member now for a second term. This  position includes once a month meetings with the Board where I presented feed backs, facts and information to many vendors in this field. In this role I was also accessible to the public to receive inputs and questions.

I had the privilege to serve at the administrative board where all financial reports and the approvals of important agenda matters have being voted on.

Recently, I started my second term on the legislator committee. I was accepted 2 years in a row to fly to Sacramento and represent the needs of our special need community to Senators and the assembly members. Now I’m currently on my second term on the consumer service committee and the Government and Community Relations Committee.