Tatiana Francis is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to improving the lives of others. She holds a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling and a master’s degree in Special Education with an emphasis in behavior analysis. Her experience spans working with individuals across the lifespan with a wide range of diagnoses. Tatiana is known for her ability to assess individual needs, identify areas for growth, and develop practical, goal-oriented plans that support meaningful progress in their lives. In addition to her direct clinical work, she is passionate about promoting accurate, ethical, and inclusive perspectives on mental health, neurodiversity, and cultural diversity. She currently provides mental and behavioral health services through her company, LifeWorks Services, in El Paso, Texas. Tatiana also serves as an adjunct professor at the graduate level, offers supervision to aspiring behavior analysts, and counselor associates, as well as provides mentorship to new analysts and counselors. Her wife and two sons are her greatest source of support and motivation. It is with the best intentions that Tatiana moves to progress the mental and behavioral health fields. 

Devon Perry is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Professional Counselor, and founder of Leaps and Bounds ABC. With nearly 20 years of experience, she has supported children, adults, families, and interdisciplinary teams across home, clinic, community, and telehealth settings. Devon believes that behavior change happens best when science, compassion, and a little creativity come together. Her work focuses on autism services, challenging behavior, caregiver coaching, mental health treatment, clinical supervision, and program development. Known for her practical and relationship-centered approach, she is passionate about helping individuals build meaningful skills while empowering caregivers and professionals to create lasting change. In addition to her private practice, Devon serves as a contract BCBA for agencies throughout Texas and Virginia, supporting adults with complex behavioral needs through assessment, consultation, staff training, and behavior support planning. Her professional interests include mentorship, culturally responsive care, and bridging the gap between ABA and mental health services. 

Jalisa Wingfield, M.S., BCBA, LBA is a Board Certified and Licensed Behavior Analyst and the Founder of Radiant Minds Training Academy, a professional development and training organization dedicated to empowering behavior technicians, aspiring behavior analysts, practicing clinicians, and families through education, collaboration, and practical application. Jalisa holds a Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with a specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders and brings nearly a decade of experience working with children and individuals with diverse support needs. Before becoming a BCBA, she spent three years working as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), an experience that continues to shape her approach to leadership, supervision, and professional development. As a clinician, Jalisa is passionate about providing compassionate, evidence-based, and individualized care while building meaningful partnerships with families and interdisciplinary teams. She believes effective behavior-analytic services extend beyond implementing treatment plans—they require collaboration, strong clinical judgment, ongoing learning, and professionals who feel confident and supported in their roles. Her experiences as both an RBT and BCBA inspired the creation of Radiant Minds Training Academy, where she works to bridge the gap between learning the science of behavior and confidently applying it in real-world settings. Through fieldwork supervision, professional training, exam preparation, family guidance, and educational resources, Jalisa is committed to helping the next generation of behavior-analytic professionals develop the knowledge, confidence, and skills necessary to make meaningful contributions to the field. At the heart of her work is a commitment to integrity, growth, inclusion, collaboration, and creating spaces where both the individuals receiving services and the professionals supporting them have the opportunity to thrive. 

Hector Ruiz, M.S., BCBA, LBA (TX), completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2002 and obtained a Master’s of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis at Northeastern University in 2006. Over the past 20 years, he has overseen early intervention and adult programs at residential, educational, in-home, and center-based settings. His interests include disseminating applied behavior analysis to underserved communities and applying generative verbal behavior teaching procedures. Hector completed the Spanish translation of the VB-MAPP app with Dr. Mark Sundberg and collaborated with ABA España in the translation of several chapters of the second (2007) and third edition (2020) of “Applied Behavior Analysis” by Cooper, Heron, and Heward. Most recently, he founded ABA Comprehensive Services in 2020, a small practice in El Paso, Texas, providing in-home and community-based services.

Dr. Camille “Cammie” Williams (she/her) is a metro Detroit native and Doctor of Behavioral Health with an emphasis in behavioral health management from Arizona State University. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies from Western Michigan University and her master’s in Counseling with a focus in Applied Behavior Analysis from Nova Southeastern University. She is also a Board Certified Sexologist. Cammie’s work sits at the intersection of science, systems, and culture, with a focus on using implementation science to improve organizational outcomes while honoring clinical realities. Her scope includes autism and developmental disabilities, school-based services, sexual behavior analysis, organizational behavior management, behavioral marketing, and health and wellness. As a pleasure-based Behavioral Scientist, her work centers the uplift, protection, and freedom of Black people—particularly Black femmes, mascs, and trans communities. Through her framework, Becoming Unfckwithable, she integrates behavior analysis, mindfulness, and Black positive psychology to support liberation through pleasure. She is the host of Love, Sex, and Applied Behavior Analysis, co-founder of Behavior Analysts in Military Families, and Vice President of Black Applied Behavior Analysts (BABA). Cammie is also childhood ovarian cancer survivor and current patient advocate, she contributes to research review to ensure Black women and trans women are prioritized in care.

Dr. Amber N. Vega is an El Paso native and the CEO and Founder of Better Together Behavioral Health, an ABA therapy practice dedicated to providing exceptional, high-quality services to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Driven by a deep commitment to her hometown, Dr. Vega built BTBH to ensure that families in the El Paso community have access to the clinical expertise and individualized care their children deserve.

Dr. Vega brings extensive experience across clinic, home, school, community, and telehealth settings, having served clients and families across El Paso, San Antonio, Dallas, Nashville, and California. She is known for developing clinical programs and efficient systems that raise the standard of care and support strong outcomes for the individuals she serves.

In 2024, Dr. Vega completed her PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis from Capella University, where her doctoral research examined the use of matrix training to advance intraverbal responding in children with ASD. She holds Board Certification at the Doctoral level (BCBA-D) and is a Licensed Behavior Analyst in Texas. Better Together Behavioral Health is also a BACB Authorized Continuing Education Provider, reflecting the organization's commitment to advancing the field beyond direct services. Continuing to grow her impact in the El Paso community, Dr. Vega is currently breaking ground on a second BTBH clinic location in the city.

Dr. Jennifer N. Fritz is a Professor of Behavior Analysis at the University of Houston-Clear Lake where she teaches in the master's program, coordinates the undergraduate coursework and minor in behavior analysis, serves as Director for multiple outpatient clinical programs, and conducts research primarily in the area of challenging (or interfering) behavior. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, former President of TxABA, former and founding President of the TxABA Severe Behavior SIG, and has received over $4.8 million in funding for her work through grants and contracts.