Meet Jackie

Jackie obtained her B.A. from University of Toronto and followed this education with a Teaching Degree from University of Ottawa’s Bachelor of Education program in 2004. She has worked as an ABA therapist and, later, Supervised Clinical Lead in Ottawa since 2003.

Her experience in providing services to a variety children both at home and in-school settings as well as implementing programs ranging from basic learner curriculum to advanced programming has been consistently supervised by Lynne Thibodeau, M.Ed., BCBA., R.B.A. (Ont.)

Jackie is deeply committed to both education and the field of autism and advances this passion through ongoing training and regularly attending workshops. She has also completed graduate level coursework in Applied Behaviour Analysis through Brock University.  

Jackie is also actively involved in community education initiatives by presenting ABA workshops for parents and professionals in the Ottawa/Eastern Ontario area in co-operation with Lynne Thibodeau, R.B.A. (Ont.).  In addition, Jackie has been involved in Algonquin College’s Autism and Behavioural Sciences (ABS) curriculum redevelopment team, followed by supervision of student placements and course facilitation within the ABS program. Within the clinical setting, Jackie provides ongoing assessment and supervision of Supervised Instructor Therapists, and is responsible for developing and completing the initial and yearly competency assessments.