Admin
Angie Leonard, BA, Founder & CEO
Samantha Zaldivar, MEd, BCBA, LBA, Clinical Director
Bethany Mazurek, Ed.D, BCBA, LBA, Special Education Director
Damien Murtagh, BCBA, LBA, Admin Director
Lisa Hensley, BS, CFO
Tammie Woody, AB, Staff Administrator
Office Staff
Lucy Henderson, Office Assistant
Leslie Richards, BA, Business Assistant
Kathy Ellis, Business Assistant
Sylvia Bailey, LPN, Business Assistant
James Selvey, BSEE, IT Support
Travis Hipes, AAS, IT Specialist
Barbara Pait, Office Assistant
Development
Teri Nance, Development Coordinator
BRAAC – Roanoke
Joy Ezelle, MAT, BCBA, LBA, Special Education Teacher, Special Education Coordinator
Kelly Davidson, BA, Special Education Teacher
Cindy Kiser, BS, Preschool Education Teacher
Nikki Asta, BA Special Education Teacher
Robert Cronauer, BA, High School Teacher
Melissa Brinkley, BA, Lead STARS Teacher
Nicole Harris, BSW, BCaBA, Lead Behavior Technician/VIP Supervisor
Melanie Wilson, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA, Behavior Analyst
Elise Harrison, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Angela Harmon, MAT, Special Education Teacher
Marissa Christian, MS, Special Education Teacher
BRAAC – Lexington Area
Meagan Harding, MA, BCBA, LBA, Behavior Analyst, Special Education Teacher
Lacy Williams, BA, Special Education Teacher
BRAAC – Lynchburg
Damien Murtagh, MEd, BCBA, LBA, Behavior Analyst/Administrative Director
Anna-Rochelle Anderson, MS, MA, BCBA, LBA, Behavior Analyst
Consultant
Chris Sullivan, PhD, CRC, NCC, BCBA-D, LBA, LPC
BRAAC Team of Behavior Analysts
Samantha Zaldivar, BCBA, LBA
Bethany Mazurek, BCBA, LBA
Damien Murtagh, BCBA, LBA
Meagan Harding, BCBA, LBA
Joy Ezelle, BCBA, LBA
David Shaw, BCBA, LBA
Lauren Stanley, BCBA, LBA
Nicole Harris, BCaBA
Melanie Wilson, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Anna-Rochelle Anderson, MS, MA, BCBA, LBA
Kaiya Martin, MA, BCBA, LBA
Joanna Ferris, MA, BCBA
Elise Harrison, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Taylor Owens, MS, BCBA
Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center hires and maintains a highly qualified staff. There are more than 100 employees across all three locations. One-on-one Behavior Technicians hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology or a related field. Training and supervision is provided by licensed teachers and behavior analysts, including BCBAs and BCaBAs.
