Stacie has a career focused on providing the leadership and vision necessary to design, develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive programs of instructional and supportive services for children with autism. She began her career in 1996 providing direct instructional supports in home environments and clinical settings specializing in early intervention. Prior to her leadership at The Learning Center she applied her efforts as one of the founders of The Hope Center for Autism, a public charter school. Being one of the founders of the school Stacie provided an active role for the Hope Center in many areas beginning with preliminary work that led to the status and recognition as a public charter school. As a Certified ESE teacher for grades K-12 she served as The Hope Centers first instructional teacher. Her leadership role as the Executive Director of the school began in 2008. Stacie has been with The Learning Center since November of 2015. Her role as the Executive Director provide the opportunities for the development and implementation of school operations with continued quality management, systematic staff development applied both to classroom procedures for effective direct student services and with ongoing intensive training in assessments, data, programming, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Stacie has always built positive relationships with families and the community for the valuable ongoing collaborations of students. She puts forth effort to the shaping of a collaborative school culture in relation to the families and team leaders that proactively engage in the continued enhancement of student achievement.Stacie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Communications from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Florida Atlantic University. Stacie is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She holds a Florida Department of Education professional certification in Educational Leadership at all levels, ESE grades K-12, and has the Autism Endorsement. Stacie has worked specializing in the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since 1996. Stacie believes that her expertise gained from education, instructional practices in the home environment, clinical setting, and in the classroom, has supported the overall development and quality throughout her professional growth.The families, students, and staff at The Learning Center, uphold a climate of passion and dedication, that is focused on the nurturing of students in an individualized and progressive learning environment.