Upon moving to the Chicago area in 2007, she began working at Chicago Education Project where she met C.A.B.S. director, Amanda Parker.

During her 17 year career, Julee has worked with children as young as 18 months to 18 years. She has worked as a behavior therapist, behavior consultant, and special education teacher. She has taught in special education classrooms for children with autism or related disorders in Rome, Georgia. In these roles, Julee has provided services for children in a public school setting in which she has designed and implemented skill acquisition programs and behavior plans using her ABA training.

Julee believes that children learn in many different ways. She seeks to find what works for each child and will collaborate with therapists and families to determine how to best meet each child’s needs.

For the next 7 years she worked at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida as a zoological animal care specialist caring for animals such as giraffes, rhinos, elephants, and lions. There she was mentored by some of the most well-known professionals in the field of animal husbandry, behavior, and conservation.
As Kari began to build a family, she was introduced to the beautiful, unique, and often challenging world of autism. All three of her children are touched by autism and it has been through them that Kari has learned so much about autism and the professional fields that serve children with diagnoses on the spectrum. Though she had to leave the zoological field to focus on her children’s’ behavioral needs, Kari felt that her experiences would eventually lead to another meaningful career. In 2019 she discovered C.A.B.S. and fell in love with everything about the company. The field of Applied Behavior Analysis felt like home for the first time in a long while. Kari completed her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis through the Florida Institute of Technology and will be sitting for her exam in fall of 2022.

Heather has been working with children with autism for many years. She obtained her RBT credential in 2018 and joined the C.A.B.S. team in 2021. As case manager and behavior analyst Heather is able to apply her knowledge to working with a variety of learners with various needs and challenges. Heather was born deaf and has two cochlear implants. Her goal is to inspire and help others while making difference in the lives of her clients and their families

After working as an educational liaison for youth in foster care she decided to switch her emphasis to treating children with autism and joined the C.A.B.S in November of 2019.


Maranda loves working one on one with the clients and assisting RBTs. As a Case Manager, she collaborates with family members and BCBAs to help clients achieve goals that are important to their development and day-to-day living skills. She is currently enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology where she is perusing her Master of Arts in Behavior Analysis Practice.