JULEE DUNN, MAT, BCBA  

CLINICAL DIRECTOR, ROME GA

Julee has been working with children with autism and other special needs for over 15 years.  Her first introduction to ABA was at the Blue Ridge Autism Center in Roanoke, Virginia in 2004.  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.   

rENEE fULLER

Operations Manager, Rome GA

Renee is thrilled to join the Rome CABS Team in the newly initiated position of Operations Manager. Renee comes to CABS with comprehensive experience in spearheading a broad range of administrative and operational duties, including streamlining business operations, facilitating human resource needs, training staff, and evaluating performance, and overseeing organizational activities in rigorous work environments.

As a former teacher, she is familiar with the varied needs and learning styles of children, having served special needs students in both public and private classrooms for more than a decade. Her administrative experience in health care, long-term care, and education settings make her especially suited for optimizing services for CABS clients. She is especially motivated by helping families and their children grow and learn together.

When not in the CABS office, Renee enjoys hiking, running, and spending time with family.

Kari HOsFORD, B.S.  

Case manager, ROME GA

Kari knew her heart belonged to behavior as a young child when she set her sights on training animals as a career.  She participated in several marine and zoological internships while working on her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida in 2005.  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.  She is currently working on her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis through the Florida Institute of Technology.  Upon completion of her degree, she will sit for the BACB board exam to be certified as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.