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A Comprehensive Behavioral Organization

We are the only behavioral science organization in existence that does research, service delivery, book publishing, training, consultation, and software software design. Period. We stand alone in this field and are proud to do so. 

This comprehensive stance allows us to know the totality of the field like none other. We know where the boundries are in our science, and we push them purposely, to build a pragmatic system to solve the problems that families face with children and their neuro-complexities. 

We are active scholars. We are skilled technicians. We live our motto - Designed by scientists, and delivered by experts. And you as our customer stand to benefit from this scope and dedication.

Meet Our Senior Leadership

The scientists and experts at the forefront of Emergent.

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Dr. Ruth Anne Rehfeldt

Executive Director of Research and Clinical Quality

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Dr. Mark R. Dixon

President and CEO of Central Administration

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Teagan Stanley

Director of Human Resources for Emergent Learning Centers & Consultant

Chief Operating Officer for Emergent Learning Digital

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Pam Sparks

Insurance Director

Meet Our Division Leadership

Our clinical leaders. Your clinical leaders.

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Kaitlin Preciado, BCBA

Director of Hawaiʻi Centers

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Heather DeRijke Getchell, BCBA

Chief Executive Officer of Emergent Learning Academy

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Teagan Stanley

Chief Operating Officer for Emergent Learning Digital & Consultant

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Dr. Mark R. Dixon

President and CEO of Central Administration

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Meet Our Associate Leaders

Supporting Emergent at its Very Core

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Brandon Dye

Digital Marketing Manager

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Cierra Herzberg

Operations Manager

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Linda Hebert

Intake/Verification Specialist

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Tanya Pellas

Insurance Coordinator

Expanding Reach

We are currently active in expanding the scope of Emergent in a variety of ways. From an organic farm to a video production studio, and from a private alternative day school, to global telehealth consultations. We continue to grow to meet the needs of the families we serve, and the professionals that turn to us as leaders in the industry. This calculated growth is tempered by a firm rooting in science to ensure the advancement we make are empirical, intensional, and successful. At Emergent, we run the entire business operation from a scientific core. And the results, speak for themselves.

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