Centralized Safeguarding Committee Members

Meet the BlueSprig Centralized Safeguarding Committee

Kelly Bernard, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA
Vice President of Clinical Services
Alex Tomei, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Director of Clinical Standards
Timothy R. Vollmer, PhD, BCBA-D
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology, University of Florida
Ashley Fuhrman, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation
Abby Brown, MS, BCBA
Director of Clinical Operations
Samantha Schultz, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Senior Director of Clinical Operations
Meredith Lasch, BCBA, SHRM-CP
Director of Clinical Operations
Megan Gianotti
Director of Clinical Operations
Regina Nastri
Center Administrator
Lauren Phillips, PhD, BCBA-D
Director of Clinical Operations
Landon Cowan, MA, BCBA
Clinical Director
Katherine Homen
Associate Clinical Director
Patrick Gray
Center Director
Anna Bentley
Director of Clinical Operations
Brianna Kapel
Director of Clinical Operations
Jen Neely
Senior Clinical Director

Kelly Bernard, M.Ed., BCBA, LABA

Vice President of Clinical Services

As Vice President of Clinical Services at BlueSprig, Kelly Bernard is responsible for ensuring high-quality services for our clients and families by collaborating with the clinical and operations team to design, execute, train, and evaluate strategic clinical initiatives. Kelly brings over 20 years of experience working with children and adolescents across various settings including, early intervention, school, in-home, community, and center-based programs.

Kelly has been with Florida Autism Center and BlueSprig since 2018 as a Center Director and Associate Vice President of Clinical Services. She was awarded the 2019 Center of the Year for providing high-quality ABA services, staff training, and exceeding operational benchmarks. Before joining BlueSprig, Kelly worked as Clinical Supervisor and ABA staff trainer. Kelly worked in the public school system as a behavior specialist for nine years, providing ABA services to preschool and middle school students.

Kelly received her Bachelor’s in Psychology at Ashford University and Master’s in Special Education with a graduate-level certificate in ABA from Fitchburg State College. Kelly lives in Florida with her husband, Scott, two daughters, and three small crazy dogs. She loves being with her family, going to the theater, spending time at the beach, and traveling.

Ashley Fuhrman, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation

Dr. Ashley Fuhrman serves as the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at BlueSprig. In this role, she spearheads the development, implementation, and expansion of innovative clinical programs and services. She focuses on leveraging and contributing to cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to monitor, highlight, and improve patient outcomes. She is responsible for the oversight and growth of specialty clinic service offerings and enjoys working collaboratively to best serve patients. One of her primary passions is to increase access to high-quality severe behavior services. Her clinical and research interests involve improving existing assessment and treatment procedures as well as developing and improving clinician training surrounding the delivery of high-quality services.

Dr. Fuhrman received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, a Master of Arts in applied behavior analysis from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Previously, Dr. Fuhrman worked at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services.

She has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, is an Associate Editor for Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, on the board of editors for The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Analysis in Practice and has served on the board of editors for the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.

Ashley has a passion for evidence-based practice and expanding access to high-quality, specialized care. Ashley resides in Texas and, when not working, enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.