Behavior Alliance Core Team Members

The Behavior Alliance’s work is made possible thanks to a team of powerhouse individuals who work together to ensure the work is executed across the entire state.  Our talented individuals support the state’s regions, aligned with our funder’s model of regional support, to ensure behavior-related work has the proper contextual support across South Carolina.

Isabelle Mazzitelli

Isabelle Mazzitelli

Graduate Administrative Assistant
Steven Rufe

Steven Rufe, MEd

Associate Director
Audrey Depa

Aubrey Depa

Project Coordinator
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Crystal P. Ceresani, M. Ed.

Program Manager for Curriculum Development & School Climate Programming
KElfner

Karen Elfner, MA

Program Manager for Data & Implementation
Cathy Griffith

Cathy Griffith, PhD, BCBA

Project ECHO Lead
Shanna Hirsch

Shanna Hirsch, PhD, BCBA-D

Director
Mya Kelley

Mya H. Kelley M.A., CCC-SLP

Regional Behavior Coach
Georgia McKown

Georgia McKown, PhD

Program Manager for Effective Data Systems & Professional Learning
Megan Carpenter

Megan Carpenter, PhD, BCBA-D

Research Fellow

Technical Assistance Consultants

The talented individuals who support the Behavior Alliance of South Carolina are a dedicated team of experts who provide essential guidance and assistance to enhance the organization’s impact, ensuring the success of the Behavior Alliance’s initiatives.

A. Bolland

Anneliese Bolland, PhD, LMSW, MPH, CHES®

External Evaluator
Amanda Rumsey

Amanda Rumsey, PhD

Mental Health Lead

Advisory Board

Our alliance isn’t the first to tackle behavior-related concerns at the state level.  As a result, to ensure we learn from experts inside South Carolina for context and folks who have led behavior-related work outside of South Carolina at state and national levels, our board exists to help provide us honest feedback based on the trajectory of our work.  Our Advisory Board meets twice annually to give us feedback on our project trajectory, give us advice, and ensure we are working strategically to implement our project objectives.

simone adams

Simone Adams

Southern Wesleyan University
Allison bruhn

Allison Bruhn

University of Iowa
Heather George

Heather George

University of South Florida, Center on PBIS
Steve Goodman

Steve Goodman

Independent Consultant
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Cheryl Hubbard-George

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
Mark Samudre

Mark Samudre

University of Kentucky
Susan Thomas

Susan Thomas

Independent Consultant
kimberly yanek

Kimberly Yanek

Center on PBIS

Get In Touch

If you have any questions for our team about the work of the Behavior Alliance, feel free to reach out to us.