Achieve Together
Behavior Services
Empowering clients to thrive at life.
About Our Team
Nora Coyle
CEO, Pods Director
MA, BCBA, COBA
Nora has been working with children of all ages and disabilities since 2005. She was as an Early Childhood Special Education teacher in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 4 years and an ABA therapist in a clinic setting during the summers.
In November 2007, she received the Teacher's First Award for Southern Colorado. In 2009, Nora became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and began working with Autistic children and their families in their homes, community, and schools in Dayton.
Nora founded Achieve Together Behavior Services, LLC in 2009 to provide children and families with the opportunity to grow and have a balanced and happy life. She has worked with children from 2 to 19 years old on the autism spectrum. Nora received her bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies (K-6 teaching) and a master's in early childhood special education. Nora specializes in conversation, language and social skills.
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Nora enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience of empathy in the workplace to other ABA agencies through Nora's Empathy At Work Program.
Zane Ferguson has been with ATBS since 2016 and a BCBA since 2021. In 2020, he published a research article in conjunction with Fred Peterson, Psy.D. Zane became an Elevatus Trainer in 2021 to provide the community and ATBS with an evidenced based approach to increasing accessibility of sex and sexuality education for the I/DD population for ATBS.
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Zane has worked with young children, teens, and young adults. He brings with him experience in sex education, research and advocacy. He is passionate about reducing incarceration through early intervention.
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Zane is excellent at working with teens, navigating complex social situations with teens and creating social group activities for all ages.
He oversees our Social Groups to ensure clients are happy to be there and feel safe to grow. Zane's impact on clients is evident by how excited the clients are when he's in their sessions.
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Zane enjoys spending his personal time seeing live music, doing oil painting,and playing tabletop and board games.
Zane Ferguson
M.Ed, BCBA, COBA
Clinical Director
Lily Powers
BCBA, COBA
​Lily Powers has been with ATBS since 2021 and been in the field since 2019. Lily brings sunshine and light with her wherever she goes, which her happy clients can attest to. She shares her impressive knowledge and experience with augmented communication with us and her clients.
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Lily has a brother with autism and has a heart for everyone blessed to know someone on the autism spectrum. Lily brings her passion, care, and effervescent personality to every aspect of therapy--for her clients, their families and their siblings.
Lily and ATBS hosts Sib Shops once a quarter at our clinic.​
Shahrazad El Sebaei
BCBA, COBA
Shar has been in the behavioral health field since 2018, with experience supporting in homes, schools, clinics and hospitals with clients ages 2-18.
She received her Master of the Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis from Ball State University in 2024. Shar is Level 1 Certified in Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK) curriculum through Emergent Learning Academy. She is also trained in crisis management through QBS and Grafton Health Network for Safety Care and Ukeru, respectively.
Shar is passionate about trauma informed approaches to behavioral interventions and empowering children by providing them with the resources to pursue their passions and think independently, encouraging them to challenge systems and norms that view Autistic individuals as "less than".
Jen Hampton
BCBA, COBA
Jen is a dedicated and compassionate professional that has been with ATBS since 2020. Her passion for working with children has been a driving force throughout her career, and she brings a unique blend of expertise in ABA, social work, and family advocacy to her practice. She believes in meeting clients where they are, focusing on their strengths, and empowering them to achieve a meaningful and fulfilling life.
In her work, Jen prioritizes collaboration and transparency, ensuring that children and their families feel heard, supported, and respected. Her goal is to help each child lead a life they desire by fostering growth and creating strategies that meet their individual needs. By focusing on building from a place of strength, she strives to create an environment of trust and progress for both clients and their families.
Outside of her professional life, Jen enjoys pottery, hiking with her fiancé, being with her dogs, reading, and spending quality time with friends!
Shaina Hudgel
Shaina has been with ATBS since August of 2019. She graduated from Otterbein College with a bachelor's in early childhood education. Shaina has a long history in customer services and working directly with children. When she came to the ATBS team, she started as an RBT and fell in love with the kids and the work we do. She began working in the office in May of 2022 and moved into the Office Manager role in 2023. Shaina's favorite part of working at ATBS is meeting and creating those unique relationships with so many incredible families and helping them find the resources and services that they need.
Shaina is a mom herself to a toddler daughter. She loves to read, finger-knit and do Legos when she is not running after her daughter. She is also a self-proclaimed food truck enthusiast. She thinks there is nothing better than watching games or a movie with her family and friends or attending large food truck competitions.
Office Manager
Carrie Walls-Suarez
Billing and Invoice Manager
Project ImPACT Facilitator
MDiv, BCBA, COBA
Carrie is the Billing and Invoicing Manager at ATBS as well as the Project ImPACT parent training program facilitator. She has been in the field of Autism and ABA since 2003, became a BCBA in 2012, and opened her own ABA clinic that same year. As an independently contracted BCBA, Carrie joined ATBS in 2022 as the Project ImPACT program facilitator and was a supervisor of several clients' programs. In mid-2024, Carrie expanded her role at ATBS into the operations and finance area, bringing over a decade of billing and invoicing knowledge with her. In her free time, Carrie enjoys spending time with her wife Micaela and their three fur sons--LilBit, Rocket, and Shadow, drinking coffee, exploring new places, and riding roller coasters (and building miniatures of them).
