Our Team
Chelsea Silveira Burgos, Owner
Chelsea has her master’s degree in education, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), and is a Certified Trauma Professional.
Born and raised in Manteca, Chelsea is dedicated to bringing her community the necessary resources and support. She focuses on person-centered care, built on empathy and respect. Chelsea’s goal is to support others in getting closer to what matters to them.
Her extensive background and knowledge in behavior analysis, special education, autism intervention, regional center services, and parent coaching make her an excellent resource and advocate for the neurodivergent community.
Alyssa Lutz, Clinical Assistant
Alyssa has always loved working with children and started babysitting when she was a teenager. She then fell in love with the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in 2011.
Alyssa has her bachelor’s in ABA with an emphasis in Autism. In just 7 weeks she will receive her master’s degree in Special Education with a certificate in ABA. Upon graduation, Alyssa will sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam.
Alyssa has experience working with mild to severe problem behavior, across all ages. She has worked in a variety of settings, including autism centers, special education schools, county offices of education, adult day programs, and residential facilities.
Niketa Swaney, BCBA
Niketa, or “Kida,” has her Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), a certified Advanced Physical Skills CPI instructor, and is actively working towards getting her Certified Behavior Sexologist (CBS) credential.
Kida started working in the school (mild/mod special education) setting in 2017 and later joined the ABA field as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) in 2018. She quickly fell in love with the field and the clients, and decided to pursue her Masters and BCBA. While working with the Autism population, she realized she had a lot in common with the kids and sought out an assessment for herself. Kida was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 1) as an adult in her early 20’s, and due to her own experiences is able to provide a unique perspective to the team.
Kida also works with a local school district and has experience working with clients of various ages (anywhere from preschool age to the adult program ages), and with varying degrees of behavior. She runs our social skills groups, regularly conducts CPI trainings for school sites, and is very passionate about training staff to ensure that all students and clients get the best possible care and services.
Her extensive knowledge in crisis intervention, her personal experience with Autism, and her passion for social skills groups and staff training make her an excellent mentor and resource to have!
Ashley Rotolo, BCBA
Ashley has a Masters degree in ABA and became a BCBA in 2019. She has been in the ABA and I/DD field since 2013, working in schools, home, clinics and community settings. She has worked with all ages, ranging from toddlers to adults, and has provided effective treatement to address skills deficits, and mild-severe challenging behaviors.
Ashley is very animated and hilarious. Her personality makes working with children easy and so much fun! She has always had a passion for caregiver training. Helping a discouraged, scared or overwhelmed caregiver gain confidence in teaching skills and decreasing challenging behaviors is incredibly special.
Ashley has provided direct services, and supervised treatment teams. At her last company, she was on the quality assurance team, mentoring other professionals to keep the individual’s “ultimate outcomes” at the front of treatment.
Ashley’s passion for making interventions practical in addition to effective is what makes her such a strong caregiver trainer, and able to motivate treatment teams. Working with adults, she finds that often adults are pre-judged on what they are capable of learning. Helping an individual and their teams identify the ultimate outcome, bringing compassion to every interaction, and making a real impact on her community are what matters most to Ashley.