Staff Biographies
Elizabeth
M. (Liz) Martineau is President and Clinical Director of Nashoba Learning Group (NLG), and
the founding chair of NLG’s Board of Directors. Liz is driving the development of the school and working closely with Dr. Lynn Brennan,
NLG’s clinical director, to establish state of the art educational and
clinical practices and to create partnerships with families and school districts
to serve each child.
Prior to founding Nashoba Learning Group, Liz served as an applied behavior analysis consultant to numerous individuals with autism and their families and school districts. Liz also spent 13 years at Monitor Company, a business strategy consulting firm, where she served on the Board of Directors and was responsible for developing client relationships and advising client senior managers.
Liz is a board certified behavior analyst and holds an education specialist degree in behavioral education from Simmons College, where she was the winner of the John S. Robinson Award for significant contributions to special education both in and beyond the classroom. She is an affiliate member of the Association for Behavior Analysis. Liz also holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in economics from Williams College. Liz and her husband, John McClellan, are the parents of five children, including a son with autism.
Maureen
Vibert is Executive Director of Nashoba Learning Group (NLG).
Prior to joining NLG, Maureen worked at the Monitor Group, LLP a global
consulting firm headquartered Cambridge, Massachusetts for nearly 19 years where
she held leadership positions as Controller and Director of Global Human
Resources and Compensation Policy. She earned at Bentley College a BS degree in
Management and Accounting, and an MBA. Maureen lives in Burlington, MA with her
husband Steve and their two sons.
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Stephanie Daniels is the Vocational Director at Nashoba Learning Group (NLG). Prior to coming to NLG, Stephanie served as an applied behavior analysis therapist to individuals with autism and their families. Stephanie earned a B.S. in Business Management and is currently enrolled in Endicott College’s Masters Program in Special Needs/Behavioral Studies. Stephanie resides in Townsend, Mass with her husband Kurt and daughter.
Karen Abruzi is a Clinical Director at Nashoba Learning Group (NLG).
She is a board certified behavior analyst and holds a Masters degree in
behavioral education from Simmons College. Karen was the assistant author for
two presentations presented at the Applied Behavior Analysis Convention held in
Chicago, Illinois in May 2008. The presentations targeted higher level skills
using visual prompts that are first manipulated and later faded. Prior to
working at NLG, Karen provided home services to students with autism in western
Massachusetts. Karen currently lives in North Chelmsford, MA with her husband
and son.
Crystal Seagle is a Clinical Director at Nashoba Learning Group (NLG).
Prior to coming to NLG, Crystal served as an applied behavior analysis therapist
in a school district and a special education collaborative. Crystal earned
a B.A. in Human Services and a M.A. in Education from Rivier College.
Crystal resides in Nashua, NH with her husband Eliot and son.
Tina Taylor is a Clinical Director at
Nashoba Learning Group (NLG). Prior to coming to NLG, Tina taught Life
Skills and English to high school special needs students and worked in a home
program. Tina earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts and a M.A. in Behavioral
Education from Simmons College. Tina resides in Nashua, NH with her
husband Jay, daughter and two dogs.
Jessica Slaton is a Clinical Director at
Nashoba Learning Group (NLG). She is a Certified Behavior Analyst and
holds a B.A. from Boston College and M.Ed. from Simmons College.
Jessica was the assistant author for presentations at
the annual Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) conference in Atlanta 2006,
San Diego 2007, Chicago 2008, and the annual BABAT conference (Berkshire
Association of Behavior Analysis & Therapy) in 2006 and 2008. She will be
presenting a symposium and a workshop at the 2010 ABA conference in San Antonio.
Prior to joining NLG Jessica worked as an in-home therapist. She currently lives
in Burlington, MA and has 6 brothers and sisters age 11 to 27, spread out across
Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts, Colorado, and England.
