CASP CEU Center

Breanne Hartley, PhD, BCBA-D is the Chief Clinical Officer at LittleStar ABA Therapy. She obtained certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2007 and obtained a doctorate degree in Behavior Analysis in 2009 from Western Michigan University, specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities. Her areas of interest include supervision, staff training, and systems analysis. She has publications in Behavior Analysis in Practice, and she has spoken across the country on topics regarding issues concerning behavior analyst practitioners, such as staff training, supervision, treatment plan development, and navigating the insurance denial and appeals process.

Caroline Long founded St. Gerard House eleven years ago after navigating the challenges of her own two children with autism. Her son and daughter were diagnosed with autism at a time when resources and treatments were very limited. Growing up as the youngest of seven, Caroline had no idea that the valuable lessons of faith, adaptability, compassion and advocacy learned early on would become a foundation for her family’s complex autism journey. Caroline’s vision and advocacy for her own children were the motivation for helping other individuals and families facing similar challenges. St. Gerard House was established as an ABA center for families with autism to provide services and also to give hope and stability along the lifespan. Caroline’s dream to build a place where the weary and despairing could come and feel encouraged about autism treatment possibilities has come to life and continues to flourish. Because of St. Gerard House’s impact in the community, Caroline was the recipient of the 2014 Athena Award for Henderson County. When she is not busy at St. Gerard House, Caroline enjoys spending time with family and friends and taking advantage of the great outdoors in Western North Carolina.

Mary Rosswurm, MBA, started her career as a speech therapist. She joined LittleStar, a not for profit provider of applied behavior analysis therapy, in 2004 as the director then took 18 months off in 2008-2009 to spend time in Massachusetts and serve as the executive director of a Department of Education approved school for children with autism. She returned to LittleStar as the executive director in the fall of 2009. As an active member in the autism community, Mary was appointed to the Indiana Commission on Autism in 2005 and served five terms until the Commission ended in 2013. Mary has served on the Board of Directors for ASAT (The Association of Science in Autism Treatment) and is the founder and past vice president and president of InPEAT (Indiana Providers of Effective Autism Treatment) a membership organization for Indiana autism service providers, which was founded in 2014. In 2017, LittleStar was named Provider Advocate of the Year by Autism Speaks. Currently, Mary is serving as a board member for CASP (Council of Autism Service Providers) and is the chairperson of the annual conference committee. Mary is active on Instagram, sharing encouraging and educational videos about being a parent with autism on her channel, LifeWithaSideofAutism. Mary earned her MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, and her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Purdue University. She attended Penn State to earn a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education and is currently pursuing a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Development. Mary has two adult sons, one of whom has autism. She is also a grandmother to an active three year old grandson. Her research interests include fad treatments in autism, crisis of the commons and organizational behavior management. Mary is the co-author of several published articles as well as a curriculum on staff supervision. Mary believes that when done properly, ABA can change lives, no matter the age or level of disability.