Katie is the Operations Coordinator for Advances. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of San Diego in 2006 and her Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis from Simmons College in 2010. Katie first joined the Advances team in 2009 as the Placement and Progress Coordinator and transitioned into the Operations Coordinator role in 2011. Prior to joining Advances, Katie worked in a residential program with children with severe challenging behaviors, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, neurological disorders, and psychiatric illnesses between the ages of 3 and 20.