Our Leadership Team

Positive Development believes you can change your life – and the world. As a team, we’re working diligently to do just that based on our five key values: Authenticity, respect, joy, team-first, and growth-mindedness. Through these tenets, we build connections and empower positive outcomes, one family at a time.

Dr. Cindy Davis, Ph.D.

Clinical Director (Culver City, CA; Northridge, CA; Pasadena, CA)
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Dr. Joshua D. Feder, M.D.

President, Positive Development of California; National Chief Medical Advisor and Medical Director
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Liesl Hartmann, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Clinical Director (Bethesda, MD; Capitol Hill, DC; Merrifield, VA)
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Natalie Kitts, OTR/L

Clinical Director (Newark, NJ; New Brunswick, NJ; Parsippany, NJ)
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Daniel Mason, MS, CCC-SLP

Clinical Director (Bucktown, IL; Deerfield, IL; Hyde Park, IL)
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Dr. Lina Moyano, EdD, L.C.S.W.

Clinical Director (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
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Dr. Ben Russell, PsyD

Clinical Director (Long Beach, CA; Whittier, CA)
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Dr. Susan Smith-Foley, OTD, MPA, OTR/L

Clinical Director (Cherry Hill, NJ; Lakewood, NJ)
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Lauren Svymbersky, MA, CCC-SLP

Clinical Director (Metro East Area, IL)
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Tyler Waldron, LCSW

Clinical Director (Chula Vista, CA; La Jolla, CA; San Diego CA)
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John Banta

Co-founder and Executive Chairman
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Paul Bohlander

Chief Product Officer
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Partha Boocha

Chief Technology Officer
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Ritu Doshi

Vice President of Corporate Performance & Strategic Initiatives
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Cameron Keirnes, MFT

General Manager - Western US
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Tyler Kennedy

Senior Vice President, Finance & Growth
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Alissa Lash

Chief People Officer
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Rich Maston

General Manager – Eastern US
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Maryanne Nugent

Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer
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Chad Pomeroy

President
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Kate Rollins, MSN, RN

Chief Clinical Officer
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Ward Stanford

Vice President of Human Resources
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Mike Suiters

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Faith Thayer, PhD, LPC

Vice President of Clinical Quality
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Dr. Jennie Troccio, PhD

Vice President of Clinical Operations
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Bertan Unal

Vice President of Payer Partnerships & Operations
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Donald Vaughn

Vice President of Infrastructure
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Josh Willeford

Chief Financial Officer
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Marilee Burgeson

Senior Clinical Advisor
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Dr. Andrea Davis

PhD, Senior Clinical Advisor
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Beth Osten

OTR/L, Chief Clinical Advisor
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John Banta

Co-founder and Executive Chairman
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Dr. Roy Beveridge

Boardmember
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Dr. Brenton Fargnoli

Partner, AlleyCorp
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Dr. Dan Gebremedhin

Partner, Flare Capital
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Mark Pacala

Boardmember
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Adam Seabrook

Partner, B Capital Group
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We help people build connections and shape their futures

At Positive Development, we embrace differences, joy, and authenticity as we work together to build connections and shape futures through developmental therapy.
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We are looking for driven people who are interested in making a difference in the life of a child or adolescent on the autism spectrum.
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