Children at the May Center School are surrounded by caring, highly trained professionals seeking to improve the quality of life of the students in their care.
The school’s staff are uniquely qualified to provide the level of specialized care that enables each child with autism spectrum disorder or related disabilities to make significant and ongoing improvements in behavior, communication, and social skills. These improvements result from the tireless work of the staff combined with our uncompromising commitment to the highest standards.
School staff include:
- Doctoral-level clinical directors, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), and educational administration by certified special education administrators
- Consulting physician and psychiatrist and on-site registered nurses
- Master’s-level certified special education teachers
- Master’s-level behavior specialists, BCBAs, and Board Certified Associate Behavior Analysts (BCaBAs)
- A family service staff specializing in autism and applied behavior analysis (ABA)
- Adapted physical education, art, and music teachers
- Vocational director and coordinators, and job coaches
- Allied health therapists (occupational, physical, and speech)
- Pre- and post-doctoral interns
Our senior leadership team includes:
Abbey Carreau, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA
Executive Director
Nicole Barlow, M.A., M.Ed.
Assistant Executive Director
Kara Driscoll, M.A., LABA, BCBA
Clinical Director
Jessica Cohenour, Ph.D., LABA, BDBA-D
Clinical Director
Melissa Drifke, Ph.D., BCBA
Clinical Director
Mimi Theodore, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
Clinical Director
Jacob Richardson, M.Ed., LABA, BCBA
Clinical Director
Sangya Karkee, M.S.
Director of Family Services
Matthew Page
Director of Residential Services
I've been with May now for almost two years. I can't express the joy I feel every day knowing I have made a difference in someone's life.
─ Melissa