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Rita’s son has been with ACES since he was 4 years old.  He started at ACES Village School and is now matriculating at the ACES Center for Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disorders (CASDD). Rita credits the services provided by ACES with helping her son learn valuable life and academic skills.

Dr. Wagner is ACES Director of Technology Services. She follows trends in technology and looks for ways to introduce technological innovations into the classroom with the goal of equitable access to address student diverse needs.

Carrie has been with ACES for 13 years as a Behavior Analyst with ACES Behavior Services and Autism Programs division. Carrie has an extensive academic background exploring the science of behavior that has led her to develop systems to apply to educational setting to improve the performance of students with special needs. She believes that it is important to find ways to help make public schools work for special needs students so they are fully integrated into their own communities.

Deidre has been an Occupational Therapist for 20 years. She started her career as an intern in ACES Extension Therapy Services (ETS) division. As a member of ACES ETS team, Deidre has worked with a number of ACES schools including ACES Mill Road School, ACES Village School, ACES Whitney High School North and Whitney Academy EXPLORE & CREATE as well as schools in ACES partner districts.