Our Leadership

Meet our Board of Directors and Committee Leaders

While the CABA board was started in the Cayman Islands, our goal has been to expand and include members from other Caribbean Islands as well. Today the board has representatives from 5 island nations, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Jamaica, St. Croix USVI and Turks & Caicos Islands. Our Committees which were started in 2023 have representatives from 10 countries. As we continue to grow we hope to have even more islands represented on our board and on our committees.

Board of Directors

  • President

    Gabi Torres, MS, BCBA, IBA

    Gabi is originally from Curacao in the Caribbean and currently lives in the US. She holds a master’s degree in Human Health and Behavior with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. Her company Find Your Balance provides high quality and affordable supervision, mentoring and training and development opportunities in behavior analysis around the world. She is also the Clinical Advisor for the Autism Aid Foundation in Curacao.

  • President-Elect

    Sloane Pharr-Strang, M.A., BCBA, IBA

    Sloane is a behavior analyst, ESDM Certified Therapist, and P-ESDM Coach. She is also certified through the Crisis Prevention Institute as a Dementia Capable Care Specialist and Dementia Capable Care Trainer in the Cayman Islands. She leads the Wellness Centre’s Developmental Support Services Team. Sloane’s passion is helping children, adolescents, teens, and adults to reach their full potential and supporting and empowering parents and community stakeholders to be better equipped to facilitate and encourage lasting change.

  • Vice President (Interim Secretary)

    Jessica Derrick, M.Ed, BCBA, IBA

    Jessica is behavior analyst on the Cayman Islands. She currently works in adult services. She is passionate about supporting independence and life skills in adults. She was a part of the founding group of the Caribbean Association for Behaviour Analysis and is excited to be working towards a more inclusive Cayman and Caribbean.

  • Treasurer

    Sarah McGeeney

    Sarah is a prizewinning finance professional currently working in a Web3 technology company located in George Town, Grand Cayman. With Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Sarah was exposed to the power of behavioural analysis and how supporting others with its application can make a real difference in the community. After obtaining a first class in the statistical modules she realised her passion for numbers and then started working in accountancy before moving to Cayman and successfully completed her ACCA qualification attaining the 3rd highest marks in the Caribbean.

  • Megh Crowley

    Member at Large

    Meghan Crowley, MS.Ed., BCBA, LABA, IBA

    Megh is the owner of Tropical Behavior Services in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. She is a Neurodivergent Clinician who believes that teaching to people’s strengths is what truly builds confidence. She is a certified Special Education teacher in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was a Special Education Teacher at Pearl B. Larsen School. Meghan assisted in developing the first adult ABA program on St. Croix. With over 14 years of experience working with autistic children, teens and adults, Meghan looks forward to continuing to provide ABA services to children, adults, and families within the territory and disseminate values based services.

  • Member at Large

    Maxcia Williams-Rigby, RBT, IBT

    Maxcia was born in the Bahamas and migrated to Providenciales, Turks & Caicos 18 years ago. When her son Isreal was diagnosed with autism she began her journey in behaviour analysis. She is the co-founder and Director of The Hope Foundation whose main objectives are geared towards awareness, support, and bringing hope to families faced with a diagnosis and little to no options for intervention in the Turks & Caicos Islands. She is Turks and Caicos’ first Registered Behavior Technician and International Behavior Therapist. Her goal is to continue to bring awareness to autism. She also seeks to influence early intervention and treatment for children with autism and aspires to have behavior therapy established and regulated in the Turks & Caicos Islands and the Caribbean.

  • Member at Large

    Kameika Morgan, RBT, IBT

    Kameika is a Registered Behavior Therapist and International Behavior Therapist in Jamaica. She wants to help the Caribbean Association for Behaviour Analysis make a difference in the lives of children and their families. She is particularly interested in initiatives related to support groups, workshops, and training for parents. A further intention is to motivate more professionals in Jamaica to be trained in the field so that more families can receive the assistance needed to help children reach their maximum potential

Committee Leaders

  • Marketing & Communications Committee

    Rachel Hazel (Guyana), Laura Barnes (Antigua & Barbuda) and Laura Redding (US)

  • Membership Committee

    Jessica Derrick (Cayman Islands) and
    Melanine Facey (Jamaica)

  • Training & Development Committee

    Gabi Torres (ACE Coordinator, Curacao), Megh Crowley (St.Croix), Patricia William (Trinidad & Tobago) and Kameika Morgan (Jamaica)

  • Advocacy Committee

    Maxcia Williams-Rigby (Turks & Caicos Islands), Patricia Williams (Trinidad & Tobago) and Chantal Cogle-Bell (Jamaica)

  • Public Policy Committee

    Lechelle Wallace (Cayman Islands/Bahamas) and Teisa Salmon (Jamaica)

Want to get involved?

 

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