Jamie Hughes M.A., BCBA
Executive Director

Ms. Hughes founded Autism Consulting Services to serve the needs of families in South Texas and has over 11 years experience working with children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. Ms. Hughes holds a Master of Arts degree in Applied Behavior Analysis ( ABA ) from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and is a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA). Ms. Hughes has worked as a supervisor of in-home ABA programs, behavior consultant for children receiving early intervention services, and has served as coordinator of behavior services for a private agency serving the Denver, CO metro area. While living in Denver, Ms. Hughes served as adjunct faculty and taught an introductory course on applied behavior analysis at Metro State College of Denver. Prior to founding Autism Consulting Services, Ms. Hughes served as workshop coordinator and educational consultant for Behavior Analysts, Inc. working under the supervision of Dr. James Partington, providing trainings and clinical services focusing on teaching language and learning skills to children with autism.

Ms. Hughes is a member of the following professional associations:

• Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Society of Colorado
• Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA)
• California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA) 
• Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA) 
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

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Karen Flotkoetter M.A., BCBA
Associate

Ms. Flotkoetter is Board Certified Behavior Analyst who is currently living in the state of Florida.  Miss Flotkoetter obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Exceptional Student Education at the University of Central Florida, and is a Florida certified teacher for Exceptional Education grades kindergarten through twelve.  Ms. Flotkoetter went on to obtain a Master of Arts degree from The Ohio State University in Applied Behavior Analysis ( ABA ).  Currently, she is working on her Autism Certification Endorsement for her teaching certification at the University of Florida.

Ms. Flotkoetter has served as district Behavior Analyst for the past three years in Marion County Public schools.  In this role, she works directly with students, provides consultation to teachers on classroom management, and provides training to district employees and parents. She has also worked as an independent Behavior Analyst for one year in Marion County working with adults in the community. Ms. Flotkoetter is based out of Orlando, FL where she provides consultative services to children with developmental disabilities and behavior problems. 

 Ms. Flotkoetter is a member of the following professional associations:

• Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA)

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                                                           Gwen Dwiggins M.A., BCBA

                                                             Doctoral Candidate (ABD)

                                                                         Associate

Ms. Dwiggins is a doctoral candidate at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and received her Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis ( ABA ) from OSU. Ms. Dwiggins has been working with the families and their children with autism since 1993. Ms. Dwiggins was originally trained in Lovaas Methodology and has also received extensive training in Verbal Behavior, Natural Environment Training and Precision Teaching. Ms. Dwiggins has interned at STARS School with Behavior Analysts, Inc. and with Fabrizio and Moors Consulting, gaining training in Precision Teaching. Ms. Dwiggins currently serves children with autism throughout Ohio under the supervision of Dr. Robert Gordon, Ph.D. Ms. Dwiggin's areas of interest are Precision Teaching and investigating efficient and effective programming combining discrete trial, naturalistic teaching strategies and fluency-based instruction.

Ms. Dwiggins is a member of the following professional associations:

• Association of Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)