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Meet Our Team

At New Horizons in Autism, we are guided by a deep commitment to advocacy, innovation, and compassionate service and work collaboratively to ensure our work fosters an inclusive society where every individual with autism can thrive.

 

Our leadership team comprises passionate, experienced, and forward-thinking professionals who are specialists across various fields—such as Board Certified Behavior Analysts, public administrators, assistive technology, and financial professionals—all working together to deliver the highest quality of service for the individuals we support.

Our Executive Team

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Samir Popal, M.P.A.

Executive Director

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Cynthia Espinosa, M.A., BCBA

Assistant Executive Director 

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Rafia Akhtar

Director of Residential Central 
and Southern Region

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Billy Busch, M.Ed., ATP

Director of Assistive Technology

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Daryl Charny, B.A.

Director of Day Programs

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Sean Egan, MBA, EA

Director of Finance

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Calistus "Luke" Fernando

Director of Training

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Jeanne Gleason, B.A.

Director of Human Resources

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Michael Hitchcock, M.A., BCBA

Director of Clinical Services 

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Tracy LeBaron, BCBA, LSW

Director of Clinical Services

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Michelle Massey

Director of Operations 
Northern Region

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Racquel Meizongo, B.S.

Director of Finance

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Racsaida Moral

Director of EHR and Billing

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Rosemary Schaefer, B.S. 

Director of Quality Assurance

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Lydell Sherrer

Property Manager

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Simone Waters, MSW, LCSW

Director of Outreach and 
Development

Join Our Team

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