Meet Our Clinical Leaders
Chief Clinical Officer, Jana Sarno
Jana Sarno is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with extensive educational, clinical, and professional development experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Western Michigan University (WMU). Following graduation from WMU, she attended The University of Southern Mississippi, for her PhD., in school psychology. Jana has held clinical leadership positions at several in-home, school, and clinic-based ABA organizations.
Janelle Stawasz, Director of ABA Clinical Operations
Janelle Stawasz is a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) with a Masters of Education with an emphasis in elementary aged students with Autism – COPPA Grant under Dr. David Gast at The University of Georgia. While at UGA her primary focus was with children with Autism in the school systems, specifically looking at the benefits of small group instruction in the classroom; including the use of incidental teaching and observational learning. At Hopebridge, she worked at two clinics in Georgia, grew into Regional BCBA for Georgia, and now serves as the Director of ABA Clinical Operations for the South Region. Janelle is passionate about caregiver guidance, compassionate treatment for challenging behavior, and development of the clinicians she leads.
