About Us

Kindness Maintains Integrity

The power of kindness builds integrity. Integrity is having strong moral values and living within our deepest values while maintaining what our children deserve. Children with autism are learning to thrive and be independent. Every child can show some sort of process and it takes us, adults, to shed some light on the way. Caregivers with children diagnosed with autism are also learning to live and maintain a new lifestyle. Kindness is what we all need to support us on this journey.

Zaina Daoud

COO

Zaina Daoud has spent her professional life overseeing change, expansion and growth, and understands successful business procedures, regulations and practices from the ground up. Zaina earned her B.S. in Health Care Leadership at National Louis University in Chicago and has experience with start-up companies internationally.

Zaina has proven abilities in the full senior-level oversight of quality control regulatory compliance and strategic performance improvement functions within large healthcare organizations.

Elizabeth Garcia

CEO and bcba

Elizabeth Garcia is a first generation student that received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Exercise Science from Valparaiso University. She completed internships and work studies on children and women’s health. Towards the end of her undergraduate education, she targeted her studies on children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). After college, Elizabeth continued working with children on the spectrum as a Registered Behavior Technician providing ABA therapy in the home, school, and clinic setting.

Driven by the progress her patients were making through ABA therapy, she pursued her Masters in ABA from Ball State University and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). As a BCBA, Elizabeth has worked with different ages and populations, but has specialized with the younger children of ages 1-6 years old. She has spent the majority of her career working with children to prepare them for the school setting. Influenced by her experiences and background, Elizabeth aspires to give back to underserved communities in the next stage of her career.

Dafne Perez-Quinn

CFO and BCBA

Dafne Perez-Quinn is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Dafne graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences in 2016. She earned her Masters Degree from Ball State University in Applied Behavior Analysis with an Emphasis in Autism in 2018. Dafne has worked in the field of ABA since 2016 where she worked as an RBT before becoming a BCBA in 2019.

Dafne was first exposed to ABA after working as an RBT right after college. She had little knowledge of autism and wanted to learn more. Through her experience working as an RBT she found joy and curiosity in how the field worked and how, with the right support and professionals, families thrived with the programming. During this time, as she increased in her understanding of ABA and autism, she was able to educate her family and increase awareness of neurodiversity. Dafne enjoys her time working with children and wants to educate families and staff as to how ABA can help increase multiple skills and promote independence amongst everyone.