Anne Kennedy

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with extensive experience in designing and implementing individualized ABA programs, including telehealth delivery and caregiver coaching. Proven ability to lead ABA programming across diverse settings, conduct FBAs, write BIPs, and train staff. Expertise in RBT supervision, competency assessments, and clinical documentation.

Eager to leverage a strong background in assessment, treatment planning, and remote service delivery to lead ABA programs and impact client outcomes at Kennedy ABA.

Telehealth BCBA - AnswersNow

(2026-01)

• Designed and oversee individualized ABA programs delivered via telehealth, adapting goals to each family's home routines and priorities.
• Provided caregiver coaching and parent training to enable families to implement strategies consistently between sessions.
• Maintained timely, objective clinical documentation that meets payer and BACB standards.

Independent BCBA Consultant & Owner - My Special Fox, LLC (Behavior Bolts · ABA Built Right)

• Consulted with ABA agencies on program startup, clinical documentation systems, and RBT supervision structures.
• Served as Responsible Assessor for RBT Initial Competency Assessments under the 2026 BACB requirements, encompassing with-client, role-play, and interview tasks.
• Developed RBT training and competency courses, documentation templates, and treatment-plan audit tools for practicing BCBAs.
• Provided forensic BCBA expert witness consultation on ABA standards of care.

BCBA Student Supervisor - Breaking Barriers - Lehi

(2025 - 2026)

• Directed the BCBA fieldwork supervision program and guided six BCBA candidates through restricted and unrestricted activities.
• Delivered constructive feedback on assessment, treatment planning, data analysis, and staff training, utilizing behavioral skills training and performance feedback methodologies.

Behavioral Health Utilization Management Reviewer (Contract) - Cambia Health / Regence · L.A. Care Health Plan · prior UM work with Optum/UHC, Cigna, BCBS, Aetna

(2024 - 2025)

• Completed ABA prior authorization, concurrent review, and appeal reviews against payer medical necessity criteria, including Medicaid populations.
• Evaluated treatment plans for measurable goals, assessment support, caregiver involvement, and appropriate service intensity, a perspective that now shapes documentation writing and supervision.

Regional BCBA - Five Rural Utah School Districts

(2022-08 - 2023-06)

• Led ABA programming across five districts by conducting FBAs, writing BIPs, and supporting IEP teams.
• Trained and coached teachers, paraprofessionals, and related-service staff to implement plans with fidelity in classroom and community settings.

Earlier Clinical Leadership

(2008 - 2022)

• Served as Senior Behavior Analyst in a clinic-based ABA setting, focusing on assessment (VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, Vineland-3), treatment planning, and BT/RBT supervision.
• Directed an Inclusive Preschool, integrating ABA-informed supports for children with and without disabilities, and training staff and families.
• Acted as an International ABA Consultant in East & Southeast Asia, contributing to the establishment of the first multidisciplinary ABA clinic in China, designing inclusion programs, and conducting autism and behavioral assessments for families across four continents.

M.A. - Applied Behavior Analysis - The Chicago School of Professional Psychology