Meet our Team

We specialize in education and individualized behavioral support that empowers our clients to create lasting habits to thrive in the classroom and beyond.

Candice Colón, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA

Co-Founder

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Colón is our leader of assessment and program development.

Dr. Candice Colón is a clinician and researcher who specializes in the assessment and treatment of behavioral challenges for children and adolescents. She has experience providing and overseeing clinical and training practices in home, community, private school, and residential settings. In addition, Dr. Colón has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Bay Path University.

She is a co-author of the Executive Function Skills Assessment Tool (EFSAT) a criterion-referenced assessment tailored to identify specific skills that can be translated into instructional goals, and facilitate support strategies, and efficient progress-monitoring.

Her research interests include executive function skills, health-related skills (i.e., toilet training and sleep hygiene), procedural integrity, professional development practices, the assessment and treatment of interfering behavior. She strives to design such procedures to be efficient, socially valid, and practical across settings. Her research is published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at conferences locally and internationally.

She received her doctoral degree in behavior analysis from Western New England University and a Master of Science degree from Northeastern University.

In her spare time, she enjoys running, coaching track & field, art, reading, and spending time with her husband, daughters, and their dogs.

Ariel Elinson, MS Ed.

Co-Founder

Co-Chief Operating Officer

Ariel is our leader of client relations.

An inclusion specialist in the Boston Public Schools, Ariel has over 12 years of experience as a special education teacher, academic tutor, and executive function coach. Trained in applied behavior analysis, Ariel relies on an individualized, behavioral, and data-driven approach to help students develop and improve their time management, organization, and planning skills.

A creative problem-solver, he uses an array of techniques–some grounded in relationship-building, others drawn from his many years in the classroom–to build rapport with students and help them succeed academically.

He holds an M.S.Ed. in Special Education from Simmons College and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Patrick Kwedor, MS Ed., BCBA, LABA

Co-Founder

Co-Chief Operating Officer

Patrick is our leader of coach relations.