Who We Are
Meet the Directors
Mary Burke,
M.A., CCC-SLP, BCBA
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Mary completed her undergraduate degree in Speech and Language Pathology at Marquette University, and received her Master’s Degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1999. She became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2006.
Julie Wilson,
M.A., CCC-SLP, BCBA
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Julie received her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders at Michigan State University and her Masters of Natural Science in Speech-Language Pathology. She has also practiced as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2009.
Mary spent 13 years working in the Ann Arbor Public School system as a speech-language pathologist in the preschool and elementary setting. She also created, implemented, and taught an Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention classroom for children on the autism spectrum. She later served on the District Support Team training teachers and staff in methods for working with children with ASD in the elementary and middle school setting.
She has been a part of the assessment team determining education eligibilities and creating Individual Education Plans (IEP’s). Mary has developed and provided trainings and workshops on Verbal Behavior, Challenging Behaviors, Language Development, Play and Social Skills, and Individual Skills for staff within Ann Arbor and across Washtenaw County. In addition, she has provided parent trainings on topics such as toilet training, challenging behaviors in the home setting, and expanding language and play skills in the home setting. Mary has also been in private practice since 2002 as both a speech pathologist and behavior analyst. She has provided individual speech and language therapy for children with ASD, apraxia, and language delays. She has also provided group therapy for social skill development and supervised home ABA programs.
She has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for over twenty years and has worked in her private practice since 1998. Julie has worked with preschool through teen-aged children with an emphasis on speech apraxia, implementing communication systems, developing language skills, and conducting social intervention and play groups.
She has taught an Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention classroom and supervised teaching assistants implementing Applied Verbal Behavior Therapy. She has supervised in-home ABA programming and behavioral support for children and young teens with Autism. Julie has also provided professional development and training for staff who work with students with Autism within Washtenaw County, as well as provided behavioral and programming consultation for students with Autism in local school districts.