Florida ABA – 2025 Annual Report
By Melissa L. Olive
The Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA) continues to have successful year-over-year growth. Our membership at the end of 2024 was 2,110 which was likely due to increased interest in the transition to managed care. Our 2024 Conference was held at the beautiful J.W. Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort and Spa with 2,083 registered, including exhibitors. We welcomed 1,740 in-person attendees and 355 online attendees.
For 2025, we are actively planning our 45th Annual Meeting at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra, Florida in September 2025. FABA also regularly holds a smaller conference every spring, which is coordinated by the leaders of FABAs local chapters, called CoFABA. The conference has outgrown its location by topping 200 attendees two years in a row. The date and location for the 2026 CoFABA has not yet been identified.
One of our highlights in 2024 included hiring Peter Dams of Dams and Associates to guide us through strategic planning. The Board of Directors identified a Strategic Planning Steering Committee that worked in advance of the Strategic Planning meeting held at a campground in Inverness, Florida in July of 2024. Following the Strategic Planning meeting, the Steering Committee continued to meet to refine the plan which received full Board of Directors support in September of 2024. The Steering Committee continued to meet in the fall to develop due dates and timelines for various tasks and activities.
Outside of conference activities, FABA’s Board of Directors and its Legislative and Public Policy Committee continue to be guided by our lobbyist and attorney Eric Prutsman, and our Public Policy Committee (PPC) to serve the organization for state-related legislative and policy matters. The PPC has been extra busy monitoring issues in the legislature that the PPC dubbed “Year of Autism Legislation.” Additionally, our Media and Public Relations Committee has been working diligently to reach more FABA members through a re-defined social media campaign.
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