Hoosier ABA – 2025 Annual Report
By Amanda Jones and Ann Dorlet
Overall, 2024 was an amazing year for Hoosier ABA (HABA). Throughout the year, we continued to focus on building funds, provided our members with continuing education opportunities, assisted providers through Medicaid pay rate cuts and continued with licensure efforts. At the end of 2024, we also began our advocacy efforts for recent proposed changes to Indiana Medicaid guidelines around ABA Therapy. These efforts are continuing into 2025. In 2024 we were also able to create a code of conduct for all HABA events to ensure we are providing a professional and inclusive environment for all attendees.
Our monthly Hoosier Happy Hours continuing education events continue to be a success. We were able to provide nine monthly Hoosier Happy Hour events with CEUs to our members. These events allow our members access to various topics in the areas of behavior analysis. Presenters in 2024 for our monthly Hoosier Happy Hour events included Dr. Paul Govani, Adam Hockman, Dr. Ruth Ann Rehfeldt, Dr. Jordan Belisle, Dr. Carl Binder, Dr. Maria Valdovinos, Hilary Laney, Dr. Edward Sanabria, and Dr. Andrew Bulla. In 2024 we were also able to provide our members with an additional summer networking opportunity where we provided a way for our members to join together in person and develop valuable networking connections with one another.
In October 2024, we hosted an in-person conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was successful in fulfilling our desire to continue to move our conference across the state to provide additional professionals the opportunity to attend our conference. This was the first year we also partnered with BehaviorLive and were able to offer both in person and virtual options for our members to attend the conference and workshops. Speakers included Brian Middleton, Rocco Catrone, Jude Afolake Olubodun, Andrew Bulla, Richard Kubina, and Jenilee Stepp Triebert. The conference was a two-day event with 235 people in attendance in Fort Wayne, and an additional 48 that attended virtually, for a total of 282 registrations. Our poster session was a success with a total of 11 posters being presented and one winner receiving a $500 scholarship for the best overall poster presentation. Our 7th Annual Bridget Harrison Award was presented to Paul McComas for his continued commitment to HABA’s mission and the autism population.
2025 Strategic Plan Goals
- Finalize Licensure in the state of Indiana
- Advocate for insurance coverage, including Indiana Medicaid proposed changes
- Support providers strategies to navigate proposed changes to Indiana Medicaid coverage
- Provide Monthly Hoosier Happy Hour CE events
- Hold an in-person conference in Belterra, IN
- Continue to stabilize and build finances
- Establish and identify a public policy fund
- Provide special interest groups for networking and strategies for success for members and providers in the state of Indiana
| Executive Committee 2024 | |
| Ann Dorlet, BCBA | Past-President |
| Amanda Jones, BCBA | President |
| Lauryn Toby, BCBA-D | Vice-President |
| Rebecca Reid, BCBA-D | Treasurer |
| Katelyn Tillotson, BCBA | Secretary |
| Jennifer Baker, BCBA | Member-at-Large |
| Brittany Hughes, BCBA | Conference Sponsorship Chair |
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