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Domino Faculty and Staff

With the reauthorization of I.D.E.A in 2004, Congress found that the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective if all school personnel receive "high quality, intensive" professional development and training to ensure they have "the skills and knowledge necessary to improve the academic achievement and functional performance of children with disabilities... including the use of scientifically based instructional practices, to the maximum extent possible."     Section 1400(c)(5)(E) 

Dr. Shira A. Ackerman, Program Director 

DR. SHIRA A. ACKERMAN joined Northwest Autism Center in 2007. She holds a PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis from Columbia University and is a veteran special education teacher with expertise in early verbal development. Dr. Ackerman brings effective research-based practices to Domino Project and to our region. Along with directing the program, she works closely with Domino families, and provides training and consultation to EWU students, teachers and school districts. She presents on autism research and best practices at conferences across the country and abroad.

 Gillian Brundage, Teacher 

Gillian is a mother of four, with over eleven years of work experience with young children in educational and rehabilitative settings.  She holds a BA in Children's Studies from EWU, and is currently working toward her Master's in Early Childhood Education through Capella University.  Gillian worked for Northwest Autism Center for over three years, as the senior instructional aide and is now the teacher at Domino Project.   

Domino Project Program 2011-2012 Calendar 

Instructional Aides

  
Kami Calderon

Kami began working for Northwest Autism Center in 2007. She started as a work study, followed by two years as a substitute, and is currently working as an educational aide at Domino Project. In 2009, with the training and tools obtained at Domino Project, Kami began working as a tutor for children with disabilities in a home setting using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for Maxim Health Care. She received a BA in Criminal Justice from Eastern Washington University in 2010, and plans to achieve a Masters in Psychology.

 
Jennifer Erickson 

Jennifer began working for Northwest Autism Center in 2007. She started as a work study and  is currently an educational aide at Domino Project. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2011 with a BA in Children’s Studies with minors in Sociology and Social Work.

Monique Kmiecik
 
Monique began working for Northwest Autism Center in 2009. She started as a work study and is currently an educational aide at Domino Project. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2011 with a BA in Elementary Education with a specialty in Reading with a minor in Early Childhood Education.