Meet The Founder
Ingy Alireza received a dual Masters in Intellectual Disability/Autism, Early Childhood Special Education and Health and Behavior Studies from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and full certification as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2006. She is a New York State certified early childhood special educator. Ingy received another Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience at King’s College, London in 2021. Her clinical interests include neurodevelopmental differences, precision teaching, functional analysis of problem behavior, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience.
Ingy founded Think Behavior and Development Center for Children in Bahrain in 2013 and co-founded Fit Learning London with Dr. Aditi Mehre in 2019. Ingy is also a founding member and clinical chair of Omneyat Foundation.
Ingy Alireza, Ed.M., BCBA
FOUNDER
Alexandrea Wiegand, MS, MBA, BCBA, IBA
Managing and Clinical Director
Meet The Managing and Clinical Director
Alexandrea “Allie” began working with children with disabilities and studying behavior analysis and at Florida Tech as an undergraduate. She continued to earn two Master’s degrees in Applied Behavior Analysis (2010) and Business Administration (2017) at Florida Tech. Allie became a BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST in 2010. Prior to joining Think, Allie worked at The Scott Center for Autism Treatment from 2009 to 2018, a university-based training, research, and clinical service program. She was responsible for overseeing clinical operations, the early intensive behavioral intervention program, and staff training. She has worked at home, school and community for twelve years. Allie has also co-founded an integrated CrossFit Teens program for children with and without disabilities.
Allie currently provides leadership to our ABA, speech, and occupational therapy programs ensuring high quality evidenced based practice. Her clinical areas of interest include skill acquisition, caregiver training, and organizational behavior management. Allie is passionate about global dissemination of behavior analysis and Autism awareness. She is currently an advisor to the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO) to ensure ethical practices, protect consumers, and educational standards in the field of ABA around the world. In her free time, she enjoys CrossFit, eating delicious food, traveling, and learning about new cultures.
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