Infinite Personal Possibilities Inc.

Deborah was born in Chardon, Ohio, the oldest child of two teachers. She completed high school in Somerville, New Jersey, where she moved after her father obtained a Principal position. She attended Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia, PA as a Math and Education major until it became Drexel University, where she expanded her majors to include Psychology. She graduated with triple majors magna cum laude. She obtained her Masters degree in Business Administration at Temple University specializing in Healthcare Administration.  She is currently married, the mother of two sons, and the grandmother of three grandchildren to whom she is devoted.

She worked in Philadelphia in the 70s at the start of deinstitutionalization as a live-in group home manager for boys coming out of the institutions. She ran an IBS (intensive behavior shaping) program for a consumer whose law suit closed a 3000 bed MH/MR facility after a long list of abuses there, and who  received unlimited funding in the community for the rest of his life after arriving with 3:1 staffing and the stitches from the last second story jump. She expanded that program to include 4 group homes (3 MR adults and 1 MH kids). After her move to New Orleans, LA in 1993, she contracted with the HIV/AIDS program office to do three statewide one year contracts including: 1) condom distribution (3.2 million)and training to all identified PH, MH, and D&A centers; 2) development of a disaster surveillance system to be installed in hospitals to track pre/during/post disaster funded with Hurricane Andrew dollars; and 3) grant writing and assisting agencies to develop group homes or hospices to assist HIV/AIDS consumers during various phases of the disease.

In 1996, she moved to Miami, FL, where she met Dr. Michael Wesolowski, District Behavior Analyst for DCF. After passing his community-based class to become a Florida Behavior Analyst, she worked for Dr. Wesolowski for two years providing services in the community and she assisted with future classes until the Florida-based exam was sold to the BACB (Behavior Analysis Certification Board) and all behavior analysis classes were absorbed into a university-based system.    

She is the founder (1998) of Infinite Personal Possibilities, Inc., now located in Aventura, FL. The agency has grown quickly into a 70+ person corporation providing both behavior analysis and mental health services in a variety of settings. The community internship program has expanded into a university-based internship program after she began teaching Behavior Analysis classes at FIU – Biscayne Park Campus in 2006. The agency is unique from others because it has a blend of experienced professionals (coming from many countries with a multitude of backgrounds) with young, ambitious college students anxious to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. The agency has expanded to add continuing education units in both behavior analysis and mental health on-site and in the very near future on-line. Additionally, many of the services offered currently include specialty areas such as autism, Prader Willi, and dually diagnosed (MR/MH/D&A/physical &/or mental abuse) developmentally disabled individuals. Services are provided currently in Dade and Broward. Our certified and licensed personnel speak English, Spanish, French, Rumanian, Creole, and Arabic. Most of our work is provided in the natural settings, but clinic-based options are being explored. We currently provide services to the Military Autism Demonstration Project, Medicaid-Waiver, and to private families.  

Mario works as a senior executive in the company's Fiscal Management and Operations Department, and is the Vice-President of Operations at IPP. He has been with IPP since 2002. He has a double Master's Degree, graduating with honors in Business Administration in 2005 and with honors in Accounting and Finance Management in 2008. He has a unique background which blends the health care profession with service oriented businesses. Previous to coming to IPP, Mario worked in the for-profit realm of corporate America. His experience includes working with multi-million dollar budgets, handling hundreds of business client accounts simultaneously, and overseeing the day-to-day financial operations. He also teaches undergraduate online economics courses for the University of Phoenix. He loves children and has been an active community volunteer in New Jersey and Florida, serving in capacities such as coaching a variety of athletics, heading fundraising projects, and serving on executive board positions at the school PTA organization and in the local youth athletic programs.

Isabel Rojas was born and raised in Colombia and came to United States in 1991. She received her degree in Psychology in her native Colombia with the honorific mention for her thesis. She worked in the field with Open Door Counseling as an addiction counselor for 5 years after graduating from the Addiction and HIV Counselor program at the University of Miami. In September, 2000 she started working with IPP as a behavior intern and became a Board Certified Associated Behavior Analyst (BCABA) in June, 2003. Since April, 2002 she has been working as an Office Manager/BCABA within our company, where she is involved in every aspect of the clinical department. She also holds certifications as a Commercial Pilot and as a Low Income Housing Manager.

Janet earned a Master of Science degree in Psychology with specialization in Behavior Analysis from Florida International University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with honors from Florida Atlantic University. Currently, she is working toward a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at FIU. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has over 10 years of experience working with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Moreover, she plays an active role as a researcher, instructor, and advisor for the Behavior Analysis program at FIU. She has presented at various professional conferences including the Society for Research in Child Development. She not only has experience with research in behavior analysis, but also in language acquisition. She joined the IPP team as the Clinical Director in July 2008 and has quickly became an influential member of our team.    

Lilienne Guevara has been proudly working at Infinite Personal Possibilities for a little over three years. It has been a very exciting experience throughout the years, since she has learned so many things as the Collections/Billing Administrator. After learning all the details entailed in the position, she has found it rewarding to see the results converting debt to recovered profit. Performing many different duties has helped her develop new skills, abilities, and knowledge. She is enrolled at DeVry University - Keller Graduate School of Management to obtain a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and her CPA license. She will graduate by June, 2009 very happily. She is pleased with all of her accomplishments so far, and will never cease to achieve her future goals.

Throughout her life, Melba has always gravitated toward providing services for children and families. She finds enjoyment in helping families to foster growth and independence in their children. During and after graduating from high school in Colombia for a period of 3 years, she worked in the children's burn unit at a hospital, gave religious instruction to prepare orphans to do their First Communion, and assisted in a developmental classroom setting training a variety of skills to students. This interest led to her academic endeavors as she has acquired a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at FIU, and plans to pursue a Master's degree in Social Work at Barry University. Furthermore, since May 2007, she has been completing the behavior internship requirements to seek board certification as a BCaBA at Infinite Personal Possibilities. Since May 2008, she holds a position as the Clinical Assistant, and this position has enabled her to put to good use all of her experience with developmental disabilities as well as fulfill a life-long dream of becoming part of an organization that puts families' needs first.

Mariana Modolo moved from Brazil in 2000 with her family in order to pursue a better life in the United States. She went to Miami Country Day School where she was very well prepared for college. She is now an undergraduate double major student of St. Thomas University, where her Business Management/Marketing studies are concentrated in Global Knowledge, Learning and Project Management. She proudly joined Infinite Personal Possibilities on January 24th, 2008 as an administrative assistant with experience in strategic areas of administrative operations and customer service. She always had a passion for helping others and working at IPP has only enforced her passion. She will finish her Bachelor's degree at St. Thomas University in December 2009 and she plans to start her Master's Program right away. Mariana is a strong believer in continuous improvement both personally and professionally.

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Catalina has made her home in sunny Miami, Florida. She has one son Alex, of whom she is very proud of and a precious granddaughter Ayla.

She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Experimental Psychology at Florida Atlantic University and a Master's degree from St. Thomas University. She is both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Catalina's professional interests include counseling victims of trauma and also working with the developmentally disabled. As an approved supervisor by the department of professional regulation in Florida, she trains and supervises mental health and family therapist interns. Catalina holds certification in clinical hypnotherapy, neurolinguistic programming and family mediation. She is an expert witness in cases of sexual and physical abuse. She has co-authored "Abuso Infantil Evaluacion and Tratamiento Clinico" (child abuse: assessment and treatment) currently distributed in United States and Latin America. She has authored two relaxation compact discs: YO (Myself) using progressive relaxation techniques geared to increase self-esteem and ENSUEÑO (Dreaming) using relaxation geared to improve sleep patterns produced in Miami, Florida and also distributed in Latin America.

                Catalina has conducted professional workshops in Central and South America on child abuse, neurolinguistic programming, relaxation and hypnosis. She was an invited speaker in 2001 at the International Congress for Nurses held in Gamboa, Panama on Munchausen Syndrome. She has made several presentations in universities and schools throughout Latin America.

During her professional career, Catalina was the Clinical Director of Residential Programs for severely emotionally disturbed adolescents and also the Director of the Entrant and Refugee program for the Miami-Dade Criminal Justice Council.

                Currently, she is a consultant for Infinite Personal Possibilities, Inc. She works both as a BCBA, LMFT, and Clinical Supervisor for mental health services. She facilitated the continuing education program for mental health professionals. In these courses she emphasizes the importance of taking an inter-disciplinary approach, training mental health professionals to use behavior modification techniques in the provision of services.

Valerie moved from Philadelphia to Florida in 2002, to work with IPP. She is a mother of two. She came with over seven years of experience in collections and customer satisfaction. Previous coporate employment includes Staples Office Supplies and Cohen Book Distributors. At IPP, Valerie is responsible for creating the monthly invoices for all behavior analysis and mental health services, then sending them to the case managers; along with the monthly case notes, annual reports, behavior analysis service plans and mental health treatment plans Additionally, she inputs all new authorizations or contracts for services into the database, so the billing is done within the time periods specified on the authorizations. Billing also includes completing Medicaid Waiver billing, and posting the voucher payments on a weekly basis. She enjoys the job because it has given her new challenges and allowed her to gain additional experience in collections and billing.