![]() Rita Gardner: Thanks so much for inviting me, David. Thanks so much for being here with us today. It is my pleasure to introduce Rita Gardner. Her public policy work has positively impacted services for individuals diagnosed with autism and developmental disabilities across the United States. Gardner is also an accomplished and persistent legislative advocate. She is a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, a trained public health professional, and has devoted over 40 years of her professional career to the field of community-based services for children and adults with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries, severe challenging behaviors, and medical fragility. Gardner was honored with the CBIZ National Women Transforming Business Financial Strength Award, as well as the CBIZ Overall Winner Award in 2022. Gardner and Melmark New England were honored to be named the Women’s Edges list of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts for five consecutive years from 2018 to 2022. She also founded Melmark Carolinas in 2018 and a second New England day school in 2022. Gardner served as executive director of Melmark, New England, based in Andover, Massachusetts, which she co-founded in 1998. ![]() Prior to her appointment as president and CEO in 2015, Ms. ![]() In her role as president and CEO, Rita leads operations and management of Melmark service divisions in New England, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas. Melmark is committed to enhancing the lives of individuals within diverse communities with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families by providing exceptional, evidence-based, and applied behavior analytic services to every individual every day. Today we’re speaking with Rita Gardner, President and CEO of Melmark, a multi-state human service provider with premier private special education schools, professional development, training, and research centers across the country. ![]() This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.ĭavid Minot: Hi, my name is David Minot, and I am the Executive Director of Mental Health News Education and the founder and publisher of Autism Spectrum News, where our mission is devoted to improving lives and the delivery of care for young and adult autistic individuals while supporting their families and the professional communities that serve them by providing a trusted source of science-based education, information, advocacy, and resources. ![]()
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