Directors

Sarah Wheeler-Torres is a Regional Director at Creative Solutions for Hope. Sarah has been working for CSH for 10 years, providing services for children and families diagnosed with Autism and other related disorders. She is responsible for overseeing and developing our clinical departments through evaluations and supervision, across all CSH regions. She has experience in developing and implementing behavioral intervention programs, conducting functional behavior assessments, providing 1:1 therapy, parent training and consultations, and company wide staff training and support. She has received comprehensive training in the principles of behavior analysis and various methodologies such as: Verbal behavior, Discrete Trial Training, Pivotal Response Training, Functional Communication Training and various technologies of ABA. Sarah graduated in 2008 from the University of California, Riverside with her BA in Psychology. In 2016, she obtained her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and, in the same year, earned her BCBA credentialing. 

William Chong is the Associate/Administrative Clinical Director at Creative Solutions for Hope. He has provided services for children and families diagnosed with Autism and other related disorders for 16 years.  William has been has spent 10 of those years here at CSH. He is responsible for creating, developing, and overseeing  our clinical and administrative departments.  William has experience in establishing and implementing behavioral intervention programs, 1:1 therapy, parent training, and consultations. William has 6 years of experience in working with the Early Start Intervention Program. He has received comprehensive training in the principles of behavior analysis and various methodologies that include Discrete Trial Training, Verbal Behavior, and Pivotal Response Training and various technologies of ABA. William graduated from University of California, Irvine with his BA in Psychology.  He obtained his Master’s of Education from the University of Cincinnati in May 2015.  William currently is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).  During William’s free time, he enjoys playing basketball, volleyball, and spending time with his family.

Randi Ann Ethridge is the Early Intervention Director here at Creative Solutions for hope.  She has been with CSH for 2 years.  She is responsible for overseeing our early intervention programs, in addition to supervising teams of fellow Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Registered Behavior Technicians, senior and entering Behavior interventionists.  Randi Ann brings her passion for this field in teaching the New Hire and RBT workshops, hoping to share her love of this work and educating them on various ABA teaching methodologies and terminology. Randi Ann Graduated in 2003 from Cal State Long Beach, with dual credentials for teaching in both the general education and special education classrooms.  Randi Ann carries a master’s in education, and is a certified behavior analyst (BCBA).Randi Ann has been in this field for over 15 years, and hopes to continue to excite incoming staff, educate on early intervention and motivate clients, and teams to keep the hope alive and strong for their better tomorrow. When away from CSH, she enjoys spending time with her family, which includes her husband and daughter.  

Shahrzad Sheedeh currently resides in Orange County, CA. She has been providing services in applied behavior analysis since 2004 to individuals associated with Autism and other developmental disabilities of a wide age range. Shahrzad has been providing ABA services in all environments including schools, homes, clinics, and communities. Shahrzad received her graduate degree in Education in 2001 and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2009. Shahrzad has a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply behavior analytic principles to individual situations. However, her passion for the science lies with the analysis of verbal behavior, increasing individuals’ functional living skills, parent training, and sibling relations. Shahrzad started her career as a Clinical Director at CSH in March 2019. She works closely with the clinical and administrative teams to create and implement systems to provide quality ABA services to individuals of all ages and various diagnoses. Shahrzad’s professional philosophy as a Clinical Director is to passionately support her team to develop and expand individualized ABA programs in order to help clients achieve social significant outcomes towards a more independent life. During her free time, Shahrzad enjoys working out, watching movies, spending time with family, and traveling.

Ronald Lefevre is the Clinical Director at Creative Solutions for Hope. He has been with CSH since April of 2019. He has provided services to children and families diagnosed with Autism and other related disorders, since 2007. Ronald is responsible for the oversight of both the Inland Empire and San Francisco regions. Ronald has extensive training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Discrete Trial Training, Pivotal Response Training, and various methodologies of Applied Behavior Analysis. He is also well versed in the IEP process and has assisted countless families through the IEP process. Ronald graduated from the University of California, Irvine with dual degrees  in Criminology/Law and Society and Psychology/Social Behavior in August of 2006. He obtained his Master’s of Education from Arizona State University In June of 2013 and is currently a Co-Instructor for Arizona State’s Online Master’s in Education/BCBA program. Ronald is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and was certified in May of 2014. During Ronald’s free time, he enjoys hanging out with his son and doing escape rooms.

Melissa Volper is an Associate Clinical Director at Creative Solutions for Hope. Melissa began working with kids with Autism nearly 15 years ago, and joined the CSH team in December of 2018. She has experience in helping clients meet their full potential by assessing treatment needs and developing, monitoring, and evaluating treatment plans and progress. Aside from monitoring clients’ health and services, she also has experience in monitoring staff performance, helping others to obtain BCBA credentialing, and training RBTs. Melissa has experience in establishing treatment programs, 1:1 therapy, parent consultation, and staff supervision; and is well trained in various methodologies of behavior analysis. Melissa is passionate about ABA, dedicated to providing the best resources for her clients, and loves seeing amazing results for them and their families! Melissa graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and then pursued her Master’s degree in ABA, and is BCBA certified. During Melissa’s free time, she enjoys bike riding, camping, kayaking, and trips to the beach.