Our Staff

We have a team of over 30 behavior analysts, behavior therapists, special educators and Infant Toddler Developmental Specialists. Our staff are highly skilled, experienced, dedicated, and caring professionals.

All our behavior analysts hold state or national Board Certification in applied behavior analysis. Some of them also hold credentials in exceptional education. Our therapists also have years of experience working with persons who have learning and behavioral difficulties.

Our teachers are trained in teaching children with autism and children with other developmental disablities using effective teaching methods based on the priciples of ABA. They are also trained in verbal behavior.

Jing Zhou, M.S., BCBA, President and Executive Director

Jing Zhou is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She received her M.S. in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1993. She has extensive experience working with individuals with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, mental handicaps, traumatic brain injury, emotional disabilities, and other developmental disabilities. She specializes in setting up verbal behavior programs, teaching functional communication and social skills, decreasing severe problem behaviors, as well as school and inclusion consultation.

Jing has given numerous presentations at state and national conferences. She has also conducted countless workshops and training sessions for educators, direct-care staff, home-therapy teams, parents, and other caregivers in the United States and in other countries. She holds memberships in the Association for Behavior Analysis, Florida Association for Behavior Analysis, Autism Society of America, and the Council for Exceptional Children.

Jing has over 20 years experience working in home, school, community, and residential settings. She has extensive experience setting up home and school programs, and training parents and school staff to carry out these programs.

Jing has developed many services to meet the diffenrent needs of children and their families. She ensures that Interventions Unlimited continues to provide high-quality educational and behavoral programs.

Wendy Zeballos, Ed.D., BCBA-D, Director of Clinical Services

Wendy Zeballos received her Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis from University of Nevada. She received her Doctoral degree in Education from Argosy University. She has practiced in the field of behavior analysis for over 14 years and has been working mainly with children and adolescents with autism or other developmental disabilities. Wendy has extensive clinical experience in the areas of conducting functional behavioral assessments, developing ABA programs and behavior intervention plans, conducting individual ABA therapy, parent training and staff training. She has worked with individuals who have challenging difficulties such as aggression, self-injurious behaviors, severe communication delays, eating problems, and dental phobia.

Wendy specializes in early intervention, verbal behavior, and works intensively with children who have severe language delays. In the process, she trains parents to work effectively with their children to improve communication, compliance and to use behavioral strategies such as positive reinforcement. Wendy strives to educate others on the importance of working with individuals and not just their disabilities. She collaborates with other professionals to provide optimal therapy for our clients.

As the Clinical Director of Interventions Unlimited, Wendy supervises a team of over 30 behavior analysts, behavior therapists and Infant Toddler Developmental Specialists.

Michelle Guffee, M.A., BCBA, Director of Education

Michelle Guffee graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College. She has worked as an educator in the Public School system for 6 years teaching students with various exceptionalities in both special and regular education classrooms.  She has had great success utilizing direct instruction curricula to maximize learning gains and decrease problem behavior in the classroom.

Michelle obtained certification as a board certified behavior analyst in July of 2010. She has worked with clients in home, school, and community settings. She has provided classroom consultation and led social skills groups.

As the Director of Education Michelle oversees day to day operations at Interventions Unlimited Academy, supervises and trains school staff, and selects appropriate curricula to meet the needs of the students.