Our Staff
A multi-layer structure to supervision affirms New Haven’s commitment to the application of data driven decision making. With a leadership team that includes decades of management and supervision
training, Master of Education and Master of Disability Studies graduate level degrees and on the job
experience, our senior team works hard to build independence in our students and young adults. Staff are guided systematically through both the application of skill acquisition and behaviour reduction
program and services that are individualized to each student or client. New Haven’s staff are committed
to offering the best possible service for our students and clients and their families and our focus is on celebrating the strengths of our learners in all that we do.
Danielle Novack, B.A.
Executive Assistant
Danielle has been a dedicated member of the New Haven team since May 2012, and is proud to be a familiar face and welcoming presence as the Centre’s Office Manager. With a specialization in Labour Studies and Human Resource Management, from McMaster University, Danielle is pivotal to the success of the agency, our signature fundraising events, and the care of staff and service users. She is always eager and happy to help anyone with general inquiries about our programs and services, and looks forward to being a daily support to all prospective and current students, clients, families and visitors.
Jennifer Hieminga,
M.ED., BCBA, RBA (Ont.)
Clinical Director/Interim Executive director
Jennifer has been a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst since 2010. She has been practicing in the field of Behaviour Analysis and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for over 17 years. Jennifer, received her Masters in Education at University of Toronto and a post graduate certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis from the University of North Texas. In addition to her role as Clinical Director of programs and services at New Haven, Jennifer is a certified Safe Management Inc. (SMG) trainer. Jennifer is also a frequent speakers at national and international conferences and teaches undergraduate courses in Autism, Developmental Disabilities and Behaviour Analysis.
Shannon Wilkinson,
M.ADS, BCBA, RBA (Ont.)
Director of PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Shannon accepted the role of Associate Director of Adult programming in March 2019, although she began her career at New Haven in 2007 and has been a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst BCBA. She completed her Masters in Applied Disability Studies, with a specialization in Applied Behaviour Analysis, at Brock University. She is responsible for the implementation, supervision and oversight of skill acquisition and behaviour reduction programs, as well as generalizing skills and targets to the community and home settings. She also leads New Haven’s community programs, successful grant initiatives; including New Haven’s IMPACT vocational training and development program in addition to facilitating staff training as a certified Safe Management Inc. (SMG) trainer.
FRONT-LINE STAFF- SUPERVISED INSTRUCTOR THERAPISTS
Our highly dedicated and specialized Instructor Therapists have extensive hands-on training in the field of Autism and Behaviour Analysis. The New Haven staff pride themselves on enthusiastically working with learners of all ages to create an engaging and safe space to learn. Ongoing training, direct supervision and CPBAO supervision, in addition to Safe Management Inc. certification is pivotal to our high standard of practice.