Debora Thivierge, BCaBA, CBAA
Chief Executive Officer, ELIJA School, Foundation, Farm, TPS
Debora received her BA in Sociology from Hofstra University and is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. She serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The ELIJA School, Founder of The ELIJA Foundation, the ELIJA Farm, and ELIJA's Transition Program and Services (TPS). Debora has volunteered her time to numerous autism groups such as Nassau County’s Department of Health Early Intervention Coordinating Council, New York State Association of Behavior Analysis, Nassau County Autism Coalition run by the County Executive and served as a board member of The Behavior Analyst Certification Board® (BACB®) for 5 years. She was appointed to the New York State Licensure Board for Applied Behavior Analysis in 2014 and served until 2018, when she stepped down to advocate for the advancement of the field in ABA. In 2021 she was appointed by the Governor to the Council on Developmental Disabilities. For the past 23 years, she has been providing advocacy to families and conducted training workshops to promote evidence based instruction for families and educators who have been touched by autism. She has a 25 year old son with autism.
