Jillian Yelinek, M.Ed., BCBA

Jillian Yelinek is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the Director of Clinical Services. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, where she participated in both a child development and behavior analysis research lab. In these labs, Jillian assisted in functional assessments and behavioral interventions for preschool and elementary school students. While at Pacific, Jillian received the summer undergraduate research fellowship and conducted a study investigating the relationship between preschool children's emotional behaviors and teacher's emotion coaching in the classroom. The results of this project were presented at the International Congress of Infant Studies and published in the Journal of Early Child Development and Care in Summer 2017.

After graduation, Jillian's research interests took her to Miami, FL where she was accepted for an internship as a counselor in the summer treatment program at Florida International University. Here she conducted behavioral interventions for preschool-aged children with ADHD and related behavior problems in the context of a summer camp. Returning to California, Jillian's passion for ABA and working with children lead her to the California Autism Center and Learning Group where she began as a behavior technician. In August 2019, Jillian received her master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Arizona State University and was certified as a Behavior Analyst in December 2019. Jillian continued to grow in her clinical skill and became the Treatment Center Director for our Central location. As the current Director of Clinical Services, Jillian oversees the implementation of the clinical model, clinician training and quality assurance across all locations of CAC.

Jillian is committed to creating a culture of joyful, progressive and compassionate ABA treatment for every client, family and team member at CAC. A Fresno native, Jillian enjoys engaging in community events, baking, reading and spending time with friends and family.