Megan Vaccarella is seeking a position that utilizes her education in Health Sciences and experience working with children with disabilities. She has a Bachelor's degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Ohio University. She currently works as a Behavioral Intervention Aide at Nationwide Children's Hospital Autism Center, providing ABA therapy to children on the autism spectrum in home and community settings. She is organized, efficient, and able to effectively communicate with clients, parents, and supervisors. In her free time, she has volunteered for organizations that support autism awareness and cancer research.

1. Megan Vaccarella
747 MountainviewDr., Westerville OH, 43081 | (614)-440-4949| megan.vaccarella@gmail.com
Objective
· To obtain a position with a company that will benefit from my experience and education in Health Sciences and working
with children with disabilities.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING SCIENCES | MAY 3, 2014 | OHIO UNIVERSITY
· Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Experience
BEHVAIORAL INTERVENTION AIDE | NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-AUTISM CENTER | JUNE 2014-CURRENT
· I provide ABA therapy to children that are on the Autism Spectrum. I work with clients at home and in the community
and provide a variety of different interventions specific to the child’s needs.
· I work with four clients regularly and this requires me to be organized and efficient in my therapy to each client. As
each child is unique,this has given me a variety of different skills.
· I am also trained to work with severe behavior clients and taught what to do if a client becomes violent or aggressive.
Skills & Abilities
ORGANIZATION
· I have acquired many organizational skills through my past experiences. I am a self-starter and can be an effective
organizer.
· I was in a sorority and our philanthropy was Autism Speaks. I assisted in the planning and implementation of the
events to bring attention to the disorder and help families in need.
LEADERSHIP
· In my current position as an aide,I work on a different team for each client. We have team meetings weekly that
require me to be able to take the lead and discuss how current interventions are working.
· My current position also allows me to make decisions on what changes should be made to an intervention or program to
better help the client.
COMMUNICATION
· Working with the public since I was 16 has given me the patience and the ability to communicate with people
effectively. I have acquired great people skills throughout my years and am able to communicate well with others when
help or assistance is needed. I have also developed a great dealof patience through this.
· Communication is also vital in my current position. I have learned to be able to communicate effectively with parents
and supervisors.
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICE
· Walk Now for Autism Speaks- 2014
· I participated in Walk now for Autism Speaks,which raises money for the organization Autism Speaks.

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· Autism Speaks- 2010-2014
· I helped organize events for my sorority to help raise money for autism awareness.
· ELIP Conversation Coordinator- 2014
· I worked with internationalgraduate students helping them with their English skills.
· Race For The Cure- 2002-Present
· I annually walk in this event to help raise money for Cancer research.
· Laps For Life
· For one year I was on an Activities Committee that developed events and created flyers. The events funded grants
that were given out to families of loved ones that were diagnosed with breast cancer.