Hi! I’m Christy Papania-Jones and I’m the founder and executive director of St. Nicholas Center for Children. When we started this journey, the idea that a child diagnosed with autism or other developmental delays could receive all of the necessary therapy at one place was non-existent. By my son’s third birthday, my husband, Chris, and I had traveled the country seeing specialists to provide him with the best future possible. We visited therapy centers in other states, but had yet to find one in Louisiana. That’s when we acted on the idea to bring one to Southwest Louisiana!
St. Nicholas Center offers a wide range of services including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Skills training, and diagnostic testing. Services are provided to children with autism, developmental delays, and neurological disorders in a fun, loving, and educational environment.
Our Outreach Program offers education opportunities and emotional support to all of those in the community so that we can grow together with compassion and confidence.
Our vision is to be the state model of an all inclusive therapeutic facility by providing the best pediatric therapy and affordable services to children and families facing the challenges of autism, developmental delays, and neurological disorders.
From saying their first word, to improving vocational skills, we are transforming the lives of children with autism, delays and disorders one milestone at a time.
CHRISTY PAPANIA-JONES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MELISSA PRIOLA
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ZACK STORER M.A.,BCBA
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
RACHEL LYONS M.A.,BCBA
BCBA SUPERVISOR
JULIE SAVOIE M.A.,BCBA
BCBA SUPERVISOR
CALVIN CRYER M.A.,BCBA
BCBA SUPERVISOR
SARAH PARKSM.A.,BCBA
TRAINING COORDINATOR
LEE LEGER M.A.,BCBA
BCBA CASE MANAGER
KAYLEE MORGAN M.A.,BCBA
BCBA CASE MANAGER
KATY COLE M.A.,BCBA
BCBA CASE MANAGER
KYLIE FREEHLING M.A.,BCBA
BCBA CASE MANAGER
SARAH WHITE M.A.,BCBA
BCBA CASE MANAGER
KRISTINE ALCANTARA BCaBA, SCABA
CASE MANAGER
MICHELLE KRAMER M.A.,CCC-SLP
THERAPY SUPERVISOR
LAURA HANCHEY LOTR
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
JESSICA COATES LOTRCCC-SLP
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
CHRISTINA HEINEN M.A.,CCC-SLP
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
MIRANDA WEAVER
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT
ELIZABETH BASS
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
BRITTANY SCHWEM
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
CLAIRE RIDER
IN-CENTER EVENT COORDINATOR
CASSIE HUDSON
BUSINESS DIRECTOR
SAMANTHA SERICE
MANAGER
DYNETTE HOFFPAIUR
ASSISTANT MANAGER
VALERIE SPEARS
INTAKE COORDINATOR
JENNIFER WRIGHT
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK
DENISE DUKE
CREDENTIALING
ELAINA KILPATRICK
SCHEDULING COORDINATOR
DAWN REDD
ACCOUNTING
LAUREN MULLICAN
HR COORDINATOR
DEBBIE PAPANIA
RECEPTIONIST
VERONICA LAFANETTE
SHAYNE LAUGHLIN
PRESIDENT
VICKIE ANDERSON
SECRETARY
WILLIAM RACHAL
MARYBETH SONNIER
STEPHANIE HELMS
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