Executive Director; BCBA

Stephanie Engels

Additional roles: Co-Founder & Board Member

Stephanie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a Master’s of Education (M.Ed.), specializing in autism. Stephanie has worked with individuals with autism for 12 years in a variety of settings including home, community, school, and clinical. She has served individuals ranging from 2-25 years old with most of her experience being with school-age children and young adults. Stephanie has significant experience managing and training staff, as well as developing, modifying, and implementing curriculum. She enjoys collaborating with other professionals to provide appropriate, effective, evidence-based treatment, and produce measurable outcomes. REVEL was developed because Stephanie had the desire to create an environment for young adults on the autism spectrum, where they could feel comfortable, accepted for who they are, and allow for the opportunity of self-growth. She wants REVEL’s contributions to impact the greater goal of educating and bringing awareness to the community and to promote and support a better quality of life for youth and adults with autism.

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Emily Mandel

Emily is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 10 years of experience. She has a bachelors degree in Psychology and a masters degree in Behavior Analysis. She also pursued a masters degree in Environmental Geography. In her free time, Emily volunteers as a wildlife educator and researcher at Nature’s Educators, a non-profit specializing in rehabilitation and educational outreach centered around birds of prey. She also enjoys rock climbing, watching hockey (let’s go Rangers!), horticulture, camping, hiking, and spending time with her pets (a goldendoodle, cat, Chilean rose-haired tarantula, and colony of dubia and Madagascar hissing roaches).

BCBA

Stacey Owsiany, M.Ed.

Stacey was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2011 with a degree in special education. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she taught in a high school autism classroom for four years. During her teaching experience she fell in love with applied behavior analysis and started graduate school at Arizona State University. After earning a masters degree in ABA, she left teaching to provide district level behavior support at Jefferson County Schools. She has also provided district level autism support in North Carolina. In 2018, she transitioned to full time clinic based care. During this time she realized that her passion is working with adults. Her interests include client advocacy, client-centered programing, and increasing the quality of life for the people she works for. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, 8 month old son, and two Boston Terriers.

Program Coordinator; Registered Behavior Technician

Gabby Lauder

Gabby grew up in Wisconsin and went to UW-Milwaukee where she obtained her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a focus in child and adolescent development. While going to college, she took a class called an introduction to applied behavior analysis. This class led to her passion for working with people with autism spectrum disorder. She has been working in the ABA field for the past two and a half years and has been involved with the developmental disability field for 5 years. Throughout her time in the ABA field, she’s worked with adolescents and provided early intervention with kiddos between the ages of 2-6 years old. With these two experiences she found that working with teens and young adults is her calling! She is passionate about helping others master skills that are vital for communicating, self advocacy and achieving their best quality of life!

Registered Behavior Technician

Dianna Rodriguez

Dianna Rodriguez is a Registered Behavior Technician at REVEL. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is currently working towards her Master’s degree in Special Education with an emphasis in ABA and with the end goal of becoming a BCBA. Dianna has previously worked as a CNA for adults with disabilities as well as supporting people on the autism spectrum. In her free time, Dianna likes to watch netflix and spend time with her family and friends.

Registered Behavior Technician

Bella Corona-Wong

Bella grew up in The San Francisco Bay Area and was interested in the field of psychology since grade school. While attending San Diego Mesa College, she enrolled in a Behavioral Psychology course that inspired her to become a Behavior Technician. Bella moved to Colorado and went to the University of Colorado, Denver where she graduated with honors – earning a Bachelor’s Degree of the Arts in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Relations. Taking an internship class for her last semester led her to REVEL and she did not want to leave simply because the internship program was over! She joined the REVEL team and she believes it is her purpose in life to support individuals with ASD to live better, more independent lives and to help them thrive in the community!

Sr. Behavior Interventionist & Community Coach

Justin Engels

Justin grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Minnesota to study sociology and political science. His love of nature led him to Colorado in 2010. Justin has worked as a ski
guide, adaptive sports instructor and summer camp supervisor. Justin has over 12 years of experience in the autism field. In 2018, Justin moved to Denver to continue his work in the field at REVEL. He lives in Denver with his wife Stephanie and son Finley and their 2 cats.

Behavior Interventionist & Community Coach

Michael Peterson

Michael is a proud Colorado native. He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in nonprofit studies. Michael started his journey as an intern and has since joined the team! REVEL has shown Michael how rewarding the work in this field can be and is thrilled to be part of enriching the lives of individuals within the ASD community. In his free time Michael likes to do CrossFit, get outside with his dog, play basketball, and hang out with friends.

Director of Development

Erin Brauer

Erin has been working in the education and nonprofit world since 2000. She was born and raised in Wisconsin, and graduated from the honors program at Carroll University with a degree in Communication and English. After receiving her degree, she returned to her alma mater and worked in university advancement raising money to support the dreams of other students and build alumni engagement. While working at the director level in development at several private colleges and universities in Wisconsin over the next decade, she sought out a more direct impact in the lives of young people and went back to school to pursue her Masters in Teaching from Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin. Upon earning her teaching certification, she left university advancement to become a middle school teacher. In 2014, after teaching four years in Wisconsin, she picked up and moved across the country to Colorado, teaching many different kinds of students in both Cherry Creek and Jefferson County school districts. After 12 years in public education, Erin was looking for an opportunity to use her advancement experience to directly impact young people’s lives and found REVEL. She loves reading, yoga, learning to climb, hiking, following Brewers baseball, and dreaming about her future dog.

Program Coordinator

Mark Zoller

Mark has been working in the education and nonprofit world for about two decades. He started his career as a teacher in Chicago public schools, teaching in both special education and general ed classrooms before getting his Masters in Education from Concordia University Chicago. He worked for 5 years with Ascendigo Autism Services in Carbondale Colorado as their Employment Program Manager, as well as a direct support RBT and adaptive ski instructor for Ascendigo winter camps in Aspen and Snowmass. He recently moved back to Colorado from Minnesota in early 2022 and is happy to be joining the REVEL team after a semester as an interim Special Education teacher at Park Hill Elementary in Denver. He looks forward to getting to know the crew here at REVEL and helping our REVELers and staff develop programming and activities that enrich their lives, develop friendships, and promote skills for the future!

Behavior Interventionist & Community Coach

Jared Allen

Behavior Interventionist & Community Coach

Akash Maus

Akash got certified as a motorcycle mechanic in Munich, Germany through an apprenticeship program and worked as a mechanic until COVID turned the world upside down. He is now studying Human Services at the Community College of Denver in a transfer program that will take him to an under-grad degree at Metro State University. He hopes to one day work with At Risk Youth and as a Substance Abuse Counselor. In his free time, Akash loves to work on motorbikes, cars, do all kinds of mountain sports, paint, and play video games.

Board Member/Consultant

DIANE OSAKI

Additional roles: Co-Founder and REVEL Consultant

Diane is an occupational therapist, who has specialized in autism intervention for over twenty years. Her approach is grounded in merging principles of applied behavior analysis and a developmental framework to promote social relatedness, self-regulation, communication, independence, play/work, motor development, and problem solving. She works with individuals of all ages and functioning levels in a variety of settings. Beginning her career at the JFK Partners Autism and Developmental Disorders Clinic, Diane worked with Dr. Sally Rogers on early versions of the Denver Model program and is now certified as a trainer in direct delivery in the Early Start Denver Model. She founded and directed the Aspen Center for Autism treatment center providing developmentally-focused, behavioral intervention for children with autism. Diane provides direct intervention, program development, training, supervision and mentoring to families, schools, and outdoor recreation programs. She regularly consults with school districts and other agencies, nationally and internationally, to assist in developing new programs, training staff and collaborative problem solving.

Board Member

ANNIE KONEGNI

Annie Konegni is an assistant vice president in the office of advancement at the University of Colorado. She oversees the offices of marketing and communications, finance and budget, gift administration and gift planning for the CU system office and supports fundraising and alumni engagement efforts for all four CU campuses: Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and the Anschutz Medical Campus. As a member of the leadership team, Annie plays a significant role in all personnel and operational decisions. CU raises more than $350 million annually across the CU system to advance the economy, health and culture of the entire state of Colorado.

Annie previously worked at the Colorado School of Mines Foundation where she was an associate director in the donor relations and communications department overseeing all stewardship and gift administration activities. Annie started her career in the finance industry in the Private Fund Group at Credit Suisse, Wall Street’s premier third party marketing organization focused on raising capital for private equity and hedge funds. During her time at Credit Suisee, she helped raise more than $35 billion on behalf of clients worldwide. Before changing career paths to focus on higher education, Annie also worked at Mountain Pacific Partners, a start-up private equity firm where she helped acquire and operate businesses with a significant real estate component.

Board Member

ROBIN KONCILJA

Since her son Felix was diagnosed with Autism at the age of two, Robin Koncilja has dedicated her professional energy as an advocate to help families navigate insurance and community resources. Robin is a member of the Denver Special Education Advisory Committee and works with Denver Public Schools to organize fundraising and secure grants for Special Education. Robin brings over 15 years of business management experience running sales operations for the Denver Art Museum and luxury brands like Michael Kors and Saks Fifth Avenue. Robin chairs REVEL’s Fundraising Committee.

Board Member

JENNIFER SUTTON

For more than 20 years, Jennifer has advocated on behalf of special needs individuals and families to identify, secure, and implement government supports, private insurance, and community resources. Jennifer leverages her regulatory compliance expertise to successfully maneuver the labyrinth of local, state, and federal programs on behalf of her son Connor, a young man who was diagnosed with autism as a preschooler, and a family member with a traumatic brain injury. Jennifer’s experience includes coordinating residential supports, designing therapeutic care programs, and negotiating individualized education plans through private and government resource programs in Denver and Jefferson County Public Schools. Jennifer Chairs REVEL’s Board of Directors.

Board Member

Meryl Duguay