Sharon Grandy Loudon’s twenty-five year long career has focused on working with individuals and their families who experience differences in the areas of social, emotional, behavioral differences. She graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Special Education focusing specifically on Applied Behavior Analysis. She also received a degree in Child Psychology. Sharon has had the pleasure of  presenting at a variety of venues including The Annual Applied Behavioral Analysis Conference, a The 2015 WA State Music Teacher’s Convention, Washington State Early Intervention Summits, Yearly Autism Summer Institutes, The Annual Hippo Therapy Conference, Kansas State's Early Childhood Program as well as ongoing trainings tailored to the needs of local school district programs. In addition to providing trainings, Sharon has had the opportunity to work across a variety of settings with children ranging in age from infancy through twenty-one years of age. These settings have included a day treatment program in the San Francisco Bay Area, preschools dedicated to children with social/emotional/behavioral concerns, clinical settings, school district programs and the Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program through Children's Village providing both center based and home based learning programs. She has had the terrific opportunity to be a member of the Autism Diagnostic Team through Children's Village as well as the Director of Social Learning through Lynchpin. Sharon has been employed through the Educational Service District 105 for the past 15 years working to support students with autism spectrum disorders within their local school district programs. Sharon is honored for the opportunity to support teachers and school based teams in working with children and their families!