Elise Howarth

Owner & Founder | New ERA Behavioral Consulting, LLC

2025 – Present

• Oversaw all clinical, operational, financial, and strategic functions of the organization to ensure effective service delivery while fostering a student-centered and collaborative environment.
• Developed and scaled a behavioral consulting organization, providing essential services to public school districts across New Hampshire.
• Crafted comprehensive mission and vision statements, alongside policies and procedures, to guide organizational strategy.
• Cultivated and sustained robust partnerships with school district special education administrators and community stakeholders.
• Identified and evaluated opportunities for organizational growth through new service lines and expansion into underserved communities.
• Lead contract negotiations and oversee district service agreements.
• Manage organizational budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and financial planning.
• Oversee marketing initiatives, branding, website development, social media presence, and community outreach.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, supervise, mentor, and retain clinical and direct support staff.
• Foster a collaborative company culture focused on staff support, professional growth, and high-quality student outcomes.
• Provide BCBA consultation and behavioral expertise to multidisciplinary educational teams.
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs), behavioral evaluations, and comprehensive assessments.
• Develop individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and crisis response plans.
• Participate in IEP meetings, eligibility meetings, manifestation determinations, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Collaborate with families, educators, administrators, and related service providers to improve student outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, and ongoing consultation to Behavior Specialists, RBTs, and Behavior Technicians.
• Analyze behavioral data, monitor intervention effectiveness, and adjust programming based on student progress.
• Support complex behavioral cases involving aggression, self-injury, elopement, school refusal, and crisis intervention.
• Develop reintegration plans to support students returning from out-of-district placements.
• Designed comprehensive behavioral service models for school districts.
• Developed staff training curricula and professional development programs for educators, paraprofessionals, and behavioral staff.
• Created organizational systems for clinical documentation, data collection, progress monitoring, and quality assurance.
• Standardized operational procedures to improve efficiency while maintaining individualized, student-centered care.
• Implement evidence-based behavior analytic practices across multiple educational settings.
• Direct day-to-day operations of a growing behavioral consulting organization.
• Supervise interdisciplinary teams providing behavioral consultation and direct student services.
• Oversee employee performance evaluations, coaching, scheduling, and professional development.
• Develop employee onboarding processes, training systems, and operational workflows.
• Ensure compliance with ethical, legal, Medicaid, and educational regulations.
• Coordinate payroll, human resources processes, credentialing, and vendor relationships.
• Founded and successfully grew New ERA Behavioral Consulting from concept to a thriving behavioral services organization serving multiple New Hampshire school districts.
• Built and led a multidisciplinary team of Behavior Specialists, Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), and Behavior Technicians.
• Developed sustainable systems supporting consistent clinical quality, staff development, and operational efficiency during periods of rapid organizational growth.
• Established trusted partnerships with school districts through collaborative problem-solving, responsive communication, and student-focused service delivery.
• Successfully supported students with complex behavioral needs in maintaining educational placements through individualized behavioral programming and proactive consultation.
• Expanded organizational services beyond consultation to include direct behavioral staffing, assessments, crisis planning, staff training, reintegration planning, and comprehensive behavioral support across educational settings.

• Led regional operations to improve service delivery and client satisfaction across multiple locations.
• Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to optimize resource allocation and enhance operational efficiency.
• Mentored and trained management teams on best practices in behavioral services and compliance standards.
• Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for improvement, driving continuous quality enhancement initiatives.

• Administer academic, behavioral, functional skills, and social assessments to identify areas of need and inform programming to include functional behavior assessment, functional analysis, Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) YB-MAPP, AFLS, ELS, and SSIS.
• Utilize the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to consult to general and special educational teams and to students with identified needs in the areas of academic, behavioral, functional, and social skills.
• Work closely with general education teachers and administrators to utilize multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS-B) to best support students based on need.
• Create and oversee student specific programming and data collection systems.
• Provide staff training related to academic, behavioral, and functional skills objectives.
• Supervise Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT), ABA Instructors (ABAIs), and Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) under BACB ethical standards and ensure skill acquisition occurs through use of performance-based competencies.
• Design and present behavioral analytic training to school and company staff members.
• Present trainings and workshops with the goal of disseminating the science of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Synthesize regional weekly and monthly reporting data to monitor utilization, student progress, program development with the overarching goal to build district internal capacity.
• Former Educational and Behavioral Consultant

• Managerial oversight of the NH region.
• Cultivate relationships to develop new business partnerships and staffing sources.
• Maintained reduced caseload of 5-6 clients as a BCBA, children 3-12.
• Participated in BT candidate interviews, conducted BT monthly reviews.
• Develop and conduct presentations and attend in person networking events.

• Managerial oversight of the Family Support Team including the following departments: DESE, Social Recreation, Agency with Choice, Family Support Adult Caseload, Family Support Children's Caseload.
• Supervised 5 coordinators and 1 assistant manager, serving + 400 families cross-departmentally.
• Delivered prompt emergency assistance to families in partnership with DDS.
• Provided clinical consultative services to agency using principles of applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports.
• Created the autism day program from the ground up by creating materials for effective service delivery, a robust and comprehensive schedule of activities for participants and data collection systems including ISP tracking.
• Through a person-centered, results driven approach, cultivated, and maintained relationships built on trust and professionalism with all stakeholders.
• Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with executive team.
• Increased individual participation in pro-social activities using effective research-based methods.
• Former Director 'Pathways to Success’ Autism Day Program

• Trained a team of 30+ Registered Behavior Technicians in ABA service delivery, ensured treatment fidelity and procedural integrity.
• Applied strong leadership and problem-solving skills to monitor employee productivity and organize workflows to meet daily demands.
• Delivered comprehensive client services by collaborating with education facilities, parents, and healthcare providers.

• Coordinated with CEO on budget, marketing, staff development, and business growth to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.
• Leveraged industry trends and competitive analysis through recruitment & marketing events, to improve customer relations.
• Managed and developed multi-site offices, enhancing regional branch performance by implementing proven management processes to increase revenue.

• Supervisory oversight of EEG technician staff. Conducted all individual and group staff meetings, responsible for employee conduct and procedure review.
• Monitored patient progress and assisted psychologist in the development of treatment protocol, conducted treatment sessions using EEG sensors to monitor brain waves.
• Created executive functioning presentations to educate the community.
• Responsible for patient support & treatment satisfaction.

• Applied the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to teach adolescents and young adults to acquire skills and maximize independence in the areas of academics, life skills, social and communicative goals, ADL’s, and vocation.
• Performed tasks such as curriculum development, design, and implementation.

• Planned lessons for students to strengthen weak subject areas and build key skills.
• Worked with students on developing effective organizational and study methods for success based on unique learning styles.