Autism Support

Meet Our Behaviour Analysts

Sydney Crain

My name is Sydney Crain and I am one of the Behaviour Analysts at the RCDSB. I am a Registered Behaviour Analyst, registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario, as well as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, registered with the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board. I have been working with children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities for the past 8 years in various settings. I’m thrilled to be working with a dedicated team of professionals to implement effective strategies to help support all students with exceptionalities in reaching their full potential. I will be collaborating with the Inclusion Support Assistants to support students in Arnprior, Renfrew, and Pembroke.   

Khala Wright

My name is Khala Wright and I am one of the Behaviour Analysts at the RCDSB. I am a Registered Behaviour Analyst (RBA), registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario. Additionally, I am a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) registered with the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board. I have been supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder over the past eight years in a variety of settings. I will be collaborating with the Inclusion Support Assistants (ISAs) and other school staff to best support the needs of our students in order to identify individualized supports and strategies. I am looking forward to continuing to build connections across Renfrew County as I continue to support the Madawaska, Opeongo, Deep River and Petawawa family of schools, in addition to Rockwood. 

Meet Our Inclusion Support Assistants

Carrie MacMillan

I have been working for the board for 32 years (not sure how that many years have gone by!)

My role is an Inclusion Support Assistant. I help support students on the Autism Spectrum and their teams for the Renfrew Family of schools. 

It is important to make a difference in the life of a child, I can honestly say, the students I have worked with have made a difference in mine.  I am a better person because of each of them that have crossed my path. 

Dawn Lorbetskie

Hi, my name is Dawn Lorbetskie and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant (ISA). I became a member of the RCDSB family in 1998 as an Educational Assistant, and have had the opportunity to work with many children and staff along the way that have had a huge impact on my career.

 As an ISA, I support Cobden PS, Opeongo High School, Eganville PS and Herman Street PS, that have children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), collaborating with school teams in order to find strategies that best support the students in the classroom. I look forward to working with you and being a part of the amazing teams at RCDSB.

Tara Roach

I am Tara Roach and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant.  I began my journey with the RCDSB in September 2007 as an Educational Assistant, and provided support in both Elementary and Secondary schools in that role. I have most recently been providing support through the Inclusion Support Assistant (ISA) role for Eganville PS, AJ Charbonneau PS, Walter Zadow PS, and McNab PS.  


Melanie Gienow

My name is Melanie Gienow and I am the Inclusion Support Assistant for the Madawaska Valley Family of Schools and Champlain Discovery Public School. I was initially hired by RCDSB in 2001 as an Educational Assistant supporting students in both the elementary and secondary levels.  With me I bring almost 22 years of first hand experience working with students who have special needs.


My role as an Inclusion Support Assistant is to support students with ASD and the staff that assist them each day.  With the direction of the ASD coordinator, I provide strategies, programs and materials that are necessary to help these students be successful during their educational journey and beyond.

Wendy Sullivan

 My name is Wendy Sullivan  and I am an Inclusion Support Assistant. I became a member of RCDSB in 1995 working in Special Education supporting students in both elementary and secondary panel.  

As an Inclusion Support Assistant I support Fellowes High School, Highview Public School and Beachburg Public School. I look forward to working with your school team to collaborate and find strategies that work to support students with Autism. 


Laura Nelson

Hi, my name is Laura Nelson. I joined RCDSB in 2008 as an Educational Assistant in the Deep River and Petawawa family of schools.  Currently, I am an Inclusion Support Assistant for Deep River, Rockwood, and Pine View. As an ISA please reach out to me to collaborate and find strategies that work to support students with ASD. 

Sherry Priebe

Hi, I am new to role of Inclusion Support Assistant, after being in the role of Educational Assistant for the past 17 years.  

I have always loved working with students on the Autism Spectrum, and am thrilled to be supporting our students in this new capacity.