Interdisciplinary experience. Shared commitment.
CBSI brings together professionals with expertise in behavioral and educational practice, organizational and workforce performance, behavioral health, implementation, research, evaluation, training, facilitation, workforce development, performance improvement, and cross-system collaboration.
Leadership and access model
CBSI is committed to a horizontal, approachable leadership model that makes it easier for people inside and outside the Center to find a starting point, share ideas, raise questions, and move work forward. Dr. Tiffany Neal serves in a dual leadership role as Center Director across CBSI and IRCA, and provides overall direction, alignment, partnership development, and connection across CBSI, HANDS in Autism®, IRCA, IIDC, and external systems. Alongside Dr. Neal, Navigators provide visible access points for the Center’s core areas. They help coordinate people, projects, information, and decisions across the team rather than operating as separate program silos.
Center Director
Tiffany Neal, PhD, HSPP — Center Director and Director, Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Core Areas and Navigators
Navigators provide clear access to the Center’s core areas. Each Navigator leads a connected team of specialists, technicians, and assistants. Visitors can begin with any Navigator; the team will coordinate internally when a request crosses areas.
- Training and Education — Kristan Sievers-Coffer, M.S.
- Programming and Facilitation — Boti Ogunmola, MBBS, MPH, CPH
- Research and Mentoring — Mounika Gottipati, BDS, MSHI
How Shared Leadership Works
- Clear access: People can begin with the Director, any Navigator, or the general CBSI contact rather than finding a perfect internal match first.
- Connected response: Navigators bring together the expertise needed for requests that cross training, programming, facilitation, research, mentoring, or implementation.
- Shared decisions: Direction is informed by staff expertise, partner knowledge, community experience, project data, and the people closest to the work.
- Transparent handoffs: When another CBSI, HANDS, IRCA, IIDC, or community contact is a better fit, the team helps make that connection clear.
- Distributed capacity: Navigators and their teams share leadership and operational responsibilities so knowledge, relationships, and day-to-day work do not depend on one person alone.