M.S., HCMN · Founder & CEO
Organization
A Gem of Joy ABA Maryland
Education
M.S. Healthcare Management Capstone: Mosaic / Sheppard Pratt
Accreditations
BHCOE Accredited
BACB® Standards
Accreditations
BHCOE Accredited
BACB® Standards
About the author
Yaffa Atias, M.S., HCMN
Founder & CEO · A Gem of Joy ABA · Maryland
Yaffa Atias starting at a very early age, shared her compassionate heart with children and young adults with special needs. Being a true calling, Yaffa often found herself devoting her time to volunteer opportunities that centered around empowering and enriching the lives of those with special needs. She not only served in the capacity of her volunteer roles but was also often known to be an influential and favored counselor or volunteer. Yaffa stands out from the crowd because of her sympathetic and unique energy and her understanding of the population she serves.
Yaffa still serves in various volunteer-based roles for her community, as she believes in the power of togetherness. Naturally, her volunteer work transformed into a career path of pursuing her dream of making an impact on the healthcare industry. While Yaffa considered pursuing a career that directly client faces, she thoughtfully chose and was encouraged to combine her superior business talents and expertise with her innate abilities to bond and work hand in hand with the human heart. Yaffa earned her Master of Science in Healthcare Management, where she conducted her Capstone for Mosaic (a division of Sheppard Pratt) and graduated with honors.
She has made her impressionable mark during her diverse and various healthcare business leadership experiences. She has led, coached, and developed operations and interdisciplinary teams such as information technology, business intelligence, mergers and acquisitions, human resources, compliances and licensing, revenue cycle management, and utilization review—just to name a few. Yaffa has been referred to as an “Inspiring leader” who achieves results while remaining committed to her integrity and gold-standard quality.
It was in her most recent leadership position working for a corporate office of an ABA organization that she was intimately exposed to the inner workings of ABA and quickly gained alacrity with her purpose—to be a role model and an inspiring leader committed to permeating the ABA landscape with a culture of authenticity and genuine joy.
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