Laxmi has over fifteen years of experience working with students with autism and their families. She has a bachelor’s of art in business and early childhood education. She has been involved in the training of faculty, and the coordination and collaboration with school districts for each student’s yearly individual education planning meetings. She collaborates on admissions, recruitment, and hiring of WINGS education and therapeutic team.

Bethany Rios has over ten years of experience in implementing business-related and human resources functions at WINGS.  She joined WINGS as an instructional assistant spending time in the classroom supporting students and then joined the administrative team, moving on to support the human resource needs and non-profit business practices.  

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Emily has over a decade of experience supporting students with autism, intellectual disabilities, and their families. She earned a B.S. in Special Education and Rehabilitation with a focus on Deaf Studies from the University of Arizona in 2011. Joining WINGS in 2018 as Family Liaison Coordinator, Emily developed home support plans and fostered connections between school and home. Now serving as WINGS School Coordinator, Emily brings her expertise to this new role. In her free time, she enjoys working out, cooking, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.

Jackie has been in the education field for 12 years. She attended Foothill College and earned early childhood education units. After co-teaching for a year in pre-k she discovered an interest and compassion in helping children with special needs. She has been at WINGS for 7 years and started as an instructional assistant. The IA role helped with her growth and knowledge, which opened new doors for her at WINGS. She has been the program assistant for 2 years and the pro-act in-service instructor for 4 years at WINGS. 

Leanna Wynn comes to us as our HR generalist, with over 15 years of experience in human resources. She is a native Pacifican with two adult children and two teenagers currently attending high school. She has been a part of the ASD community for 14 years, as she has a son with autism. Leanna understands the needs and goals of not only our school but also the needs of our families. She is honored to be part of such a beautiful community and is looking forward to getting to know the students and their families here at WINGS.

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Sherry has worked with children and adolescents with ASD since 2009. She became a board-certified behavior analyst in 2023. Sherry earned her teaching credential and master’s degree in special education from Notre Dame de Namur University in 2015. In addition to teaching, she has experience in early intervention as well as in-home and in-clinic behavior therapy. Sherry has been a member of the WINGS team since 2015. In her spare time, Sherry enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, going to concerts, crocheting, and spending time with her family.