Liza Bodner
VP of Clinical Quality and Training
Talk to Liza about: The clinical design behind the Care Calculator, our STEP Tool for School Readiness, and what clinical integrity really means.
WIBA 2026 · Chicago · July 15–17
Our team is in Chicago July 15–17.
The Care Calculator (peer-reviewed at CASP this spring) will be in the conversation. So will real numbers, real cases, and the people who built the model. Come find us.
Why talk to us
Three reasons it's worth the walk over to our booth:
Ryan Emry co-presented at CASP 2026. We’ll walk you through how we set caseloads at 6 to 8 clients per BCBA, 18-20% supervision built in, and how the math holds up across centers.
Not “we have an OT down the hall.” BCBAs, SLPs, OTs, mental health, and neuropsych share cases. Come hear how that actually works in our centers.
What does a 28-billable-hour week actually look like? How does the bonus structure work in practice? What happens when a family wants 40 hours? Bring yours.
our Team
There aren’t faceless leaders at Gracent. There are clinicians who remember what it’s like to be three months into a new BCBA role — who get coffee with you, ask about the kids on your caseload, and treat new team members like future peers. Because that’s exactly who you are.
VP of Clinical Quality and Training
Talk to Liza about: The clinical design behind the Care Calculator, our STEP Tool for School Readiness, and what clinical integrity really means.
Regional Director of Operations
Talk to Ryan about: Caseload sustainability, OBM, the math behind the Care Calculator model.
Area Director
Talk to Lainie about: What "good" looks like across a whole area, and the questions you should be asking any employer before you sign.
Area Director
Talk to Kayleen about: The first 90 days and what onboarding, ramp up, and support can actually look like.
Clinical Director, Occupational Therapy
Talk to Sierra about: Interdisciplinary care and how OTs, SLPs, and ABA share one plan instead of just a hallway.
Clinical Director, Lake Bluff
Talk to Laura about: Building a team culture and what supervision looks like when it's done with intention.
Clinical Director, Vernon Hills
Talk to Kelly about: How to maintain team culture, spirit, and clinical quality when running a busy center.
Clinical Director, Lincolnwood
Talk to Annie about: What clinical leadership actually looks like and how to get there.
Clinical Director, Naperville
Talk to Peggy about: How programs get built for the child in front of you instead of from a template.
We're a fun group (we promise)!
Join us at Happy Hour on July 16th from 6pm - 8pm
at Island Party Hut · Chicago Riverwalk. Drinks on us!
Meet Us in Chicago
Thursday July 16, 6-8pm, Island Party Hut at 355 Chicago Riverwalk (right next to the hotel).
Drinks on us. RSVP optional but helps us plan.
Schedule time between sessions with Liza Bodner, our VP of Clinical Quality and Training, to chat about the Care Calculator, STEP Tool & School Readiness, employment opportunities, or anything else on your mind.
Built by our clinicians
In ABA therapy, the most consequential clinical decision, how many hours a child receives, has never had a standardized method. Until now.
The Gracent Care Calculator was built here by Liza Bodner, our VP of Clinical Quality and Training, and operationalized across our centers by Ryan Emry, our Regional Director. Peer-reviewed methodology, real clinical data, every recommendation built around the actual child — not preset hour buckets, not insurance defaults.
At WIBA, we encourage your to try it (or try it now below)! Run a real case through the Calculator, then talk through it with the people who built it. Agree with the number it gives you? Push back on it? That's exactly the conversation we're here for.
