Caravel Leadership

As vice president of people and culture, Abbe focuses on building an engaged workforce and strong leadership to drive success and support Caravel’s mission. She is committed to innovative training development, creative problem solving, and fostering a dynamic work style and collaborative leadership. Prior to joining Caravel, Abbe served as an active litigator for 12 years—as a public defender at the state level, as civil counsel in state and federal court, and as the assistant general counsel for Chicago Public Schools—before taking on a blended HR/legal role in a corporate setting in 2016. She received her bachelor’s degree at University of Wisconsin and her law degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Christine has worked in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for over 20 years. She has served families across various states and portions of Canada and has experience in multiple roles including behavior technician, senior therapist, BCBA, as well as both clinic and regional director. Christine’s passion for providing high-quality clinical services to families enables her to support teams expanding ABA services across the state of Iowa and parts of Wisconsin. She has a bachelor’s degree in child development and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in social work with a focus in family therapy from Florida State University. Christine completed additional course work at the Florida Institute of Technology to achieve her BCBA.

Joining Caravel in 2023 as our chief financial officer, Erin is committed to optimizing Caravel’s financial initiatives and strategies to best support our mission. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise, having successfully navigated diverse industry landscapes to drive sustainable growth while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Prior to coming to Caravel, Erin served as CFO at Elevate Women’s Health, where she built a best-in-class team, establishing metrics and a data infrastructure to support the reporting. She also spent nearly five years with DermCare Management, where she led FP&A, budgeting, and acquisitions. Throughout her career, Erin has also been dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion—a dedication she brings to Caravel.

As vice president of Marketing and Communications, Gordon provides leadership on cultivating expanded access for our services, managing messaging for all audiences, and championing the Caravel brand. Through these efforts, he directly supports Caravel’s plans to lead the field while also helping the company make meaningful connections with the array of people involved with our mission. In prior roles, Gordon has successfully led teams driving growth for both Fortune 500 companies and more entrepreneurial organizations. Gordon is a graduate of both Amherst College and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

As regional vice president of the Goodland region, Jennifer develops and grows our teammates in this region while also contributing to the leadership of important, organization-wide initiatives. Jen has been working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis since 2007, serving kids as well as adults across a wide range of developmental disabilities in various settings: clinics, homes, schools, daycares, and group homes. She became a clinic director in 2017 and a regional director at Caravel in 2019. Jen also served as the conference chair on the Wisconsin Association for Behavior Analysis for five years. She is passionate about building a supportive environment to develop strong clinicians who deliver the highest-quality treatment.

As vice president of clinical excellence, Dr. Jodi sustains Caravel’s vision for compassionate, high-quality care. Responsible for the development, implementation, and excellence of clinical programs, she plans and directs improvement practices through education, mentoring, behavioral systems analysis, and ongoing evaluation of clinical operation outcomes. Dr. Jodi has more than 18 years of experience in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)—providing care, directing clinical and operational programs, consulting, providing training and development opportunities, and conducting research. She is a board certified behavior analyst and earned her doctoral degree in rehabilitation from Southern Illinois University.

As vice president of the Packerland region, Jess provides leadership support to the area’s clinic directors while expanding treatment access for clients. Jess started working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis in 2005 as a behavior technician in both clinic and home settings. She took on senior roles before starting and running her own autism therapy facility for eight years. During that time, Jess also had the opportunity to contribute to structuring an Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program through Fox Valley Technical College, a program that she continues to teach. She is passionate about people and the progress they make whether that is through work that they do or what they learn. Jess loves visiting the Packerland clinics and getting to spend some time with her teammates and the clients Caravel serves.

As vice president of patient financial services, Larry focuses on ensuring families can access and continue care through their insurance. Having worked in patient financial services for more than 25 years for both large health systems and small hospitals, he has extensive experience in all facets of the billing cycle. Before joining Caravel in 2017, Larry served as revenue cycle director for a critical access hospital and a large regional health system. He graduated from Northern Michigan University with a major in marketing and received an MBA from Benedictine University.

Mike leads Caravel Autism Health with a focus on building its team of passionate clinicians, investing in results-driven technology, and establishing industry-leading practices to provide better clinical outcomes for children with autism and their families. Mike has more than 20 years of experience working with and evolving growing businesses to be the best in their fields. He earned his bachelor of science degree in marketing from Miami University and his master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Joining Caravel as our chief operating officer in January 2025, Rob brings over two decades of experience in healthcare leadership. He is dedicated to delivering exceptional therapy services and driving long-term growth by way of optimizing operations and leveraging technology. Prior to joining Caravel, Rob served as chief operating officer at Fast Pace Health, senior vice president at CityMD, and in other leadership positions at Sound Physicians and American HomePatient.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and sociology from Duke University and his MBA in finance and marketing from University of Chicago.

As chief people officer, Sarah is focused on growing and defining a People Services function that skillfully and agilely supports Caravel’s organizational needs. She has 16 years of human resource experience with large multisite organizations in a variety of industries. Prior to coming to Caravel, Sarah served as director of recruiting at DaVita Dialysis. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both psychology and religious studies from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.