Ashleigh Shaffer is the Founder and Executive Director of Expressive Pathways, as well as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She began her journey consulting with families in Philadelphia, PA, before transitioning to the Hershey/Harrisburg area. In 2017, Ashleigh officially opened the Expressive Pathways clinic, expanding her team to include Clinical Director and Board Certified Behavior Analyst Cortney Helsel, along with a dedicated group of Registered Behavior Technicians. Through her leadership, Expressive Pathways continues to provide compassionate, evidence-based support to individuals and families.

Cortney received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2015 from Millersville University and her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2017 from the Pennsylvania State University. Cortney has been working with young children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disorders since 2014. Cortney previously worked as a direct care support professional–Therapeutic Support Staff–where she provided behavioral support services to children with autism, developmental delays, and co-morbid genetic syndromes across the home, community, and school settings prior to becoming a BCBA. Cortney’s experience consists of creating and implementing skill acquisition programs targeting communication, social, and daily living skills, reducing challenging behaviors, parent training, and staff training. As the Clinical Director at Expressive Pathways, she is responsible for developing and implementing staff training and performance monitoring, delivering on-site supervision and clinical support to all team members, providing supervision to staff seeking board certification, and serving as a Behavior Consultant on a small caseload of clients. Cortney is passionate about staff training, developing systems to ensure quality behavior analytic services, and mentoring staff.

Kelly Kerr came to Expressive Pathways with over a decade of experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Previously serving as a Program Director of a large nonprofit, Kelly brings an array of administrative knowledge and employee management experience. In the past 8 years, she has supervised employees and managed different programs ranging from Early Intervention, ID/DD, Respite, and IBHS. Earlier in her career she worked as a TSS, Mentor, and Educational Advocate. Kelly holds a Dual Bachelor’s Degree from Bloomsburg University where she was also a 4-year college athlete. She was a member of the Women’s Basketball Team and attributes a lot of her leadership and team-building skills to her time spent in sports starting at a young age. Outside of Expressive Pathways, Kelly enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Adam, and two sons, Conor and Lachlan.