Staff
Who We AreOur Faculty
Staff
KELLI SMITH
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR
Owner of Abundance Therapies Inc.
No Affiliations
KIMBERLY COLEY
TREASURER
Kimberly Coley is the Co-Founder and President of ePaymints, a financial technology firm focused on bringing the future of payments into the present day. Since the very beginning of her career, Kim has been one of few women in the industry and has worked extra hard for a place at the table. This hunger carries over to ePaymints, where she does everything possible to put her clients in a position to succeed.
MELISSA BERASALUCE
SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR
Certified Public Accountant and bookkeeper
No Affiliations
AVRA DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR
Avra’s raison d’être and full time job, is being the sole caretaker of her 22 year old daughter, Molly Rose. Encouraging her emotional, intellectual and artistic development. They live together in Santa Monica with their 2 year old, rescued Boston Terrier, Stella.
Avra’s professional career presently includes being an Executor/Trustee and archivist of Marlon Brando’s Trust, as well as serving as a director on the board of Tetiaroa Society, a non-profit, based in French Polynesia.
KIM KLEINER
DIRECTOR
Kim has worked and lived life with people in this special community for more than 30 years. With a bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy from Ithaca College, and a Master Degree in special education from The John’s Hopkins University, Kim began her career as a special educator in Baltimore, Maryland. She later became an administrator and, after a move to California, worked for a nonpublic agency, developing, and supervising the implementation of behavior plans. Her very favorite job has been being a parent to Jameson, a now 25 yr old man, with autism.
JODI DURST
DIRECTOR
Jodi Durst is the CEO and Co-Founder of ePaymints, an up-and-coming fintech striving on bringing the future of payment technology into the present day. Jodi has been working in fintech as long as “fintech” has been around, and after logging decades into the industry, decided to start her own company with her and co-founder Kimberly Coley’s own vision. Looking at what’s on the horizon rather than what’s right in front of her, Jodi has positioned ePaymints to be perfectly primed to jump on emerging technologies and provide them the payment processing capabilities necessary to get off the ground, and start changing the game.
JENNIFER DeROSS
DIRECTOR
Jennifer began working with Kelli at Abundance Therapies Inc, after receiving her Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant degree from Standgridge University in 2018. She continued her work in the clinic setting as well as leading social skills groups that utilize music and movement as a tool to improve self expression and a sense of belonging.Jennifer also has worked in the inner city charter schools in Los Angeles , as a COTA, for over two years. During this process Jennifer had a baby girl, Izabella, who had a complication at birth that lead to surgery and Occupational Therapy as well. Jennifer became a stay at home mom, to take care of her child and also apply her learned skills to assist her child reach her maximum capabilities.Jennifer’s passion lies in working with the special needs community to create an environment where the children and young adults can reach their maximum potential. Her goal is to help create an opportunity for these children and young adults to have a meaningful life, by becoming a productive part of the community.
A Word
From Our Director
"ATF brings together interdisciplinary teams of therapists working collaboratively to bring a holistic approach to improving the quality of life of children around the world who have unique needs. Through professional development and hands-on learning opportunities our teams make it possible for increased success and sustainability of school and community programs"