Our Team - Kairos Applied Behavior Analysis PLLC

Meet Our Team

Meet the CEO,Founder, Clinical Director of Kairos Applied Behavior Analysis.

Marleni Mallol, Founder and Executive Director of Kairos Applied Behavior Analyis, Marleni is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Behavior Analyst, and certified Special Education Teacher in New York State. She holds a Bachelor of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology with a minor in Child Early Education from Lehman College as well as a Master of Science in Early Childhood Special Education and Bilingual General Education from Lehman College.
Marleni began her career over 10 years ago as a home programmer and instructor providing ABA and educational therapy, as a SEIT (Special Education Itinerant Teacher) for preschool children. She has been an adjunct lecturer for several years, teaching a course to paraprofessionals about autism spectrum disorders in young children. Beginning in 2021, she provided ABA services in homes, schools and community based behavior direct services and consultant for a special needs schools. Marleni also worked providing staff supervision and training regarding behavior intervention as well as parent training and consultation to teach their children to acquire the necessary skills for potty training and ABA evidence based strategies. Marleni most currently provides home-based ABA and educational therapy for children on the autism spectrum, both as a program coordinator/supervisor and as a direct service provider throughout New York City and Westchester. Additionally, she is providing therapeutic services utilizing her behavior background for individuals with behavioral feeding therapy.

Throughout her career, Marleni has worked diligently to ensure that all of the children she serves receive an individualized and functional therapeutic program both in the home and in schools utilizing a variety of ABA techniques that are naturalistic and play-based. She has conducted skill-based assessments including VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, and AFLS, in order to write goals with a focus on skills that are functional to the individual’s life. Clare has also conducted Functional Behavior Analyses in order to develop behavior intervention plans that extinguish/replace maladaptive behaviors and promote functional communication skills, social interactions, classroom participation, community-based participation, and independent life skills. A focus on collaboration across all environments (home, school, community-based programs), as well as providers from different disciplines, is a significant role in ensuring consistent and comprehensive programming.