Sara Sato, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA.
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Sara is the Director of Education and Training for an ABA clinic in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been certified since 2011. Sara holds a Masters Degree in Special Education, Severe Disabilities/Autism Specialization from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM). She also completed her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Japanese from UHM and BCBA coursework from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Sara has worked with children with Autism and other disabilities since 1999. She has served as an educational assistant in Special Education classrooms, as a paraprofessional, special education teacher in the DOE and as Lead Instructor for her current company. Additionally, Sara lived in San Francisco for several years and worked as a Behavior Analyst in the school and home settings. She is the past Legislative Chair of the Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis (HABA). During her free time, Sara enjoys spending time with her family, going to farmers markets, cooking, and practicing yoga.