Kari Crisler joined the C.A.S.E. team in March 2011 as a Behavioral Interventionist.  Kari earned her MA in Cinical Psychology from Argosy University in 2001, and an undergraduate degreein Psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1998.  She has many years' experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental delays.  Kari has worked in home and classroom settings with a variety of clients, and also as a scriptwriter for web-based trainings in Autism interventions.  Kari enjoys working with families and likes cooperating with the parents and siblings of clients to encourage their progress.  As the mom of 2 young girls, Kari is familiar with the joys and challenges of parenting, and strives to make therapy fun and engaging!
Kari is originally from Kahalu'u, Hawaii, and is happy to be raising her own family in the islands.  In her spare time, Kari enjoys the beach, gardening, arts and crafts and spending time with her family.

Jennifer Bedell started as a Behavioral Consultant with C.A.S.E in 2011. Jennifer received her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Honolulu in 2010. During this time she worked as a skills trainer with elementary aged children in the school, home and community settings.  Jennifer did her practicum for graduate school working with children and foster youth, facilitating play therapy and grief counseling. She also facilitated parent support groups and individual therapy.  Jennifer completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San Diego State University in 2006 where she started her experience working with children and adolescents diagnosed under the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Jennifer has had extensive training in A.B.A  and has had the opportunity to apply these techniques and theories to a wide variety of individuals with developmental disabilities ranging from ages 2-18 years old. Her hobbies include hiking, going to the beach, yoga, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Megan Bircher-Craviotto joined the CASE team in 2010. She earned her B.S. degree in psychology with a minor in communications from the University of Idaho. Over the past four years, she has been working with children and adults who have developmental disabilities, including autism. She worked teaching them social, communication, and life skills. During this time, she discovered her passion for working with children and families. After moving to Hawaii, Megan was excited to continue in the field by becoming part of the CASE team.
In her spare time, Megan enjoys many outdoor activities including trail running, hiking, camping, and going to the beach.

Tess joined C.A.S.E. in 2007 as a Behavioral Consultant. She earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University-Hawaii in August 2010 and her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Hawaii Pacific University in 2002. Tess began her work with children on the Autism spectrum and other behavioral challenges soon after. She gained knowledge, training and utilization of ABA methods under direct supervision of BCBA’s. For over 7 years, Tess has served children in the school setting ranging in various challenges from mild to severely impacted Autism as a Skills Trainer, Parent Trainer and Behavioral Consultant. She has always loved kids and believes that early intervention will provide a greater quality of life for our kiddos as they get older which brought her to C.A.S.E. Her experience with special needs began when she was 11 years old having foster brothers and sisters with developmental disabilities. This experience has opened her eyes to the many gifts that we take for granted and allows her to appreciate the little things. Tess feels she continues to grow as a person and the kids teach her so much. In her free time, Tess enjoys spending time with family and friends, hanging out with Peanut; her puppy, beach, retail therapy and taking naps.

Kasha Kim graduated from Loyola Marymount University where she earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Biology. As an undergraduate student, Kasha worked with elementary and middle school children as an English tutor and art education mentor. Kasha’s passion for working with children led her to join the C.A.S.E family as a Behavioral Interventionist and co-leader for Friends’ Club.

Kasha is originally from Kona, Hawaii and is happy to be back in the islands after perusing her undergraduate career in Los Angeles. In her spare time, Kasha loves to be in the great outdoors. Some of her hobbies include snowboarding, surfing, riding her bike and going on hikes.

Tiffany Below

Being the mother of a child who was developmentally delayed, she saw the benefits of early intervention and therapy first-hand. Striving to improve the quality of each child's life is her goal at C.A.S.E, Inc. In her spare time, she hopes to pursue a Master's in Speech Pathology. Tiffany enjoys the outdoors, hiking, running, yoga and traveling. She has a passion for working with kids, art and spending time with her family.

Summer Session

Hawaii is also accepting new students for all Friends' Club Groups. To sign up, please email Kimee at Kimeemartinez@casefamily.com or you can call the Hawaii office at (808) 779-8883.

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Kimee joined C.A.S.E. in January 2007 as a Behavioral Consultant. She earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family therapy from San Diego State University in May 2006. She loves to work with all types of families and children. Kimee received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Hawaii Pacific University where she first gained experience working with children on the Autism spectrum. Kimee enjoyed working with the kids in Hawaii and wondered what would happen when they got older. When she moved from Hawaii to San Diego she worked for a supported living agency that assisted adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. Now she has made her complete circle and returned to working with kids.