James Maraventano, Ed.D., BCBA-D, is the Director of Community Based Programming at the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS) at Rutgers University. Dr. Maraventano earned his B.A., Ed.M., and Ed.D. degrees from Rutgers University, and has over 18 years of experience working with children and adults with autism and intellectual disabilities. Dr. Maraventano completed his experience requirements at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University. His current responsibilities include the oversight and implementation of all clinical and administrative activities at the RCAAS' community-based employment supports (SCALE) and Employment Network programs. Dr. Maraventano leads numerous community-based advocacy projects at the RCAAS related to acquiring appropriate budgets and meaningful, integrated employment/volunteer opportunities for the clients he serves. Dr. Maraventano's experiences include a wide variety of clinical activities including challenging behavior interventions, skill acquisition programming, vocational assessments, staff and parent training, school- and home-based consultation, and program evaluation. Dr. Maraventano is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences focusing on autism spectrum disorders, assessment and treatment of challenging behavior, and parent/professional training. He has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, written several book chapters, and presented at national and international conferences.