Angela Pao, Director of Strategic-Planning

As director of strategic planning, Angela works with the senior leadership team to develop AFP’s growth strategy which includes launching into new markets. Currently, she is working on ensuring services are accessible to all by coordinating the launch of clinic-based services and telehealth services.

Angela has been a board certified behavioral analyst since 2009 and a project management professional since 2017. She started in the field in 2004, having interned at UC San Diego’s Autism Center of Excellence under Dr. Laura Schreibman. Since then, she has worked with a wide range of individuals ages 1 to 68 across a multitude of settings, which include home, schools, clinics and adult group homes. She has created protocols for several agencies, designed and implemented social skills classes, launched programs for adults in behavioral group homes and led a series of behaviorally-based training for teachers and parents across Los Angeles School County.  In addition, Angela has worked for Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan as a case reviewer and a senior program manager, working closely with executive leadership to resolve provider issues. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two young children.