Rocky Tarantello, Director of Operations and Co-Owner

Rocky Tarantello lives and raises his family in Orlando, Florida. He is a successful businessman that has dedicated his life to serving others. Growing up in the restaurant industry, Rocky has served the Orlando community for over 20 years. He has sat on and co-chaired numerous charities including Share Our Strength, Taste of the Nation, Second Harvest Food Bank, and many more.  What drives Rocky? “I have a passion to give back to the community and create companies that have that goal in mind”.

When he was approached by Board Certified Behavioral Analyst and Co-Founder Hina Efzil to create a company for children with Autism, he jumped at the chance. “Taking a family-first approach is a must for ABA Alliance,” Tarantello says. “This is about providing support and help to families with special needs children. If we do that right, our company will succeed.” Rocky’s favorite thing to do in the clinic is doing cooking classes with the kids.

We look forward to ABA Alliance supporting your family.

Rocky Tarantello
Director of Operations
Co-Founder
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Hina Efzil, Director of Clinical Services and Co-Owner

Hina Efzil has always had a passion for children, going back to her babysitting days in school. Working with kids has always come easily to Hina as she comes from a big family. She has always known if she were to succeed in life, she would have to be passionate about what she was doing and it would have to be meaningful for her.

With that passion as the driving force behind her academic and career choices, Hina has made an impact on the special needs community. She always knew she would create something to fill needs that weren’t being met for this community, and ABA Alliance Therapy became the company to fill that need.

During her undergraduate degree, Hina completed internships including Autism Speaks, where she helped set up the annual Autism Speaks Walk. Another internship was at a special needs school; on her first day, Hina played with kids, engaged in social skills activities, and ran around the playground. She had such a great time laughing the day away with the kids, it was the first time she didn’t question what she was doing at work. She had found something meaningful that would make her happy. “This is when my purpose in life became clear to me,” Efzil says.

Hina received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and her Master’s in Applied Behavioral Analysis to become a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). While interning at the special needs school, she was hired as an instructor and started to do 1-on-1 therapy after school with clients. Hina found she could accomplish more and have a bigger impact with her clients and their families through 1:1 therapy. “This has become the foundation for ABA Alliance Therapy. We believe in quality, 1-on-1 interaction with our families and children,” says Efzil.

You can find Hina at either clinic location, working directly with clients, providing supervision for our therapists, or helping the administrative team. Hina’s favorite things to do around the clinics are social skills groups, providing parent training, and planning special events for our kiddos and families.

We look forward to ABA Alliance supporting your family.

Hina Efzil
Director of Clinical Services
Co-Founder

Monica Quinones, Co-Director of Clinical Services

Diana Cortes,  Director of Administration

Diana Cortes is the Director of Administration at ABA Alliance Therapy and has been working in ABA for the past 5 years. Diana grew up in South Florida where she spent many years managing spas and small businesses. She always knew she wanted to work with kids from a young age. She has a passion for helping people, and working in the ABA industry has fulfilled her purpose.

As Director of Administration, Diana helps the directors of clinical services and operations manage aspects of client engagement and employee engagement. Diana manages our waitlist, ensures families have the proper documents to begin services, and assists in the hiring process. She is a valuable asset to ABA Alliance Therapy!

Diana loves to catch up with parents and therapists, and loves playing with the kids anytime she gets a chance. Her favorite activities with the kids are arts & crafts and playing games together.

We look forward to ABA Alliance supporting your family.

Diana Cortes
Director of Adminstration