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Meet Hannah Bayne, BCBA: Compassionate Leadership at the heart of the Gold Centre
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The Miriam Foundation is pleased to welcome Hannah Bayne, BCBA, to the Gold Centre team as Clinical Supervisor for VB/ABA program. With more than 12 years of experience in disability services, Hannah brings a deep commitment to compassionate, individualized support for clients and their families, along with extensive experience in Applied Behavior Analysis, special education, and collaborative care.
Hannah’s professional journey has taken her across many settings, including homes, schools, communities, clinics, and specialized classrooms. She has worked with people of different ages and needs, supporting those with complex disabilities and high support needs, including some who may experience aggressive, self-injurious, or unsafe behaviours. Her work has always centred on helping each individual build functional communication, independence, safety, and meaningful participation in everyday life.
Not only is Hannah a highly experienced ABA professional, with master’s degrees in both Applied Behavior Analysis and Severe and Multiple Disabilities. She is also a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Behavior Analyst, Licensed Special Education Teacher, and Crisis Prevention Intervention Trainer. Perhaps even more importantly, Hannah is a compassionate advocate for those with disabilities, who is passionate about approaches that celebrate neurodiversity while also supporting the development of independence, safety, communication, and self-advocacy.
For Hannah, success is measured not only by skill development, but by the quality of the relationships built with our clients and their families. She believes that families should feel supported, connected, and celebrated, especially when navigating experiences that can sometimes feel isolating. Much like her colleagues at the Gold Centre and the Miriam Foundation, her work is guided by the idea that stronger communities are built through inclusion, representation, accessibility, and meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities to participate fully in their communities.
In her role, Hannah contributes to the Gold Centre’s mission by supporting not only clients and their families, but her clinical colleagues as well. Her experience includes developing individualized, data-driven intervention plans, helping increase communication and independence, reducing barriers to safety and participation, and strengthening collaboration among families, educators, therapists, and support staff.
Hannah is also passionate about making Applied Behavior Analysis more accessible, practical, and person-centred. As part of this commitment, she will be teaching the English group of the Gold Centre’s Applied Behavior Analysis training. The training is designed for practitioners, caregivers, and educators who want to better understand ABA principles and learn practical tools to support individuals with special needs. For more information or to register, visit Services | Trainings | Miriam Foundation.
Through her work, Hannah hopes to help shift how people understand disability, especially for children and adults with complex support needs. Her vision is one where inclusive and accessible experiences are more common, where people with disabilities are celebrated, valued, and welcomed, and where families have access to the support and community they deserve.
We are grateful to have Hannah as part of the intervention team and look forward to the knowledge, compassion, and leadership she will continue to bring to our staff, clients, families, and community.