Dr. Daniel Openden is the President and CEO of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC) and Faculty Associate in the Division of Curriculum & Instruction at Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. He has worked extensively with families with children with autism spectrum disorders on both federal- and state-funded research projects; provided consulting and training for school districts across the country; presented research at regional, state, and national conventions; and been published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in the field. Dr. Openden has expertise in developing training programs for teaching parents and professionals to implement Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and is currently an associate editor for the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, where he previously served as Vice President and Clinical Services Director. He earned his doctoral degree in special education, disability, and risk studies at UC Santa Barbara. In 2011 the Phoenix Business Journal named Danny one of Phoenix’s “Forty Under 40” up-and-coming community leaders.