Lara is the owner of The Animal Behavior Center, LLC, with a location in Ohio and in Michigan. She presents workshops at the Center and worldwide, travels, lectures, teleconferences, and consults, focusing on positive reinforcement interactions and modifying behavior through applications in behavior analysis. She is also the Director of Training for a wildlife rehabilitation center where she focuses on taking stress out of animal environments. Lara is a professional member of The Animal Behavior Management Alliance, The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators, and sits on the Advisory Board for All Species Consulting and The Indonesian Parrot Project. She is also a past board member of Nature’s Nursery, a wildlife rehabilitation center. She is a published author and writes regularly for several periodicals, including The Pet Professional Guild’s BARKS for professional dog trainers, and contributes to blogging for Deaf Dogs Rock. Lara has presented for a wide variety of animal care organizations such as The Philadelphia Zoo, The Ohio State Exotic Veterinary Club, The Association of Avian Veterinarians, Michigan State University's Veterinary Behavior Club, and The Wheaton College division of Applied Behavior Analysis. For more information, visit her website at TheAnimalBehaviorCenter.com.
