Board of Directors

Dr. Joseph Gentry, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Co-Founder, President
Dr. Gentry, PsyD., has been working with children with disabilities such as autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other behavioral challenges for several years, and has presented his research nationally on topics related to applied behavior analysis, social skills, and autism spectrum disorders.
As the co-owner of Gentry Pediatric Behavioral Services, he and his wife, Sarah, MEd.,BCBA, have been providing services throughout Phoenix and across the state of Arizona since 2009. The couple began to recognize the growing issue that children in Arizona with autism were not being identified until later in childhood, and were missing out on potential years of early intervention therapies. They decided to take action and The Gentry Foundation was created to help reduce the age at which children in Arizona are evaluated for possible autism symptoms. The foundation offers free evaluations to families who cannot afford them, raises awareness about early warning signs identified through research, and coordinates free screenings throughout Arizona to evaluate as many young children as possible.