During her time at Bethel, Allison (Beachy) Baylis ’16 (Sociology & Intercultural Studies) was a part of the first study abroad group to travel to South Africa. After graduating from Bethel, she returned and spent one year serving at a children’s home near Johannesburg. She then came back, married her husband, fellow Bethel graduate Jacob Baylis ’18, and worked at an autism center and earned her master’s degree in applied Behavior Analysis in 2019. She is now a Senior Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in Salt Lake City, supporting children with Autism and their families by providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. She also supervises and facilitates the fieldwork experience of master level students in the field pursuing their BCBA certification as they accumulate their practicum hours.
Young Alumna of the Year 2022: Allison (Beachy) Baylis ’16
