North Georgia Autism Center, Inc. was founded in the fall of 2005 by Jessica Pugh, MS, BCBA. She has a masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and Developmental Disabilities from Auburn University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Her career started as a behavior therapist working directly with children. As her education and experience increased, responsibilities for program development and supervision of other employees were added. She saw a need for more centralized local resources in Forsyth County and North Georgia and so began the North Georgia Autism Center, Inc.