Dennis R. Olvera, Ph.D. HSPP – Vice President

Dr. Olvera, a co-founder of DSA, Inc., has worked with the agency and its predecessor companies since 1987.  He is licensed as a psychologist in Indiana and Illinois.  After completing graduate school at Southern Illinois University in 1975, Dr. Olvera worked for the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in various clinical and administrative positions.  For two years, he was the Assistant Superintendent of New Castle State Developmental Center, and following that posting, opened a successful Indianapolis-area private practice primarily focused on behavior supports services for people who have intellectual disabilities. Dr. Olvera is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, the Indiana Psychological Association, and the Indiana Association of Behavior Consultants.