Kimberly Coden, 38, of Berkley, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies related to impersonating a healthcare professional and witness intimidation, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Coden pled to six counts of the Unauthorized Practice of a Health Profession, a felony punishable by up to four years’ imprisonment and/or $5,000, two counts of Identity Theft, a felony punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment and/or $25,000, and one count of Intimidation or Interfering with a Witness, a felony punishable by up to four years’ imprisonment and/or $5,000. Coden was employed as a director of services at Oxford Recovery Center, a facility with locations in Brighton and Troy, which provides services to children diagnosed with Autism. She presented herself as a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) when she was not licensed by the State of Michigan and did not possess the requisite educational background.
Coden also utilized the certification of a board-certified BCBA with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board to obtain employment at Centria Health Care for several months in 2016 and the Positive Behavior Supports Corporation from 2017 to 2018, in addition to the Oxford Recovery Center, where she was employed from 2018 to 2021. Coden also intimidated a witness to this matter via text messages in an effort to prevent the witness from testifying against her.
