Occupational Therapists
Amy Ulewicz
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Education: Master of Occupational Therapy from Chatham University
Experience: 7 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Being able to support families with the challenges they face
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Being able to support families with the challenges they face
Emily Knell
Occupational Therapist
Education: B.S. in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State, MSOT from Thomas Jefferson University
Experience: 1 year
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Being alongside the family as a child builds the skills to go from refusing foods to being an engaged, happy, independent eater!
Experience: 1 year
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Being alongside the family as a child builds the skills to go from refusing foods to being an engaged, happy, independent eater!
Developmental Specialists
Bridget Tompkins
Developmental Specialist
Education: BA in Early Childhood Education from Bowling Green University, Masters Degree in Special Education; Early Intervention from Kent State University
Experience: 9 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Coaching parents on ideas and strategies they can implement in their home to help their child reach developmental milestones. Also, to observe the child reaching developmental milestones and the excitement of everyone around them!
Experience: 9 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Coaching parents on ideas and strategies they can implement in their home to help their child reach developmental milestones. Also, to observe the child reaching developmental milestones and the excitement of everyone around them!
Physical Therapists
Krissy Hahn
Physical Therapist
Education: Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Duquesne University
Experience: 17 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Witnessing the joy in the eyes of parents when they see their child succeed.
Experience: 17 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Witnessing the joy in the eyes of parents when they see their child succeed.
Jillian Snodgrass
Physical Therapist
Education: Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Saint Francis University
Experience: 8 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: I love seeing how proud the little ones are of themselves when they finally master a skill such as crawling or walking. Seeing the parents help their child reach that goal and the excitement they have for their child is even better!
Experience: 8 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: I love seeing how proud the little ones are of themselves when they finally master a skill such as crawling or walking. Seeing the parents help their child reach that goal and the excitement they have for their child is even better!
Elaine Commendatore
Physical Therapist
Education: Bachelors in Biology from Washington and Jefferson College, Masters in Physical Therapy from Hahnemann University (Drexel).
Experience: 9 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Building relationships with families and sharing in their child’s development.
Experience: 9 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Building relationships with families and sharing in their child’s development.
Jenna Darr
Physical Therapist (PT, DPT)
Education: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy – Saint Francis University, Doctor of Physical Therapy – Slippery Rock University, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science – Seton Hill University
Experience: 5 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Hearing stories from families about how they can participate in activities as a family that they could not before the child began early intervention services.
Experience: 5 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Hearing stories from families about how they can participate in activities as a family that they could not before the child began early intervention services.
Speech Therapists
Kristina(Tina) O’Brien
SLP/Speech and Language Pathologist
Education: BS and MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Clarion University of PA
Experience: 21 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Working with families and caregivers to educate them and build their confidence and competence as they teach their child(ren), while witnessing the connections/bonds/relationships within families become stronger.
Experience: 21 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Working with families and caregivers to educate them and build their confidence and competence as they teach their child(ren), while witnessing the connections/bonds/relationships within families become stronger.
Kendra Bortmas
Speech Therapist
Education: Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
Experience: 25 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Seeing the family’s excitement, and often times relief, is the most rewarding part of my job!
Experience: 25 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Seeing the family’s excitement, and often times relief, is the most rewarding part of my job!
Nutritionist
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Barbara A. Scotece, RDN, LDN
Nutritionist (Registered and Licensed Dietitian)
Education: BS in Food and Nutrition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Experience: 18 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Working with families on ways their children get the nutrition they need to grow and develop; seeing them gain weight; increase the variety of foods they are eating; getting off their tube feeding.
Experience: 18 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Working with families on ways their children get the nutrition they need to grow and develop; seeing them gain weight; increase the variety of foods they are eating; getting off their tube feeding.
Jennifer Smith
Teacher of Visually Impaired
Education: BA Elementary Education from University of Missouri Kansas City, MA in English/Linguistics from Missouri State University, Vision Studies Graduate Certificate from University of Pittsburgh
Experience: 6 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Advocating for those with sensory impairment is my particular interest, both visual impairment and hearing impairment, given my teaching credential in vision and my work as an interpreter for the deaf.
Experience: 6 years
What is the most fulfilling part of your job: Advocating for those with sensory impairment is my particular interest, both visual impairment and hearing impairment, given my teaching credential in vision and my work as an interpreter for the deaf.