Dr. Alexys Flora, OTR/L
Friday, 11 September 2015
Alexys completed one of her clinical rotations at Keswick School, where she was able to integrate herself with the TKS community. During this time, she gained experience in occupational therapy evaluation and intervention in a non-traditional setting. She completed her doctoral capstone in post-secondary transitions, where she gained experience in supporting students with disabilities in
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Alex Dagitz
Friday, 11 September 2015
Alex worked as an admissions counselor for Davis and Elkins College for a year after graduating. Then he worked at Alldredge Academy as a therapeutic wilderness counselor for 4 year before coming to TKS. Alex worked as a dorm counselor, support counselor, shift supervisor, and Assistant Residential Coordinator prior to his current role since joining
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Claudia Hildebrand
Friday, 11 September 2015
Prior to coming to TKS, Claudia was in the travel business for 30 years, working as a travel consultant and for a company who did educational tours for students all over the country to DC and New York. “It’s so rewarding to hear from students who have left TKS and want to keep in touch
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Jody Berkey, M.Ed.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Jody started her teaching career at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Clinic as special education teacher in a Baltimore city school before moving and enrolling in her graduate program at the University of Pittsburgh. Jody taught full-time for two years at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in both in-patient and residential settings during her graduate
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Terry Columbus, M.Ed.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
In high school, Terru tutored special needs elementary school children at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In college, she worked at a halfway house for adults with mental illness and also at the Central Virginia Training Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. “I came to TKS fresh out of college and newly married. Even back then I
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Gene Lemarr, M.Ed.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Gene earned a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Mary Baldwin College. Gene wrote his Master’s thesis on Mindfulness as a Special Education tool. “I was drawn to this field because I really enjoy
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Jeanne Joslyn
Friday, 10 July 2015
Jeanne began her accounting career doing books for a family business for a few years and then moved on to become the principal accountant for a local municipality. From there she went to work in the Accounts Receivable department of the then newly formed Chobani Yogurt company. While there she was promoted to the Finance
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Kayla Owens
Saturday, 04 July 2015
Kayla has held various administrative jobs and spent five and a half years managing a psychology office before realizing her true dream was actually participating in the therapeutic process with clients. Before moving home to Virginia a month and a half ago, Kayla worked for nine months in wilderness therapy in Utah, mentoring students through
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Caroline Allison
Monday, 29 June 2015
Caroline attended George Washington University where she earned her degree in Psychology and Spanish. While at GW, Caroline was an active member of the Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society and the National Residence Hall Honorary. She also began volunteering as a crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line, and continues to volunteer four hours every week.
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Micahya Simpkins
Sunday, 28 June 2015
Micahya has worked as a therapeutic mentor in the Rockbridge community. She found it rewarding, while fun, watching her mentees grow as a person as she helped them accomplish their life goals and watch their world expand. Later, Micahya worked as a PNA at The Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescence and was thrilled to
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Caroline McGuinness
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Caroline is a student at the University of Virginia, where she will graduate in the spring of 2024 with a degree in psychology. At UVA, Caroline is an active member of the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP), Remote Area Medical, and Lean on Me, a mental health non-crisis text line. She has a lot of
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