Carolyn Andrews, MOT, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Carolyn is the owner of Children's Choice For Therapy. She has a Bachelor's degree in Special Education from the University of South Florida . Carolyn taught learning disabled students here in the Hillsborough County School System for four years. She then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University .

Carolyn specializes in the area of sensory integration and is Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Certified . Her knowledge in this area is extensive and she enjoys attending conferences in order to keep current on the subject. Carolyn has attended numerous conferences some of which include: “How Does Your Engine Run”, “Sensory Integration for those with Developmental, Learning Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Dyspraxia”, “Sensory Defensiveness and Related Social/Emotional and Neurological Problems by the Wilbargers:, "Practical Sense in Sensory Integration”, "Advanced Practical Sense in Sensory Integration”, "Sensory Integration Intervention in Autism”, “Handwriting Without Tears”, "Hints for Horrible Handwriting”, “From Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment & Treatment”, “Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis”. Because of her strong background in sensory integration, Carolyn especially enjoys working with children on the autistic spectrum.

Carolyn is also certified in Therapeutic Listening . She has attended “Listening With The Whole Body” which provides her access to Modulation and Somonas CD's as well as “Advanced Listening With The Whole Body” which are the Fine Tuning CD's. Carolyn is also a certified Interactive Metronome provider.

Carolyn evaluates and treats children in the office on a daily basis. Carolyn is a certified RDI Consultant. RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) is a developmental program that focuses on the remediation of autism.

Andrea Kelley, MS, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

Andrea received her Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders from the University of Florida. She received her Master's degree from the University of South Florida in Speech Language Pathology. Her professional interests include Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Language Delay, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome.

Prior to joining Children's Choice for Therapy, Andrea worked in the school setting for years and did one of her externships at Morton Plant Mease Hospital. She has experience with both adult and pediatric clients with various diagnoses. Andrea is a certified Interactive Metronome provider.

Athena Moon, MS, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

Athena received her Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Her professional interests include Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Hearing Impairment, and Augmentative/Alternative Communications.

Prior to joining Children’s Choice for Therapy, Athena worked at the Murdoch Center in Butner, NC with adults displaying severe communication impairments. She has experience with both adults and pediatric clients.

Cindy Cooley, MS, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Cindy is a mother herself who enjoys working with children. She moved here from San Diego, California with her two sons, although she is a Tampa native.

For fun, Cindy actively plays tennis whenever she gets the time. Her professional interests include working with autism, sensory integration dysfuntion, handwriting / school concerns and fine motor delays. Cindy is a certified Interactive Metronome provider.

Rebecca Raydon, MOT, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Rebecca is an occupational therapist at Children's Choice for Therapy. Her background includes a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Clarke College in Dubuque , Iowa and then she attended the University of Indianapolis where she earned her Masters in Occupational Therapy. Rebecca completed her clinical internships in occupational therapy at the Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester , Minnesota and The Shriner's hospital for Children in Greenville , South Carolina .

Rebecca is a certified Interactive Metronome provider. She takes pleasure in working with children who have sensory integration dysfunction especially those on the autistic spectrum. Rebecca shares her time between the clinic and school settings where she consults with teachers on ways to incorporate sensory strategies into the classroom in order to improve a child's ability to learn. Rebecca enjoys the outdoors, dancing and quilting as outlets for creativity and self-expression.

Leslie C. Hiltz, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Leslie is an Occupational Therapist who graduated from the University of Florida in 1998. Since that time, she has enjoyed working with children with sensory integrative disorders, such as Autism. Leslie enjoys physical challenges and anything outdoors.

Leslie has had extensive training in neurological injuries such as brain and spinal cord injury, in addition to her training in pediatrics. "Working with these populations has allowed me the opportunity to see how learning impacts and develops the brain. I feel grateful for the opportunity to share in my patients' recoveries."

Leslie has shown a specific interest on how vision affects learning and motor skills. She tries to incorporate this into all aspects of patient care, whenever appropriate. Leslie is a certified Interactive Metronome provider.

Stephanie Kenedy, MS, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

Stephanie received her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and her Masters Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of South Florida in Tampa . She has been working in the field of Speech pathology since 1995. She began her career in the Hillsborough County schools as a speech pathology assistant and after three years working under supervision, decided to pursuer her Masters Degree with a focus on literacy development in the language impaired population. While working towards her Masters Degree, she worked full time in the Language Impaired classroom in a collaborative setting with other teachers, therapists, and professionals. This setting allowed her to use her training in literacy and vocabulary development with young school aged children. She completed internships during the summers at Easter Seals and Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Both as a mom and as a professional, she is highly motivated by seeing children make gains in speech and language and achieving their goals academically and personally. She sees working with families and teachers as a big part of her job and fundamental component to the therapeutic process. She came on board with Children's Choice for Therapy in November 2004.

Megan Miller, MS, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Megan received her Bachelor's degree in Occupational Science and a Master's degree in the Science of Occupational Therapy from Saint Louis University in St. Louis , Missouri . Megan's primary interest lies in the area of autism and sensory integration. Her past experiences include working with the geriatric population as well as school system therapy.

Megan recently moved to the Tampa area in April 2008, from Cleveland , Ohio . She loves the outdoors and is looking forward to our Florida “winters” vs. those in Ohio !!!

Shannon Franco, B.S.
Pediatric Speech-Language Assistant

Shannon is a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Hearing, from the University of South Florida. Her professional interests include Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Language Delay, and Downs Syndrome. She is inspired by watching children reach their goals in speech and language, both academically and personally. Shannon joined the Children’s Choice for Therapy team in August 2007.

Pam White, MS, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

Pam received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Florida. After working as a psychometrist and research assistant, she obtained a Master's degree in Special education from the University of Florida. She specialized in infancy and early childhood development. Following a 5 year career as a developmental specialist, Pam obtained a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of South Florida. Her professional interests include infancy and early childhood , apraxia of speech, oral-motor feeding disorders, and sensory integration.

She especially enjoys collaborating with other professionals and families. Although Pam has provided speech language and oral-motor feeding services to adults and children in hospital, home-based, and school settings, she feels right at home with Carolyn's clinic team at Children's Choice for Therapy.

 

Danielle Bray, B.S.
Pediatric Speech-Language Assistant

Danielle is a Speech-Language Assistant. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Buffalo (SUNY) in Buffalo, NY. Her professional interest include: Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative Communication, Language Delay and Aural Rehabilitation. Danielle recently moved to the Tampa area from New York in August of 2007 and is enjoying the warm weather. In the near future she plans to pursue her Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at a Florida college.

Jennifer Broecker, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Jennifer is a native to the Tampa area and a graduate of the University of Florida. She has worked in pediatrics for almost six years, both in clinical and school settings.

Jennifer likes to work with children of all ages and help them to become productive members of society. Jennifer is very happy to be a member of the staff here again at Children's Choice For Therapy. She initially worked for Children's Choice in 2002 as a new graduate. Jennifer is enjoying working on a part time basis as she ecently had a baby boy at the end of May. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and living an active lifestyle.

Jessica Marquez, B.S.
Pediatric Speech-Language Assistant

Jessica is a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a concentration in Speech-Language and Hearing, from the University of South Florida. Prior to coming on board at Children's Choice for Therapy in July 2008, she worked in a local private speech and language clinic for 5 years, where she gained experience working with children of various ages and language delay. Jessica's professional interests include Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Integration and Language Delay.

In the near future, Jessica plans to pursue her Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In the meantime, she enjoys spending time with her two boxer pets and learning to be a better cook.