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

Ada attended the University of Virginia where she earned both her bachelors and masters degree in communication sciences and disorders. Following her education, Ada has worked in the public schools and out patient settings. Ada has been trained by the American Hippotherapy Association to incorporate equine movement into her speech therapy. “I felt drawn to

Patricia has experience in practicum work in a psychiatric hospital setting with children, adolescents, and adults, also with the geratric population in a nursing home, as well as a home setting for at risk adolescent girls. She also has previous work experience with people with intellectual and physical disabilities and the Alzheimers’s Association; and currently

Nitro (yellow lab) and Tally (golden retriever) are specially trained facility dogs from Canine Companions. They are both valuable resources to our students in both the academic and residential settings where the provide comfort, reassurance, relationship, and engagement. When not working hard on campus, Nitro and Tally like chasing squirrels, being petted, and napping in