Donna Brink, OTD, OTR/L, CIMI, DMI
Andrea Collins has been working with TOTS for approaching fifteen years. Her primary role has been as the Occupational Therapist for the Elk Lake School District. She has past experience in Early Intervention birth-3 evaluation. Aside from her work with TOTS, she also does adult home health OT and serves as an Adjunct Faculty member and Program Specialist for the OTA Program at Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA. Relative to school-based therapy, Andrea has advanced training and particular interest in detecting ocular-motor dysfunction in children and its impact on their academics.
Andrea resides in Avoca with her husband Brandon, and two children Nicholas and Kayleigh, and a dog, Max. When not working, she enjoys volunteering as a Cub Scout Assistant Cubmaster for Pack 316, Avoca, attending her children’s sporting events, and going to concerts with her friends.
Heidi has been with TOTS for 16 years. She started her career as a COTA/L in 2008 as a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology. In 2010, Heidi received her master’s degree from Misericordia University and became an Occupational Therapist.
While at TOTS she has provided early intervention, school-based and home-based OT services as well as provided staff in-service training to teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators. Special interests include handwriting and sensory processing in school-based environments.
When Heidi is not working, she enjoys spending time with her 2 daughters (Camden and Dallas), husband and her golden doodle. Her weekends are often full of transporting her daughters to travel soccer games and other various activities.
Donna is the founder and owner of TOTS. She graduated in 1989 with an OT degree from Thomas Jefferson University and completed her Post Professional OT Doctoral degree from Rocky Mountain University in 2010, specializing in Pediatric OT. She is SIPT-Sensory Integration Praxis Test & DMI Dynamic Movement Intervention level A certified as well as CIMI certified, Certified Infant Massage Instructor. She has provided school-based, early intervention, clinic, and home-based OT services for 35+ yrs. She has been a guest lecturer at SUNY-Binghamton, Ithaca College, and Lackawanna College. She has been an adjunct professor at Misericordia University and Keystone College. She is also a certified yoga teacher -YTT200 and enjoys integrating yoga into school-based OT practice. When she isn't working with children, she enjoys time with family, gardening, yoga, attending concerts and learning new things related to OT!
Sarah joined the TOTS team in 2019. She is a certified and licensed OT assistant-COTA/L. She was a graduate of the 1st cohort of OTA's from Lackawanna College! She has a passion for OT and loves creating unique and artistic OT interventions! While at TOTS she has been providing OT services in school-based and home-based sites. When she isn't working, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her long-time boyfriend and several beautiful cats!
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