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Early Intervention: Team Profiles
Laura Kneedler – M. Ed. – Vice President, Education & Therapy Services
Laura joined Northwest Center in 2013 as the Director of one of our Early Learning programs and was promoted to her role as Vice President of Education & Therapy services in 2016. With over 14 years of experience, Laura has worked in a variety of settings including public schools, therapeutic child care centers, and as an early childhood classroom teacher for over 10 years. Laura holds a B.S in Education/Health & Human Development from Montana State University and a Master's Degree in Special Education from Concordia University, as well as a certification in infant/toddler development. She is passionate about Northwest Center's mission and providing support and advocacy to the children and families enrolled in our programs.
Lottie Olver, PGDip. CCC-SLP – Speech-Language Pathologist & Early Intervention Director
Lottie has been a practicing speech-language pathologist since 2002. After working as a speech-language pathologist in England, where she grew up, she moved to Seattle in 2005. She has been early intervention director at Northwest Center since 2008.
She has extensive experience and training with children aged birth to three and their families. She has a special interest in infant and pediatric feeding and she sits on the WA Pediatric Feeding Association steering committee which supports the training and education of feeding therapists. She initiated Northwest Center's hospital-to-home team which supports smooth and connected discharge from the hospital setting. She sits on the Systems Change workgroup and the Coalition Steering Committee to roll these practices out to the larger community.
Lottie initiated and leads a partnership to develop Reflective Consultation as an embedded practice in the early intervention team. She leads the deepening of equitable practices, knowledge and learning in Northwest Center early intervention and she co-chairs the Northwest Center equity committee. She is deeply committed to the Northwest Center model of inclusion, comprehensive support and meeting the individual, inspiring and unique needs of the children and families we serve.
Jenica Barrett- Speech language Pathologist
Jenica grew up in a small town outside Bellingham, WA and pursued her undergraduate degree at WWU. Before attending graduate school, Jenica worked in the school districts as a Bilingual Speech Language Pathology Assistant for elementary and middle-school age students. She then moved to Portland and earned her Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Portland State University in 2019. She also pursued a specialization in bilingualism as Jenica speaks Spanish fluently and is passionate about working with multilingual families. Now back in her home state, Jenica looks forward to empowering families of all backgrounds to support their child's development and growth. On the weekends, Jenica frequently participates in neighborhood litter pickups, has picnics in the park, and visits the local farmers' markets.
Emily Behnken, M.A., CCC-SLP – Speech-Language Pathologist
Emily was born and raised in metro Detroit, Michigan. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Central Michigan University before venturing to the Pacific Northwest. She worked for several years in both elementary school and developmental preschool before joining the Northwest Center team in July 2017. While working in the developmental preschool Emily developed a passion for individualized and functional communication intervention focusing on providing intervention in a natural environment. She is passionate about the importance of positive child-caregiver relationships and empowering families to support speech and language development at home. She has additional training in the SOS Approach to Feeding and Promoting First Relationships. In her free time, she enjoys returning to the Midwest to visit family, reading, exploring Seattle, and traveling
Julia Bentley, M.A., IMH-E® – Family Resources Coordinator
Julia graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from West Virginia University and worked as a preschool teacher for several years. She received her Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch New England Graduate School and established a private practice in Portland, Maine. After relocating to Seattle, Julia worked as a family therapist with clients receiving services through the Department of Social and Health Services and later as a Case Manager with Childhaven. Julia joined the staff of Northwest Center in 2002, first working for adult services and then moving to the children's program in 2005. Julia completed the Promoting First Relationships (PFR) Train the Trainer program in 2011. The PFR program was developed at the University of Washington and is designed to help parents and other caregivers of young children best support social emotional development. In 2013, Julia completed training as a Circle of Security™ Registered Parent Educator. In 2017, Julia was awarded the WA-AIMH® Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health and is recognized as an Infant Family Specialist.
Melinda Bourgette, B.A. – Family Resources Coordinator
Melinda graduated from Western Washington University earning a B.A. in Spanish, Social Services and a minor in Psychology. As a part of her studies at Western Washington University she participated in Early Childhood Education and Child Development Classes. After graduating from WWU, she followed her passion and decided to take a chance with an up-and-coming law firm, Barraza Law. At Barraza Law, Melinda was given the opportunity to use her bi-lingual skills to assist clients in all aspects of the law firm's practice. Melinda worked directly with clients to translate legal documentation, attend appointments, facilitate communication, and guide them through various application processes. Her positive experience with the law firm has further deepened her passion to provide and empower families with the knowledge of their rights and the resources available. Melinda jumped at the chance to work with NW Center and she now has the opportunity to work directly with families to advocate for early intervention services.
Gina Bunster – Family Resources Coordinator
Gina was born in Brooklyn, NY but has lived on the west coast since 2010. Originally pursuing a career in academia, Gina got her B.S. in chemical & biomolecular engineering from Georgia Tech and even initiated a Ph.D. in the same field at Berkeley. During her graduate work, she decided to start a family and was surprised with twins! While staying home with her babies, Gina became involved in a local parenting support group called Twins by the Bay (TBB). After one of her children began exhibiting signs of a developmental delay, she decided to organize a special needs support group within TBB. Her own personal experiences with early intervention and early childhood education deepened her interest in advocacy and supporting equity and inclusion for all children, which ultimately led her here to Northwest Center. In her spare time, Gina enjoys growing food in her garden, and then cooking, canning, or pickling that food. She also enjoys playing with her goofy dog, Lucy.
Jonelle Burris B.A., – Family Resources Coordinator, CHERISH
Jonelle graduated from the Western Washington University in 2007 with a General Studies degree with a minor in Communication Sciences and Disorders. As part of her studies at WWU, she took classes in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and Audiology. Throughout college, she worked in a variety of childcare settings (home-based and center-based), here in Seattle and in Bellingham. In 2007, she came to Northwest Center Kids as a toddler teacher, and loved every minute getting to know all the wonderful families.
In May 2010, Jonelle joined the Early Intervention Team as a Family Resource Coordinator, to continue her passion for helping and connecting with families.
Sara Circelli, M.A. – Family Resources Coordinator
Sara Circelli has a BA from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and a MA from the University of Southern California in Film Studies. She previously worked in the film and television industry in Los Angeles. After moving to Seattle, she worked at non-profits coordinating programs in arts and education. Sara is the mother of two young children who both received early intervention services from Northwest Center. The experience of having her children work with the professionals at Northwest Center was incredibly impactful – her oldest went from having a language delay to being a chatterbox and her youngest went from having a gross motor delay to becoming an enthusiastic runner and climber. Since she had such a positive experience as a parent, she decided she wanted to join the NW Center team and support other families seeking early intervention for their children. Outside of work, Sara loves to spend time with her family. She enjoys crafting, watching movies, listening to podcasts, reading, taking pictures and exploring the outdoors.
Shannon Clark, B.S. – Special Educator
Shannon has been with the Northwest Center Early Intervention program since the summer of 2008. She enjoys interacting with the families, teachers and children at Northwest Center Kids. Previously, she has worked as a public school special education teacher, consultant for children with autism, and as a provider in another early intervention program. She believes in empowering families to be the best advocates and teachers for their children. Shannon received her special education degree from Indiana University, and is licensed to teach in Washington State. In her spare time, Shannon enjoys tennis, figure skating, reading, genealogy and someday traveling the world.
Makenna Codlin – Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 206- 549-2072
Makenna grew up in Burlington, Washington, enjoying the small town feel that it has to offer. She moved to Bellingham in 2012 where she began working towards her undergraduate degree at Western Washington University. She graduated from WWU in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Psychology. From there she moved to Seattle to pursue her graduate degree in Medical Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Washington. During her time there, she completed an internship with Northwest Center and quickly realized this was a company she wanted to work for. In mid-2018 she completed her Masters of Science and was thrilled to accept a position with Northwest Center. Makenna looks forward to working with the incredible families that Northwest Center serves. She is excited to work on an inclusive, diverse team! In her spare time, Makenna enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with her family and friends.
Bethany Coleman, MOT, OTR/L - Occupational Therapist
Bethany attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate and majored in Psychology. She also attended UW for her Masters in Occupational Therapy and graduated from OT school in 2012. She then began working at Valley Medical Center Children's Therapy, where she provided outpatient OT services to children with a variety of diagnoses from birth to age 18. She specialized in treating children with Autism and providing neonatal therapy to infants during and after their stay in Valley's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She also works as an aquatic therapist with children with Autism at the Bellevue Aquatic Center. She was trained in infant feeding therapy at Seattle Children's.
Anna Diss – Family Resources Coordinator
Anna has lived in the greater Seattle area her whole life and graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Social Welfare in 2017. During her time at the University, Anna worked as a research coordinator engaging families of children with autism, and later as a social worker at DSHS Children's Administration. Anna continued on with DSHS post-graduation, working closely with young children involved in the foster care system, many of whom were also engaged in early intervention services. Working with young children and families is something that Anna has always been passionate about and she is thrilled to continue doing so in her professional career. Anna joined the Northwest Center team in late 2017 and is excited to be able to help provide the best possible early intervention services and resources to families.
Sara Michelle Gabbert – Family Resources Coordinator
Sara earned her Master's degree in the Social Sciences with a focus in Anthropology from California State University, San Bernardino in 2014, graduating Summa Cum Laude. While in graduate school, Sara worked as a teaching assistant, lecturer, and completed archaeological field school. Her personal research involves indigeneity and identity politics, the formation of social movements, and issues of environmentalism. As a field-trained archaeologist, Sara has worked extensively through Montana and California, most recently restoring sections of Manzanar National Historic Site in conjunction with the National Park Service.
Sara is excited to join Northwest Center's Early Intervention team as of August 2017. She considers herself to be a life-long student and is passionate about education. In her free time, Sara enjoys hiking with her dogs, cooking, writing, and traveling.
Glori Gulsrud, M.Ed – Early Childhood Educator
Glori grew up in New York, Minnesota and then Southern California with 4 brothers, being the middle child. She majored in visual arts before going back to get education classes and then an MA in Early Childhood Special Education at PLU in Tacoma. Glori has 2 grown kids, Yvonne and Drew, each married with one child and living in the Seattle area. Glori spent 6 years in the Santa Cruz area, managing and teaching in a smaller Birth to Three Program, then moved back to the Seattle area in 2013. She has taught Special Education preschool in the Franklin Pierce School District and many years ago in Gig Harbor.
In her spare time, Glori loves to work with clay or any independent art project, becoming totally immersed. She has to have trees and "green" in her environment whether in the city or not. She enjoys exploring tidepools or finding fossils on beaches. She also enjoys spending time with friends (long walks, hikes, movies, discussing a book, out to breakfast by the beach) and would like to explore and travel more. She went to Japan with her clay/art friends while living in Santa Cruz and loved that.
Glori appreciates the wonderful people she works with here and truly enjoys this work!
Amanda Harper-Phillips – OTR/L – Occupational Therapist & CHERISH Therapist
Amanda earned her Bachelor's in Psychology from Whitman College in 2003. She then earned her Master's in Occupational Therapy from the University of Washington in 2010. Amanda enjoyed her second internship with Northwest Center Early Intervention so much; she jumped at the opportunity to fill an open position and joined the team in early 2011. Amanda believes in the importance of family-centered care and working with children and their families in their homes and communities. In 2013, Amanda was excited to help implement the CHERISH program at Northwest Center for foster children and caregivers. She is also a Registered Circle of Security Parent Educator.
Amanda grew up in Seattle and in her free time she enjoys reading, playing board games, going to the beach, and playing Ultimate Frisbee with her husband.
Ilana Hoff, B.A. – Family Resource Coordinator
Ilana was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from Quest University, a small liberal arts college, in 2017 with a degree in Sociology and Religious Studies. She then spent a year in DC working for a job training program for low-income individuals as part of a yearlong service corps program. After this, she returned to Seattle and started working at a family shelter, as she has always loved working with children. At the shelter, she developed a passion for supporting families and ensuring parents have access to the support they need so their children can thrive. She is thrilled to now have the opportunity to facilitate Early Intervention for families at the Northwest Center! In her spare time she enjoys baking, reading, and spending time outside hiking and camping.
Sarah Isgur PT, MPT – Physical Therapist.
Sarah graduated with a B.S. in Exercise and Movement Science from University of Oregon in 2002. She went on to receive her Master of Physical Therapy Degree from California State University Northridge in 2007. Sarah has worked in a variety of PT settings from schools, acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient orthopedics. She has always had a strong interest and passion for pediatric therapy, which led her to one of her greatest life experiences as a volunteer physical therapist at a children's home in South Africa for 4 months. Outside of work Sarah enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking and swimming, reading and watching TV. She loves to travel, her goal is to get to all 7 continents, only 2 more to go!
Jackie Jones, OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
Jackie grew up on the east coast, earning her B.A. in Business Management with a minor in Psychology from the University of Georgia. She spent a decade working to promote community inclusion, independent living skills, and family support as a case manager for adults with disabilities. After exploring adult support, Jackie became passionate about providing intervention at an earlier stage of development and returned to school to earn her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Washington. Before joining the team at Northwest Center, Jackie worked in school settings focused on providing creative motor and sensory supports to increase student access to education. Jackie feels a strong connection to the family-centered support provided by Northwest Center, and enthusiastically took the opportunity to join the team in early 2018. In her free time, Jackie enjoys spending time with her dogs, trying new foods, and exploring Seattle.
Jen Jones- B.A.—Intake Coordinator
Jen was born in Texas and spent half of her childhood there and half in Colorado. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education in 2012. From there she's worked with children of all ages both in schools and in homes. Jen moved to Washington in the Fall of 2016, because she's always dreamed of moving to Seattle. She is excited to step into this new role to help families get started with Northwest Center Kids- Early Intervention.
Kristal Lee – Family Resources Coordinator
Kristal was born and raised in Hong Kong, coming to the U.S. as an exchange student. Kristal has lived in the Midwest, East Coast and now has settled down in the beautiful Seattle area. Kristal focused on Media and Cultural Impact on Society & People in her college work. Then she focused on Early Childhood Education in her graduate learning. Kristal is passionate about guiding parents to nurture their children with positive influences from their home cultures.
Kayla Buswell Khan, MS, CCC-SLP – Technology and Processes Manager
Kayla received a BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences and a BA in Psychology from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Gallaudet University in Washington DC. Kayla's training and expertise is focused on serving diverse pediatric populations including bilingual deaf and hard of hearing children birth to three. She is fluent in American Sign Language and has spent 10 years coaching parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing in an early intervention setting as well as providing direct services to bilingual Deaf children in their homes and in a bilingual ASL and spoken English preschool environment. She specializes in evaluating communication and feeding across populations in early intervention including expressive and receptive language, social communication, speech skills, motor feeding, sensory feeding, and newborn feeding and diagnosing communication delays and disorders. Kayla has spent the last five years at Northwest Center Early Intervention evaluating and treating a diverse group of children in their home environment. She is trained in Hanen, PROMPT, Response to Intervention, Applied Behavior Analysis, and the SOS Approach to Feeding.
In addition to direct service as a speech pathologist, Kayla manages and develops processes for Northwest Center's Early Intervention Team. She leverages her clinical knowledge to create and maintain electronic medical records (EMR) systems that allow service providers to better perform their work and achieve better outcomes for the children they serve. Specifically, the EMR systems support processes used to evaluate and treat children in an equitable way while using the tools and strategies that are in line with the most current research in our field. Kayla is committed to bridging the research-to-practice gap in service delivery for culturally and linguistically diverse children, who represent an increasing proportion of the families we serve.
Kayla recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest from Washington, DC bringing with her two transplants, her husband and her daughter.
Alison Lombardi, M.S., CCC-SLP – Assistant Director and Speech Language Pathologist
Alison received a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1999. After moving to Seattle in 2000, she worked with young children in a variety of settings including the Lake Washington School District, a private practice, and Childhaven. Alison joined the Northwest Center Early Intervention Team in June of 2010 and believes strongly in the mission and philosophy of care where families and therapists work together to help children grow and learn. She is excited to continue working closely with children in their natural environments with the collaboration of a wonderful therapeutic team.
Her continuing education includes PROMPT Level 1, and a special interest in infant mental health including trainings from Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics at the Child Trauma Academy, an introduction to Promoting First Relationships ® and cultural competency.
Alison enjoys spending time with her husband and two young daughters, cooking, and traveling.
Susannah Major, M.S., CCC-SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
Susannah is a speech and language pathologist originally from Omaha, Nebraska. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and moved across the country to attend graduate school at Washington State University. Since graduation, Susannah has worked closely with children and families in their natural environment to support communication development. She approaches each family with an overwhelming sense of curiosity, and compassion in combination with clinical knowledge to empower caregivers to be their child's favorite and first teacher. Susannah strongly believes in the power of positive parent-child interactions as the foundation for communication and language. At its core, her therapy sessions are play based and derived from a child's natural sense of wonder and curiosity.
Susannah has additional training in the effects of trauma on social emotional development, sensory processing disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorders, and Promoting First Relationships. In her free time, you can find Susannah trying new restaurants, hiking, skiing, reading, and finding new places to travel locally and internationally.
Cailey Marsh, OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
Cailey was born and raised in Seattle and loves the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Psychology and returned to UW soon after to complete her Master of Occupational Therapy degree. She has previously worked at a pediatric outpatient clinic and has experience in the school district and hospital settings as well. Prior to returning to school for Occupational Therapy, Cailey was a teacher at Northwest Center Kid's Early Learning Program where she grew to love working with young children and their families. Cailey is passionate about the early childhood years and believes strongly in Northwest Center's work for inclusion. Cailey is trained in the SOS Approach to Feeding. In her free time, Cailey enjoys exploring the outdoors with her family and energetic puppy, baking, and reading.
Tim Marshall – Administrative Assistant
Tim grew up in Burien, Washington, making the far jump to the Seattle area shortly after graduating high school in 2008. From there, he attended a variety of technical and community colleges while working an extensive legacy as a barista and retail makeup artist. In 2017, he graduated with honors from the University of Washington in the field of Law, Societies, and Justice. At UW, he gained a passion for a variety of social justice concerns, particularly the quality of life for foster and homeless youth as well as those involved in the criminal justice system, employing these interests to engage in internships at Columbia Legal Services and Mockingbird Society. With his passions for social change under his belt, he hopes to pursue a graduate degree in Public Policy and Administration.
At Northwest Center, Tim looks forward to learning about the networks of community services and specialized practices used for children with developmental disabilities, as this is a project he was previously unfamiliar. He looks forward to working with his team's Family Resource Counselors and assisting the office in serving families in the most efficient, yet holistic, ways possible.
Katie Merisko, M.A., CCC-SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
Katie earned her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at California State University, Long Beach, CA. Originally from California, Katie moved to Seattle in 2012 with her husband and worked as a speech therapist at Northwest Center. She took time off work when her two daughters where born, which gave her invaluable insight to the challenges and joy involved with being a parent. She is happy to be back on the early intervention team and is enthusiastic about serving birth to three families again. Katie is passionate about inclusion for all with a family and community centered approach to therapy. Katie is trained in Play Therapy, Hanen: It Takes Two to Talk, Vision and Processing Therapy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Assessment and Treatment, Oral Motor/Feeding, Tube feeding with Love, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Picture Exchange Communication System(PECS) and Coordinating Support for Child & Family Well-Being.
In her free time, Katie enjoys traveling, sewing and a variety of Do-It-Yourself projects. Her ongoing project is the restoration of a 1950's cabin on Whidbey Island.
Natalie Miller, M.S., CCC-SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
A native Midwesterner, Natalie moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2016 and was eager to join the team at Northwest Center. She completed her Master's program at West Virginia University, with a focus on medical speech pathology. Natalie went to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for her fellowship and remained with the hospital's dedicated pediatric teams for over 5 years. While there, her experience included a cross-trained approach with a focus on acute care diagnostics and treatment - working extensively within intensive care units (NICU, CICU, PICU) and step-down units. She also specialized in videofluoroscopic swallowing studies and multidisciplinary teams such as the Cerebral Palsy Clinic and Aerodigestive Clinic, where she trained in the use of FEES to assess swallowing. Currently, Natalie is also a team member of Seattle Children's Hospital's Swallow Team, where she spends a portion of her week. Natalie specializes and has a deep passion in working with medically fragile infants, children and their families, particularly with the assessment and treatment of dysphagia and pediatric feeding disorders. Natalie also focuses on communication and cognitive development and delays in children ages birth to 3 years. She has additional training in AAC, stuttering, voice/ resonance, congenital and acquired brain injury. Natalie has supplementary training in infant mental health and perinatal supports. Natalie has been a team member of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation and medical group traveling internationally with WJU's physical therapy graduates and department, providing feeding and communication therapy services and trainings to diverse populations in North and South Americas. One area of passion in Natalie's career includes post – discharge needs, both therapeutically and social-emotionally, with regards to children and their families who experienced any amount of time in the hospital and ICU setting. Natalie feels strongly about teamwork and values a family-focused model, working together towards functional goals in a very supportive, home environment. Outside of her career, Natalie enjoys dance, biking, and spending time with her lively family and friends. She loves to soak in the PNW with outdoor adventures like backpacking and being out on the water.
Heidi Mills, DPT – Doctor of Physical Therapy
Heidi earned her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a minor in Psychology and Biology in 2005 from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She went on to earn her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2010 from Chapman University in Orange, California. Heidi has worked in out-patient orthopedics, skilled nursing, and schools. She has always had a passion for working with children which is what inspired her to go into physical therapy. Heidi has partnered with families for several years working in early intervention. Her training includes massage and myofascial release for infants, therapeutic taping for children, yoga for children with special needs, Reiki, aquatics, and Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.
In her free time Heidi enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids being active outdoors, going to the beach, and traveling.
Jennifer Nash, PhD, OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
Jennifer received a Master of Occupational Therapy in 2004, a Graduate Certificate in Infant Mental Health in 2011, and a PhD in Rehabilitation Science in 2014 from the University of Washington (UW). She has worked in a variety of settings as an occupational therapist including: adult acute care, school therapy, and outpatient pediatrics. In addition to being a part of Northwest Center's Early Intervention Team, she is currently working at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center and the UW's Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network. She regularly lectures on pediatric topics such as sensory-based feeding challenges, family-centered care, and infant mental health at local and national conferences. Jennifer thoroughly enjoys working with children with special health care needs and their families! In her free time, Jennifer enjoys shopping at thrift stores, reading, eating delicious food, and playing video games/board games with her husband.
Jennifer Nguyen, B.A. – Family Resources Coordinator
Jennifer grew up in Seattle and attended Washington State University where she received a B.A. degree in Human Development and a minor in Psychology. After graduating, Jennifer worked at Childhaven for two years as a therapeutic classroom teacher in the infant room with infants as young as 4 months old. Her position there lead her to meet NWC therapists who shared their knowledge about early intervention. Jennifer became increasingly interested about early intervention and has always been passionate about working with children and families. She learned a lot about how EI services during this time and wanted to further her professional growth and decided to apply to the FRC position here at NWC. Jennifer is excited to be a part of the early intervention team and to continue to learn about resources in the community.
In her free time, Jennifer enjoys baking and cooking and going to new restaurants with family and friends. She loves music and attending concerts.
Molly Nolan-Jones, MS OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
Molly graduated with her Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University in 2007. In early 2008, she relocated to the great Pacific Northwest. She spent her first eight years of practice in an outpatient pediatric clinic working part time with families in early intervention, and part time in the clinic with children 3-18 years old. With a passion for working in early intervention, she excitedly joined the team at Northwest Center Kids in early 2016.
Throughout her years as an occupational therapist, Molly has participated in a variety of continuing education on topics such as feeding fragile infants, feeding with toddlers and children with tube feedings, typical motor development and movement in children, beginning Infant Mental Health, and how to support children with sensory processing difficulties.
In her free time, Molly enjoys soaking up the sunny days by biking, hiking, skiing, and going to the local farmer's markets.
Devon Otero, CCC-SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
Devon received her Master's degree from University of Washington focusing on medical speech-language pathology. After graduating she worked in outpatient pediatric clinic and hospital settings. Devon recently moved back to Seattle after a two-year stint in Burbank, CA where she worked at Providence St. Joseph's Hospital with outpatient pediatrics, acute care adults and inpatient rehabilitation services. After having her daughter in 2015, Devon got to see firsthand the parenting side of early intervention services. She strongly believes in a nonjudgmental, positive and collaborative therapeutic environment where parents/caregivers and their children feel supported and validated. Devon is thrilled to be working at Northwest Center with the amazing EI team, families and caregivers of these remarkable children. Her additional training and interest includes PROMPT, fluency, voice, dysphagia, dysarthria and social language groups. In her free time, Devon loves being with her husband, daughter and two rescue pups as they soak up the beautiful PNW.
Tina Paik – Family Resources Coordinator, CHERISH
Tina attended the University of Washington while in pursuit of her B.S. in Chemistry. Her education background had mostly been science and technology driven. However, during her time at Northwest Center, she fell in love with the organization and its mission, as well as the families and staff. Tina decided to take the opportunity, abandoning her previous education, and expressed interest in the Early Intervention program. Previous Early Childhood experience Tina had was through Church youth programs, various volunteer opportunities at Seattle Children's Hospital, community centers, and programs through Seattle Public Schools – such as Team Read and teaching assisting. Since then, Tina has completed numerous trainings supporting early child development, specializing in infant mental health as a certified PFR® (Promoting First Relationships) provider and working closely on the CHERiSH™ (Children Encouraged by Relationships in Secure Homes) team.
In her free time, Tina is enjoying her new-found love for hiking and spending time with her husband and their Shiba puppy. Tina loves music, movies, theatre, board games, and all things Disney!
Priscilla Phillips, M.A., CCC-SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
Priscilla graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with an M.A. in Speech Language Pathology in 2016. During her time at OUHSC she assisted in research regarding the eye gaze/ fast-mapping skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This work fueled her interest in serving children with ASD and their families. Upon completing graduate school, she accepted a position that afforded her the opportunity to learn Spanish in Guatemala through a 12-week immersive study. Afterward, she worked in a pediatric outpatient setting with Latino children in Oklahoma City who had a variety of communication delays and disorders. When she is not working, she enjoys hiking, travelling, snow shoeing, and exploring all that Washington has to offer with her husband, Ryan, and her dog, Edd.
Samantha San Martin- Dependency Parent Engagement Specialist
My son and I graduated from Northwest Center's early intervention program in 2016. My son was introduced to NWC at age one with severe feeding, breathing and motor skill issues. With the help of a NWC team, we were able to assess, support and make a plan to tackle all areas of concern – which ultimately led to his success when he aged out of this program.
I have worked closely with families in the child-welfare system, children with disabilities, and family seeking overall support. I am a strong advocate in my community on issues such as early learning, family tax credit, family planning, and paid family and medical leave.
I am very excited to be part of this pilot program to encourage parents whose children are living in foster or kinship caregiver homes to participate in early intervention services. (My employer is Children's Home Society of Washington and my work location is at NWC in South Park.) I bring firsthand knowledge of the results of early intervention and can serve as a peer support as parents navigate potentially stressful situations. I hope to reduce the stigmas and barriers which make parents less likely to become and stay engaged and provide to reassure them they are not alone as they take these courageous steps.
My vision for this opportunity is that parents whose children are in out-of-home care will engage in their child's early intervention services so they can best support their child's early development and form the strong and responsive relationships that lead to a life of opportunity and success.
Cynthia Svensson, B.A., PT – Physical Therapist and OT/PT Manager
Cynthia Svensson is a Physical Therapist and OT/PT Manager at Northwest Center Early Intervention. Cynthia earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Humanities from Seattle University in 1997. She worked in human resources before moving to Sweden, where she studied at Karolinska Institute, earning a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy in 2005. After graduating, she worked in a hospital in-patient rehab in Stockholm for 2 years, before moving back to Seattle in 2007. Since returning to Seattle, she has worked primarily in out-patient orthopedics with socio-economically diverse and underserved populations. Throughout her years as a physical therapist, Cynthia has participated in a variety of post-graduate training and continuing education on a variety of topics, including advanced manual therapy, movement and neuromotor function, craniosacral therapy, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, infant/toddler feeding therapy and UW's Infant Assessment Training Program.
Hannah Valentine M.S., CCC-SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
Hannah grew up in colorful Colorado and received her B.A. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at University of Colorado in Boulder. She then moved to Seattle and received her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. Because early intervention has always been her passion, Hannah pursued additional learning opportunities and conducted research in infant mental health and toddler language acquisition during graduate school. Since graduating, Hannah has worked at several early intervention agencies in the greater Seattle area, finally landing at Northwest Center in April 2019. Hannah loves working closely with families in their home environment and building communication opportunities into everyday routines. She is trained in Hanen's It Takes Two to Talk, Promoting First Relationships, Motivational Interviewing, and Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for childhood apraxia of speech. When not playing on the floor with children and their parents, Hannah can usually be found walking her labradoodle, completing a puzzle, dancing with friends, or shopping at trendy gift boutiques in downtown Seattle.
Amy Whitehouse, M.A., CCC-SLP - Speech-Language Pathologist
Amy recently relocated to the Pacific Northwest after living in Orlando for 11 years. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Master's degree in 2017. In graduate school, she worked with brain injury, spinal cord injury, swallowing, and feeding amongst a range of ages. Her part-time internship was completed at a PPEC (prescribed pediatric extended care) in Orlando, FL treating medically fragile children (0-5) who presented with feeding difficulties, dysphagia, language disorders, oral-motor difficulties, and speech disorders. Her full-time internship was completed at Orlando Regional Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center in Orlando, Florida. She worked in the brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit with patients who presented with dysphagia, traumatic brain injury, aphasia, and dysarthria. She also gained experience in completing videofluoroscopic swallowing studies with adults. At Northwest center, she wants to pursue her passion in the pediatric population specializing in language development, feeding, and swallowing.
Adrianna Williams – Office Manager
Adrianna Williams graduated from Washington State University in the spring of 2015 with a B.A. degree in Human Development and a certificate in Early Childhood Education. She has worked in different early learning settings for over 10 years as a preschool Teacher, and an assistant director for the Boys and Girls Club of King County. Adrianna's passion lays with helping young children and their families. She believes each child is unique and has a lot to offer the world. Adrianna is excited she can be a part of that journey with them. In her free time, she likes to go to the movies, hang out with friends and families, and be by the water. Go Cougs!
Janey Yoo – Registered Dietician
Janey grew up on the East Coast and was a semiconductor engineer until 2002. It was her passion for food and health that lead her to Bastyr University and graduating with a Master's degree in 2007. She completed her dietetics education at Tulane University and began her clinical work at Children's Hospital of New Orleans. She returned to Seattle in 2009 with the desire to work within her community. Janey is a former Nutrition Fellow of the University of Washington's LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) program.
She is thrilled to join Northwest Center's Kids - Early Intervention team and to support young children and their families. One time, Janey rode her bike to Vancouver (BC) and is planning to do it again!
Andie Yoon – Speech-Language Pathologist
Andie was born and raised in Maryland and received her Bachelor's Degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. She then made the big move to Seattle without ever visiting the city or the school to receive her Master's degree from the University of Washington, focusing on medical speech-language pathology. She completed one of her outplacement internships at Northwest Center and immediately knew this was where she wanted to work after graduation. She is excited to begin her career in such an encouraging, collaborative and always unpredictable environment that early intervention provides, where the focus is on parent/caregiver and child relationship. When she's not at work, Andie can be found somewhere outdoors, in the kitchen cooking/baking for friends, or out and about trying out all the restaurants listed on Yelp.
Iwona Zubrzycka, CC/BA – Contract Compliance and Business Analyst
Iwona recently moved to Seattle after working and studying on the East Coast. She obtained her B.S. in Psychology at State University of New York, where she also served as a Teaching Fellow for Statistics. Iwona has a broad experience in the medical field that ranges from direct work with patients- as a Behavioral Health Specialist at NYPH, to medical practice management and consulting service provider for professionals in the industry. She has joined the Northwest Center Early Intervention Team because she sees an incredible value in the philosophy of care where families and therapists work together (in children's natural environment) to help children flourish. Iwona is excited to work closely with a wonderful therapeutic team and facilitate their growth by providing them with meaningful data reflecting their accomplishments and progress within the community.
Iwona strongly believes in professional and personal development through lifelong learning, therefore, she enjoys every single opportunity to learn new skills and explore new things.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Staff
Jodi Reimer, B.A., – Family Resources Coordinator
Jodi has a BA degree from Seattle Pacific University. Her life took a turn in 1991 when her son was born with disabilities and many medical issues and since then she has been working with both families and adults with special needs. She has a heart for supporting families and helping them envision a positive future for their child. Jodi and her husband are recent "empty-nesters" and when not working, enjoy time in their backyard sanctuary, traveling, photography and camping on the beach.
KC Sheehan, B.A. – DHH Family Resources Coordinator
KC moved to Seattle from California in 1990 and has no regrets. He earned an English degree from the University of Southern California, but married a UW grad when he moved north and has slowly morphed into a Husky supporter. Prior to being hired as an FRC, he worked at Northwest Center as a Job Coach for adults with disabilities. He has also served as a King County CASA, advocating for abused and neglected children.
KC and his wife raised two wonderful daughters who are out in the world, which means they now have some extra time for gardening and fostering dogs and cats from Motley Zoo Animal Rescue.


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Should Brian Kelly Bring Harry Hiestand Back To Notre Dame?
The former Irish line coach is now on the open market, but should he return to Notre Dame?
Bryan Driskell
Matt Cashore, USA TODAY Sports
The Chicago Bears have let go of offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, and I'm sure much of Notre Dame nation had the same response I did, "Bring him back to Notre Dame!"
There are pros and cons that must be considered, but it absolutely needs to be something head coach Brian Kelly must consider.
Hiestand Is An Elite Offensive Line Coach — The number one pro is obvious, Hiestand is an elite offensive line coach. Three of Notre Dame's best rushing seasons of the last two decades were fueled by Hiestand-built lines (2012, 2015, 2017). During his six seasons at Notre Dame (2012-17), Hiestand built a line that won the 2017 Joe Moore Award for the nation's best line, and an argument could be made that the 2015 unit was even better.
Hiestand produced four first-round NFL Draft picks, a second-round pick and a third-down pick during his tenure as the line coach at Notre Dame. Three of the four first-round picks (Ronnie Stanley, Quenton Nelson, Mike McGlinchey) were top-10 picks and the fourth - Zack Martin - was picked No. 16.
He knows how to identify linemen that fit his system and he knows how to develop players. He wasn't perfect, but there is no doubt hiring Hiestand would be a major boost for the offensive line from a development standpoint.
Run Game Would Improve — When Jeff Quinn was hired I felt he would do a good job with pass protection but I was concerned how the run game would perform under him, and that was proven correct. Notre Dame's pass blocking the last two seasons has mostly been top-notch, but the run game has been subpar. Hiestand's coaching philosophy would combine nicely with the current talent, and if the new offensive coordinator was about running the ball there is no doubt in my mind that Notre Dame would immediately become a much better running team with Hiestand.
Familiarity With Notre Dame And Brian Kelly — Hiestand knows who Kelly is, how he runs his program and what it takes to be successful at Notre Dame. Hiestand is a hard coach, but the players who played for him will tell you being coached by him made them better. He knows how to get the most out of players. He gets the demands on players at Notre Dame, which not all coaches truly appreciate or accept.
The current linemen have familiarity with Hiestand as well, and Tommy Kraemer and Robert Hainsey both started for him in 2017. He knows what Notre Dame has from a talent standpoint because he recruited everyone on the current roster except for Jarrett Patterson.
Recruiting — This isn't about whether Hiestand can recruit, there is no question about that. He was incredibly successful as a recruiter, but there was never any secret that Hiestand didn't necessarily care for recruiting. According to sources, not having to recruit anymore was part of his decision to leave for the Bears.
Kelly would need to make sure Hiestand is willing to engage recruiting before bringing him back. There are things Kelly could and should do if Hiestand comes back that could help ease his recruiting burden, but no matter what Kelly does to take some of the recruiting pressure off the veteran coach, Notre Dame won't recruit to the level it can and should if Hiestand isn't willing to commit to it to at least some degree.
Would He Be Willing To Commit — Opposing coaches would use Hiestand's departure for the NFL to negatively recruit against him. Does Hiestand really want to come back to college? Personally, I think Hiestand is a better college coach than a NFL coach, at least how things are trending right now. The pro game is becoming more passing driven while the top teams in college football are running the ball at an incredibly effective rate.
But does Hiestand view himself as a pro or college coach? That's a fair question, and one Kelly should ask.
If Brian Kelly hasn't already been on the phone trying to reach Hiestand then he's not doing this right and in my view isn't serious about doing whatever it takes to build a championship team. He needs to have some important conversations with Hiestand about recruiting and commitment, obviously, but if Hiestand is willing to come back then Kelly needs to make it happen.
There would need to be some staff changes if Hiestand did return, obviously. Kelly could move Quinn to tight ends, or he could move Quinn back into an analyst role, where he would provide a veteran presence to opponent prep work. Where Quinn ends up would have to be determined by what moves Kelly makes at the offensive coordinator position, but the presence of Quinn should not in any way be a detriment to bringing Hiestand back.
Look, when coaches have a chance to bring in better players they do it. The same thing should be true with coaches. Hiestand is a significantly better offensive line coach than what Notre Dame currently has, and if he's willing to come back this is a move that Kelly absolutely needs to make.
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The idea for today's topic came two days ago while I was in the shower, lathered up and ready to shave.
A tremendous a bolt of lighting struck right outside my opened window. Instantly there was a peal of thunder loud enough to make your heart stop beating for several seconds as the hair on my neck nearly leaped into the drain as the lights went out and the smell of ozone filled the humid air.
Fortunately I didn't slit my throat with the razor in hand. I did, however, cut off one eyebrow and shredded the shower curtain into strands of vermicelli. To say I was a little bit startled is like saying Hillary Clinton is a little bit bitter.
After all bodily functions returned to a reasonable facsimile of normal, I consider the role that lightning has played in my life. I can't even count the number of times I've been within a 100-foot radius of a direct lightning strike. Even once is so memorable that it makes you hope there isn't a second time. For some reason in my case, the laws of probability have been stretched to the point of breaking.
According to the National Weather Service website, an average of 62 people are killed each year by lightning. Considering that 98 percent of those folks were outdoors at the time, lighting is certainly a significant threat to fishermen, hikers and campers.
In several cases, it was "just one more cast" of the fishing rod. By the time I realized that a horrible storm was imminent, it was too late to seek shelter. In one memorable instance from two decades ago, I violated dozens of boating laws on an area waterway after watching a nearby tree explode on the shoreline in a direct hit. The entire stretch of river is an idle zone but I shoved the throttle forward with gusto and roared downstream to the dock. About fifteen minutes later, safely inside my car, I finally stopped roaring.
There have been other instances such as the time I sought shelter underneath a road bridge but continued to stand in the water and fish. After a nearby lightning strike reminded me that water is an outstanding conductor of electricity, I decided prudence dictated that at least stand on dry land. Looking back, I still wonder why they didn't find my lightly toasted body floating in the placid waters.
There was the time I went backpacking with my son on the top of Cumberland Mountain in Tennessee. Miles from safety, lighting began to strike around us. As a precaution I told him to stay about 100 yards behind me on the trail. When I explained that this would reduce the chances of a bolt of lightning taking both of us out simultaneously, he grasped the gravity of the situation. He hasn't been backpacking since.
Safety around lightning is primarily a matter of behavior modification. As some of these examples illustrate, waiting to seek shelter from a pending storm is asking for problems since lightning can often precede rain showers by ten miles or more. Outdoors enthusiasts needs to be alert of the signs of pending bad weather and need to allow sufficient time to retreat to safety when it appears that Thor is warming up for target practice.
Even with a healthy respect for bad weather, fisherman and hikers are often caught away from shelter and must find a way to ride out the storm. In those moments, taking decisive action immediately is important to insure your safety.
The first rule is to get away from any conductors of electricity such as the tall trees, wire fences or water. You should also separate yourself from any equipment such as metal pack frames, wet ropes or metal boats that are likely to transmit current from a nearby strike.
Hikers should move off ridges to lower areas and keep group members separated by at least 20 yards to prevent simultaneous casualties. Lying on the ground isn't especially helpful but kneeling (with only one point of ground contact) on a foam sleeping pad is often recommended by experts as a last-ditch effort. Keep in mind that rock overhangs and caves don't really offer protection if, depending on terrain, there is a lightning strike directly overhead.
If you are inside a small boat and there is no possibility of reaching safety, it is best to anchor, lay low inside the boat away from metal objects and pray to your chosen deity.
Having a pair of clean underwear in your emergency supplies is also very helpful.
Trust me on that point.


These male wild guppy crosses to female fancy guppy experiments helped demonstrate the genetic influence of female guppy. Though these results are not all encompassing of the female fancy guppy genetics, it is a window to understanding it. I learned many things from this cross and it convinced me how important it is to observe female color, fins, and shape for choosing breeders.
When I was at a local pet store, I noticed in the feeder guppy tank a wild type guppy that displayed a bright green patched on its body. I bought this guppy to try an experiment with crossing to my fancy guppy lines. My other goal was to see if I could invigorate my lines and to see if that green patch would carry through.
I took note of the wild type guppy's body markings and the clear fins to see how they would change or not from the cross. The clear fins indicate that the male carries no traits for fin color and that the cross will indicate the female's influence. The wild male's fins were short and never increased in size with time and looked forward to how the fancy female would show her influence on tail shape and size.
My first cross was to a female with purple highlights in her tail. She came from a line that gave blue/green and purple males. The brothers of the females are shown below.
The cross the results showed that the female carried both blue/green and purple traits. It is interesting to note that the female was able to influence the color of the wild cross' tail color which resulted in purple and blue/green sons. The dorsal fin color was white variegated with some iridescent highlights that were the same as the tail color. This showed that the female passes on a white background but not the solid color to match to the tail. I believe that this explains that the male must carry the matching solid dorsal color for the blue, green and purple traits. The tail shape resulted in a veil tail angle (45 degrees) and the tail did grow to a one to one proportion with the body length with time. The delta trait from the female combined with the wild guppy's trait gave an intermediate result. The dorsal also lengthened but was thin.
Results of the wild guppy to fancy female with purple tail highlights are shown below.
I discontinued using males from this line due to the white and non-matching dorsal that would not go away with crossing back to females from my fancy lines. I did use the females from this cross back to my blue/green line to invigorate them and they still are a part of my blue, green, purple and Moscow lines. (To see my lines with this background go to the Rocky Mountain Guppy Association site www.guppywest.com) It is important to note that it took quite a few generations and breeding back to lines to get the tail angle back to a delta (60+ degrees). This may indicate that the wide tail is influenced by multiple genes to accomplish the delta tail. The dorsal had no problem becoming solid color with using fancy males with solid dorsal back to wild cross females.
With this same wild male I crossed him to a red female from my fancy red guppy line. The brother of the red female is shown below.
The breeding results of the tail were surprising to me. The ragged shape and short tail showed that this red female did not carry the same traits as the blue/green/purple female. I wish I had more room to cross to more red females, but I must say that my red fancy male guppies never showed these ragged and short traits. It could be an indication why my red line is so resistant to getting good tail lengths like by blue/green/purple lines that can meet or exceed the length of the body. I feel that many red lines also have this problem. The dorsal gave a different results compared to the other cross. The dorsal of the red/wild cross resulted in red color that matched the tail which was inherited from the female. Also note that the dorsal was thicker than the previous cross. It is hard to know if the dark variegation in the fins would show if it was a gold body phenotype. I did not carry this to F2 since the results were so poor to see how the gold version would look. Also note the body's green patch and red patches from the wild type male appeared on his sons. The female was able to influence the red color on the peduncle.
In conclusion these crosses showed that females from different color lines can differ in some traits that can influence the male phenotype. The differences could be due to how guppy breeders select females to get the desired color for different lines. I wish I was able to do more crosses with many females from the same line and to cross other lines to make a solid conclusion, but I feel that these results can give a basic guide to guppy hobbyist to understand how the female guppy can influence breeding results.


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Bengaluru: FCI corruption case, Chandigarh-based lab owner held
Saturday, January 14th, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Bengaluru: In a latest development in connection with the crackdown on officials of state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) for alleged corruption in the purchase and distribution of grains, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered Rs. 1.03 Crore following raids at 39 locations, besides arresting a Chandigarh-based lab owner.
The raids were conducted at the premises belonging to the accused persons in Rup Nagar, Sangrur, Morinda, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Gurdaspur, Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda, Sunam, Budlada, Mohali (all in Punjab), Ambala, Gurugram (in Haryana), Kolar, Chikkabalapur (in Karnataka), Chennai, New Delhi, and Chandigarh.
"FDRs of over Rs. 3 Crore and documents pertaining to various properties were recovered in the raids that continued for three days. Overall, 99 locations were searched by the CBI officials to crack down on the unholy nexus of channelised corruption adopted by FCI officials, private rice millers and grain merchants by way of paying undue gratification to certain officials of FCI for getting undue favours," said a CBI official.
On Friday, the CBI arrested Satish Verma, a Chandigarh-based lab owner. On Tuesday, the CBI had arrested FCI DGM Rajeev Kumar Mishra when he was about to receive a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from Ravinder Singh Khera, the owner of a private firm in Punjab.
The CBI said that a massive exercise is being conducted under the name 'Operation Kanak' to gather actionable inputs, identify the accused indulging in corrupt practices, including FCI officials, private rice millers and grain merchants.
The CBI has been working on the inputs for the last six months.
Two days back, a case was registered against 74 accused persons, including 34 serving and three retired officials of FCI, 17 private persons and other entities.
"Huge amount of bribe was paid to FCI officials for extending favours to the private nexus operators. Private rice millers and grain merchants were paying bribes to FCI officials for getting favours in accommodating procurement of low quality food grains, malpractices in day-to-day operations in unloading of food grains, managing inquiries against various malpractices, etc.," the CBI official said.
"The officials in conspiracy with rice millers covered up the shortages in stocks and accepted low quality food grains, which were transported to other parts of the country. The rice millers in turn allegedly paid a huge amount of bribe to the officials of FCI as part of channelised corruption," the official added.
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Kearney Bearcats Host Team Jack Awareness Game
Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
On Tuesday, January 19, the Kearney High School basketball teams hosted the Lincoln East Spartans and did so with a purpose: to raise awareness for childhood brain cancer. The teams from Kearney, both boys and girls, varsity and junior varsity wore custom-made Team Jack t-shirts for warm-ups to raise awareness for the leading cancer cause of death in children. The t-shirts were blue with white and gold print and sported the Bearcats paw on the back and the words "Twice the Fight" on the front. This cause is close to Kearney High JV Boys player, Jordan Shaw.
Jordan's mother, Trina, said, "we were excited to have this opportunity to hold a Team Jack Awareness event with the Kearney High School basketball teams. Our son Jordan, who is a pediatric brain cancer survivor, saw other teams supporting Team Jack by wearing the Twice the Fight t-shirts and he wanted to raise awareness in our area and his school for pediatric brain cancer. He approached the coaches about holding an event and we received overwhelming support from the KHS basketball coaches."
Not only did the Shaw family personally purchase the shirts for over 60 basketball players and coaches they also organized a raffle for the game night to raise funds for the Team Jack Foundation.
"Due to our personal experience, we understand the paramount importance of continuing to raise awareness, money and support for pediatric brain cancer research," Trina said. In addition to the raffle proceeds and donations, the awareness raised for childhood brain cancer through this Team Jack Awareness game is immeasurable.
Kearney High School Lady Bearcats basketball team
Kearney High School boys basketball team
Jordan Shaw with his sisters, Bethany and Marissa.
About Jordan's Fight
In 2007, Jordan was just three years old when he was diagnosed with brain cancer after suffering from two seizures. His tumor was a grade two astrocytoma which required two surgeries. As a result of the surgeries, Jordan experienced fine and gross motor skill difficulties, language processing and emotion control issues. Two years post-surgery, Jordan began having seizures again and had to begin taking medication to manage them. Thankfully, he was able to go off the seizure medicine in 2015 and now has an annual MRI to check for possible tumor regrowth. He continues to deal with lasting symptoms, but overall is doing very well. Unfortunately, he was unable to play in the game on the 19th due to a torn meniscus in his knee.
Jordan sporting his Twice the Fight T-shirt
About Twice the Fight
Twice the Fight was a phrase that the Team Jack Foundation began using after their co-founder, Andy Hoffman, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in July 2020. Andy and his wife, Brianna, began the Team Jack Foundation to raise research funds and awareness for child brain cancer after their son, Jack, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011. Both Andy and Jack, while they are fighting brain cancer, they have continued to push forward in pursuing the Team Jack Foundation's mission. To date, the Foundation has raised over $8.3 million since its 2013 inception.
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NFP Home Nurse Visitor, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Under supervision of the NFP Supervisor, the NFP Nurse Home Visitor will perform the following duties:
-Apply the nursing process to assess the six prescribed NFP domains, including physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to health and life course development
-Assist women and their families in establishing realistic goals and measurable outcomes; utilize reflective practice, stages of change, and other behavioral change approaches
-Provide counseling to assist women & their families in attaining targeted goals in areas including prenatal & postpartum care, nutrition, parenting, childcare, family planning, special health problems, housing, continuing education & employment
-Evaluate women's & families' progress toward target goals, revise plan of care as appropriate
-Develop a working relationship with women and their families that promotes trust and problem solving
-Assist client in developing supportive relationships with family members and friends during pregnancy, birth and childcare
-Link women and family with community resources that are relevant to their specific needs
-Consult and collaborate with other professionals providing service to women and their families
-Record nursing activities in a timely manner and in accord with project visit and institutional guidelines
-Participate in ongoing learning in program implementation
-Meet with supervisor for minimum of one hour per week
-Participate in weekly 2-hour team meetings and case conferences
-Perform other related duties as needed
Minimum Qual Requirements
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1. A license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from a regionally-accredited college or university, or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices; and a minimum of two years of full-time work experience in maternal/child health, pediatric health or a closely related field, in a public health, community-based, hospital, clinic or home visiting setting.
The Registered Professional Nurse license and registration must be maintained for the duration of employment.
License Requirement:
A Motor Vehicle Driver license valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. If required, this license must be maintained for the duraion of assignment.
Must have at least two years of nursing experience in hospital or community setting preferably OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Maternal Child Health, or Mental Health. Bilingual abilities, previous experience working in low-income communities, and ability to travel using public transportation or willingness to drive personal car for work are pluses.
**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES**
Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:
• A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver's license.
• Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
• Current Resume
• Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)
Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting's "Minimum Qualification Requirements" section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.
If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.
**LOAN FORGIVENESS
The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the DOHMH qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program's other requirements.
Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL"
Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID # 404139, 404129, 396157, 399084 and/or 385306.
We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
The NYC Health Department is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply.
All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record of arrest; or any other basis prohibited by law.
New York City Residency is not required for this position
About NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The New York City Health Department is known around the world as a center of bold innovation. With over 200 years of leadership in the field, we're also one of our nation's oldest public health agencies. The challenges we face range from obesity, diabetes and heart disease to HIV/AIDS, tobacco addiction and substance abuse, and the threat of bioterrorism. We're tackling these issues with innovative policies and programs – and getting exceptional results – but our work is never finished. Your NYC Health career brings big responsibilities and unparalleled opportunities for growth.
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New trainers make you run faster, didn't you know?!
In a recent moment of madness I entered a half Marathon. Yes, this is the kick up the backside I need to up my cardio fitness and re-kindle my love with fair weather Summer running. With the entry therefore rose the perfect excuse to treat my feet with some Ascis love! I am adoring my choices in trainer so here's a quick write up of my thoughts on these beaut kicks!
Firstly, the Gel-Kayanos (on the left)an absolute dream to wear. All the time! They are perfect for you over-pronaters and will 100% give you the support and structure you need to increase comfort and your running efficiency.
Ascis reckon they "hug your feet and cushions the impact to make your 26th mile as comfortable as your first." And I have to agree. You feel totally light and bouncy and this colourway had me head over heels. I'll let you know how they bear up over 13 miles...!
Next on my list (purely to spur on my training) was a new pair of cross training/gym class/ weight lifting sneaks. Sooo introducing the Gel Fit Tempo's! "Comfort and stability for any activity" is a pretty accurate description. Running more than 3 miles in them is a big no no, my calves ached baaad when I did, but for everything else they're a perfect fit. Flexibility, support and cushioning are just as you need them. I've found them to also be super breathable and flexible for high impact classes where agility is required!


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Hearing Archives
Critical Habitat Hearing Reveals Growing
Consensus on Need for Modernization
Assistant Secretary Manson issues new regulations
to encourage conservation on private lands
Washington, DC - The House Committee on Resources, chaired by Richard W. Pombo (R-CA), heard testimony from more a dozen expert witnesses today on H.R. 2933, the Critical Habitat Reform Act, authored by Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA). H.R. 2933 merges the critical habitat component of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with the larger effort of recovery planning.
"This was a very encouraging hearing," Chairman Pombo said. "There appears to be a growing, bi-partisan consensus that the critical habitat component of the Endangered Species Act must be improved to embrace the goal of species recovery. I believe Congressman Cardoza's legislation will do just that, and I was pleased to hear support expressed by Members of both sides of the aisle today."
"The cumulative impact of previous critical habitat decisions, without a proper analysis and consideration of the economic consequences, is unacceptable," Rep. Cardoza said. "We've seen the effects of the Fish & Wildlife Service's questionable decision-making on critical habitat issues, causing unnecessary impacts to agriculture and other landowners, as well as to local governments and the economy. It cannot continue."
Also, included in the testimony from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson, was an announcement of revised agency regulations for endangered species conservation agreements on private lands. The revised regulations provide clearer definitions and more certainty for property owners to incentivize private conservation.
"Issuing these revised regulations will encourage the people who matter most - America's ranchers, farmers, and private land owners - to engage in voluntary measures to conserve species on their lands," said Chairman Pombo. "This spirit of cooperation is essential to recovering endangered species across the country, as more than ninety percent of our species live on private lands."
Consensus on the need for critical habitat improvement has grown in recent years and during previous administrations. For example, former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and former Fish and Wildlife Service Director Jamie Rappaport Clark have long advocated reforms, stating that critical habitat designations offer little to the goal of species recovery. The current Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson agrees. So too does Michael Bean of Environmental Defense.
"Merging critical habitat designations with the recovery planning component of the Endangered Species Act will help focus the law on species recovery, making recovery our number-one priority," said Chairman Pombo. "This was the intent of the law, but after thirty years it has only recovered twelve of the roughly 1300 species listed. These results for recovery must improve, and I am confident that Rep. Cardoza's legislation will help us achieve that goal."
For more information, visit http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/ for the report:
The ESA at 30: A Mandate for Modernization


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MISSION INDIA
INDISCH FUR ANFANGER
By Sebastian VIGG
PICTURE PERFECT - as PROD
Action and adventure in India with a German social worker and a German Truck driver caught in a web woven by bad guy Oscar.
Action/Adventure, Thriller, Family
Sebastian VIGG
Wolke HEGENBARTH, Henning BAUM, Michael LOTT, Will KEENAN, Pritish ROY
0000-0003-589B-0000-O-0000-0000-2
Hermann JOHA (Action Concept), Stefan RETZBACH (Action Concept), Vivek SINGHANIA (Picture Perfect)
SARAH (28, type cf. German actress Wolke Hegenbarth http://www.wolke.tv/) has found a place for herself, in India. Two years ago the pretty geologist dug a well for a small village in the Indian jungle, and she instantly fell in love with its people. She has stayed. This is exactly where she belongs. Just like the locals, Sarah firmly believes in fate and destiny.
However, one day her little paradise is in danger. The well has been dry for weeks and there is no water available in the whole area. In order to save her village Sarah wants to drill a new hole. OSKAR (43, type cf. German actor Michael Lott http://www.michaellott.de/vita.php), an untrustworthy entrepreneur, also has an eye on the necessary equipment. He has the villagers' savings stolen from Sarah and snatches the drilling equipment from under her nose. The village seems to be doomed to perish, but now Sarah's fighting spirit has been awakened….
In Mumbai Sarah meets MAX (34, type cf. German actor Henning Baum http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Baum), a rough-and-ready trucker, who is supposed to transport the drilling equipment. Sarah makes him believe that she is working for Oskar and tries to direct his truckload to the jungle village. Sometimes you have to take fate into your own hands.
On the dangerous route through the jungle Max finds out that Sarah has fooled him. Sparks fly immediately and the two decide to split up, but they can't because the truck and its load is stolen and all of a sudden they are on the run together - the followers of an ancient ghost cult and the Indian police are after them. However, above all they are running away from their own feelings for each other. Although Sarah's romantic belief in fate does not fit Max's callous realism - somehow the quarrelsome duo gets along very well. Together they uncover Oscar's unscrupulous plans for a gigantic fraud with drinking water. And this does not only mean that Sarah's village will die of thirst, also the future of the metropolis of Mumbai is at risk…
Together with little MANU (8) and WALDO (41), a former trucker who has esoteric inclinations, Sarah and Max want to avert disaster and stop Oskar. However, when they are carrying out their rescue plan they risk their lives again and again – almost ignoring that they are destined to be a couple….
Beginning of shooting
@Cannes 2014


As the proprietor of a company that provides book evaluations and runs a book contest, I have actually long know that there are many fake contests and customers out there. I've additionally promoted blog site tours for writers, as well as I strongly think that having your very own blog site and also being a guest on somebody else's blog is an excellent means to obtain the word out concerning your book. But not all blogs and also blog writers are created the exact same, and worse, some are not very truthful.
Just recently, I familiarized a brand-new pattern among blog owners to supply free gifts to their visitors. Unfortunately, much of these purported free gifts are frauds, or at the very least, they are not totally honest or offering exactly what they claim they will attend to the book's author. Complying with are some instances and also guidelines to adhere to before giving your publication to bloggers that are offering giveaways.
First, allow's consider guide giveaway procedure and what may encourage blog writers to provide a regular book giveaway. The blog owners demands writers and frequently other proprietors of numerous products to send them the products to ensure that they can review them. Next, they read the book or use the item as well as write a review of the product, posting the product info on their blog. They after that ask individuals to submit their names via some electronic form or using e-mail for a random drawing for a giveaway of the product. The item is after that mailed to the champion. Appears basic sufficient.
Yet it's actually extra difficult than that. The blogger isn't really mosting likely to go through all this work without getting something in return. Frequently, the blog owner will certainly upload a photo of the product with a connect to where it could be acquired, such as an online book shop that not only markets the item but also has a recommendation program where the blogger obtains a payment on all items marketed when individuals click via from the blog writer's website to the vendor's site and acquire the product.
1. FTC Disclosure-It is the legislation now that any individual that obtains a revenue when she or he endorses a product should disclose that upfront. A legit website will certainly have an FTC disclosure declaration on it that the owner is obtaining a commission (whether via click-thru or the direct settlement by the author or product owner) for advertising the work. That does not indicate the blog owner is being unethical in giving an excellent evaluation of the product. As a matter of fact, if the FTC disclosure exists, it's a good sign the blog writer believes in being honest concerning the product. If the FTC disclosure is not there, do not get involved.
2. Product Reviews-Before you send your publication to somebody to assess it, consider the past reviews at the website. A great deal of blog writers (and also book customers) declare that they evaluate publications when, as a matter of fact, they simply copy the item summary as it shows up at the writer's or an on-line bookstore's website, or they copy the back cover summary as well as blog post that as a testimonial. That is not a legit publication review since it does not mirror the blog writer's individual viewpoint of the book and also it's a great indication the blog owner really did not even bother to check out the book to discover whether it deserves to be backed. The blog writer is simply trying to obtain as numerous products showcased on the blog site as possible so a lot more compensation can be gained.
3. Numerous Copies-If blog owners request greater than two copies of guide, it's not likely they desire the books for evaluation or giveaway. It's easy to understand the blogger may want a book to check out then one more to send out to the giveaway winner. Nonetheless, it's much more sensible for the blog writer to request just one duplicate and then after the giveaway's victor is named, demand that the author personally send out the victor a signed duplicate. If a blogger demands greater than 2 duplicates, it's likely the blogger is collecting inventory to resell-perhaps to a neighborhood utilized book shop, or perhaps at an online shop, thereby earning a profit off copies of publications he really did not pay for and that the writer thought would certainly be given away.
4. Attracting Results-A sincere blogger running a publication free gift is going to disclose the names of the champions, although for privacy's purpose, it could just claim Amanda W., Syracuse, NY or George T, Salt Lake City, UT. Just what is suspicious is not providing any type of indicator that there are victors.
If you are still uncertain whether to send your publication to a blog writer's book giveaway, speak to the authors of some of the previous giveaways and also ask whether it aided them or they ever before spoke with any of the readers. If the blog owner is running a legit competition and provides the author the e-mail as well as mailing address of the giveaway winner, you could contact the individual and felt confident that your book is going where it should. If the blog owner is mailing out the duplicates himself, you do not have evidence guides are being mailed out. In fact, I have actually heard from some authors that have actually joined such giveaways multiple times that they have actually never ever gotten a thanks or any responses from the people that supposedly received their publications. While not obtaining comments is not always a sign of dishonesty, when you do receive feedback it's a sign that everything is operating as it should.
Will a publication giveaway assistance advertise your publication and offer you attention? It could if the blog site gets a great deal of web traffic, and if the blogger really is handing out guides, you might at the very least locate one new fan. The blog owner, naturally, might inform you just how the blog site receives 10s of thousands of sights, and if that's true, it's terrific because after that a lot of individuals will certainly become aware of your book, and also if they are interested and also do not win it in the free gift, hopefully, they will purchase it.
If you do obtain scammed, you'll only lose out on the costs of minority books you distribute, but that said, nobody intends to be scammed, so do a little research before you choose to distribute your books as well as you can feel confident that the readers whom you want your publications to reach Nevin Manimala will be the ones gaining from guide free gift Nevin Manimala rather than entirely a blog writer that is bent on Nevin Manimala generate income without ethics.


I am a UOP Undergraduate with a BS in IT which has paid off for me significantly; along with acquiring some IT certifications. In addition, within my workplace there a couple other UOP undergrads along with a UOP grad and we all clear over a 100k a year so I am not disappointed in that aspect. I am not trying to brag but I hear and read a lot of bad post about UOP. I think UOP is an excellent school especially for those who cannot physically attend a school but are able to do it by going online. Also, I attended a local state university for 3 years with a 3.0 GPA before joining the military a great school and also in the Forbes's Top Ranking Univ. but I had a hard time trying to understand the professor?s because it seemed like they were all from India and their english and grammar skills was horrible. With that being said, UOP is like any other school out there; if you apply yourself you will get results. You cannot expect the school to do it for you. I know of individuals who attended Forbes?s Top University ranking schools (2012) and are doing mediocre so I do not see how anyone can blame the school as long as it is accredited and that is what counts. Lastly, I like UOP so much that I will be starting my MBA face to face program in Sept 2012. Once that is completed I will write another positive post about UOP. I would like to say thanks to UOP.


The town of Bad Schussenried, with its three districts and 10 localities, currently has a population of 8300 inhabitants.Bad Schussenried is located at an altitude of 570 - 630 metres above sea level, covers a land area of 55.02 km² and is situated between the River Danube, the River Iller and Lake Constance in the heart of Upper Swabia.
The 48th degree of latitude runs right through Bad Schussenried, or the "monastery town" as the locals affectionately call it. Bad Schussenried is on the following major tourist routes: the Schwabian Spa Trail, the Upper Swabian Baroque Trail, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, the Swabian Poets' Trail and the Upper Swabian Mills' Trail.
When you visit Upper Swabia, you can sense at once the serenity and charm emanating from the landscape. The Upper Swabian landscape in Bad Schussenried is a mosaic of gently rolling hills, meadows and woodlands, myriad lakes and ponds, and mystical reed and moor scenes, all set against the distant backdrop of the Alps.
Here, you will find peace and variety - all you need for a healthy and relaxing vacation. Perhaps this is why our region is considered an oasis for the body, mind and soul. Enjoy a relaxing walk or explore the local surroundings by bike. Admire the unspoilt natural beauty. There are many quiet spots to be found by those who take the time to look.


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Worship & Services
Online Live Worship
Our Officers
Merton Priory
Church Opening
Our Parish & Beyond
Sir William Herschel
Herschel Window
Parish Diary
Mediaeval Fayre
Church Chronicle
In 1997, a generous benefactor, a Miss Cruickshank, left the Diocese of Oxford a significant bequest to install a new stained glass window depicting the solar system. She wanted a window to inspire us to wonder, with the psalmist
"When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in their courses, what are mortals that you should be mindful of them?" (Psalm 8).
Parishes were invited to bid, and on the strength of the connection with the astronomer William Herschel, who in 1781 discovered the planet Uranus, St Laurence's Parish was awarded the bequest.
The new window rectifies that situation and helps us to glimpse Herschel's own vision of the infinite.
The Dedication of the new window was attended by the astronomer and TV presenter, Dr Heather Couper, who gave an illustrated talk about the significance of Herschel's amazing discoveries. Among those also present on the occasion were descendant members of the Herschel family and a member of Miss Cruickshank's family.
Herschel was also a gifted composer and organist (it is said he helped inspire Haydn's Creation). In recognition of this, the church organist, Mr Keith Bosley, performed, some of Herschel's little-known but very enjoyable music for organ, at the Dedication
Visit the Church Chronicles for more information about Sir William Herschel's connection with the church.
About Sir William Herschel
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