Ann Troshinsky, OTR/L
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Ann Troshinsky, OTR/L
Ann grew up in Omaha, Nebraska where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation. When she moved to Maryland, she gained valuable experience while working with youth in a mental health facility, and at that point decided she wanted to make a career change and earned her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Towson University.
Her family faced unique challenges once here twins were born and had to navigate much of it without robust services on the Eastern Shore. She's been working with children and the pediatric population for more than 15 years, and incorporates everything she has learned from being both an OT and a mother. She loves being an OT and working with children with special needs. Ann has focused on specific trainings and coursework in the areas of Sensory Processing/Integration and Behavioral Problem Solving. She loves to emphasize play-based and joyful interventions. It is important to her to support parent involvement in therapy to raise their confidence and lower their stress levels. Ann is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and is Board Certified. She and her husband made the Eastern Shore their home since 1999. They live with their boy/girl twins (now teen-agers) and their many pets. She likes to play cards, basketball, crochet, embroider, and read research for work (she believes in life-long learning!). |
Danielle Santiago, OTR/L
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Danielle Santiago, OTR/L
Danielle Santiago became a valuable addition to Kinera in August 2021, bringing her specialty in pediatric feeding and child development to the team. She is passionate about educating parents and caregivers on ways to progress their baby/child towards their next developmental milestone. Danielle is from Levittown, New York and began her career by studying at the University of Buffalo. Before joining the Kinera team, Danielle worked at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center and Pediatric Development Center. Outside of work, Danielle enjoys spending time with family, reading, being outdoors, and playing with her sweet and adorable dogs Boomer and Maisey, who is a 3-legged rescue. On top of caring about animals, Danielle is passionate about charities such as Amy’s Army and Camp ANCHOR. |
Lisa Atkins, MS, OTR/L
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Lisa Atkins, MS, OTR/L
Lisa joined Kinera in February of 2022. She has a National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Lisa is also a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructor of America) with special training teaching individuals with disabilities for the Adaptive Ski Program. Prior to joining the Kinera Team, she co-started program: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy and Bimanual Training for the Pediatric Population with Hemiplegia, (with Across the Board Therapy Group, FL). She also worked as a Primary Occupational Therapist for the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Hospital. Lisa has been featured in The Arthritis Foundation’s bimonthly publication: Kids Get Arthritis Too. She has also been featured in the St. Louis Post newspaper in a piece about the Gateway Disabled Ski Program, Hidden Valley Ski School. Lisa lives on Kent Island and enjoys baking, boating, and fishing at sunset. She also loves snow skiing and teaching skiing to individuals with disabilities. |
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Lane Ricketts, OTR/L
Lane joined Kinera in September of 2021. She is from Delaware and graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland. From there, she completed her graduate studies at Wesley College. She enjoys working out, baking healthy recipes, reading Christian faith-based books and traveling. Lane supports the Wounded Warrior Project and Hope Outfitters. |
Kathy Spanogle, COTA
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Kathy Spanogle, COTA
Kathy is a certified occupational therapy assistant at Kinera. She joined the team in August 2021. Kathy specializes in handling and positioning, adaptive communication (PECS/Meyer-Johnson) basic signing, augmentative communication, assistive technology, home modification, toy and clothing adaptation, and school and community inclusion. From Amherst, New York, Kathy had worked in international business and trade development for over 15 years until she shifted her career and received an AAS in OT at the Community College of Baltimore County. Kathy’s career shift stems from being a special needs parent of two children, one with quadriparesis cerebral palsy and another with sensory integration disorder and mental health challenges. Because of her kids, she has over 20 years of hands-on experience. Outside of Kinera, Kathy enjoys knitting, traveling, swimming, scrapbooking, cooking, skating, and playing games. As a veteran NICU mom, she is passionate towards charities such as the ARC of Howard County, Project Linus and donating home-made blankets to the Howard County General Hospital NICU. |
