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Staff
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Annette Broddie OTR/L
With the exception of maternity leave for our
4 precious children, I have worked for 24 years in
pediatrics as an occupational therapist. I started in child
psychiatry and realized there was more neurologically going
on with the kids that I wanted to understand. This led me to
more intensive studies of sensory integration and related
disorders. Working in the neonatal intensive care,
in-patient, out-patient, and in the rehabilitation unit at a
large pediatric hospital in Atlanta, allowed me to
experience and learn from a vast range of diagnosis and some
pretty incredible kids and families. I have also served
children many years through early intervention and the
schools in Georgia and Oregon. My specialized training
includes Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT)
certification and advanced certification in Therapeutic
Listening. Special interests include working with
ocular/visual/auditory issues and autism. I like to
frequently attend conferences to be innovative and to use
evidence based techniques. It is important for me to
treat from the heart and to bring hope, healing, and success
to each child’s individual needs. My interests are playing
with and enjoying my kids, family outings and activities,
church activities, gardening, taking movies and pictures,
chocolate, miniatures, sewing, crafts, inventing, and the
Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Patti Newman OTR/L
I was born and raised in South Dakota and attended
Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska. In 1993 I
earned a B.S. in elementary education and my B.S. in
Occupational Therapy in 2000. My first three years as
an OT I provided inpatient, outpatient, nursing home and
community based services for the Omaha and Winnebago
tribes of Nebraska. In 2004 I took a position in New
Mexico working in rural, Navajo schools. After 7 years
with the Bureau of Indian Education I decided it was
time for a change and a new challenge. My husband and I
moved to Hood River in the summer of 2010 and I began
working at Kidsense.
It is important to me that therapy be fun and
enjoyable for the kids I work with. I enjoy being goofy
with them and giving them tools that enable them to
participate to the best of their ability.
My husband and I feel quite fortunate to
have landed in the Hood River area. My interests
currently include skiing, camping, rock hunting,
faceting, reading and baking. I am also looking forward
to trying my hand at gardening!
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Darla
Kroll PT
Darla, a Portland native, graduated
from Pacific University’s School of Physical Therapy in
1993. Her focus in graduate school was pediatrics and
neurological rehab. She started her career in a
skilled nursing setting with an emphasis on traumatic brain
injury rehabilitation. She has also practiced neurological,
orthopedic and medically-complex rehabilitation in home
health and acute care settings. Her pediatric
experience began as a consultant for a non-profit agency
that provided childcare for children with special needs and
as a contract therapist for the Washington State School for
the Deaf. Most recently she has provided services for
Gresham-Barlow School District and Hood River County School
District’s Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special
Education Programs. Darla lives in the Hood River area
with her husband and two daughters (who she claims have
taught her so much about early childhood development).
On the side, she enjoys reading (adventure), hiking and
snowshoeing (the reasons she moved to Hood River), traveling
(most recently exploring our own beautiful country) and
scrapbooking (because she takes a lot of pictures along the
way).
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Devery Broddie LMT
Devery has been a licensed
massage therapist since 1992. He was trained by the
International Institute of Infant Massage and is licensed in
Washington and Oregon. He has served special needs children
with diagnosis including severe CP. He is also a husband and
father of
4 kids who have all experienced the benefits of massage.
Devery has a new passion and skill for treating children
with biodynamic cranialsacral massage therapy along with
several other specialized techniques. Devery supports
children with special needs and their families through
massage education and teaching.
His interests are jazz music, athletics,
camping, and coaching track and football. He has
volunteered as a massage therapist for the MS society
and at the Georgia State Games which included Special
Olympic kids.
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Dan Baier M.A.
CCC-SLP
After graduating from the University of Northern Iowa with a
Masters degree in Speech and Language Pathology, Dan
starting working as a Speech Therapist in the public
schools, in Hastings Minnesota. After two years there he
started to move about and seek out different therapy
experiences in different places. The last 8 years he has
worked in Schools and for Private Non-Profit Early
Intervention providers in Alaska and Washington. His
experiences have allowed him to provide therapy to children
in a variety of settings including home visits, early
childhood centers, preschools, elementary schools, high
schools, middle schools, and hospitals. He has passion for
working with children and tends to be a kid at heart. He
has a special interests in the communication needs of
severe of children who may or require assistive
technology/ACC to help them communicate, the communication
needs of children with Autism/PDD, and children with
language disorders that impact their reading. He is
currently also pursuing a Doctorate Degree.
Dan was
raised on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, so Hood River
has a home feel for him. The added advantage to Hood River
is the mountains nearby. Dan and his dog decided Hood
River would be a good place to continue to work, live,
learn, and play. If you see him running, biking, or
snowboarding, say 'hello'.
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Patient Care Coordinator: Laurel Hughes
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