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Pediatric Care
Capable Kids Staff Biographies
| Name: | Amber Boen, COTA |
| Position & Site: | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Associate Degree – Occupational Therapy, Anoka Technical College, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2007 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Pediatrics |
| General Interests: | Camping and exploring new opportunities, working with children. |
| Name: | Shannon Durick, MS/CCC-SLP |
| Position & Site: | Speech-Language Pathologist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Master of Science, Moorhead State University, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1998 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Articulation Language Social Skills Feeding |
| General Interests: | Crafts, sewing, scrapbooking, and reading. |
| Name: | Jennifer Fowler, OTR/L |
| Position & Site: | Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, University of North Dakota, North Dakota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1993 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Neonatal Intensive Care/premature infant follow up Birth to three intervention Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Handwriting Sensory processing disorders |
| General Interests: | Reading, biking, scrapbooking, traveling and spending time with family. |
| Name: | Karina Gonzalez |
| Position & Site: | Area Coordinator St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Bilingual - Spanish |
| General Interests: | Church choir, shopping and spending time with friends and family. |
| Name: | Melissa Horner, MS/CCC-SLP |
| Position & Site: | Speech-Language Pathologist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, Minnesota State University - Moorhead, Minnesota Master of Science, Minot State University, North Dakota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2004 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Articulation / phonology Language Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) |
| General Interests: | I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, walking my dog, traveling, and listening to music. |
| Name: | Lynne Jackson, OTR/L |
| Position & Site: | Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, Colorado |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1978 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Therapeutic Listening Wilbarger Protocol for Sensory Defensiveness Brain Gym Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties |
| General Interests: | Cross country skiing, photo scrapping booking and being with family. |
| Name: | Cari Jankowski, OTR/L |
| Position & Site: | Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, College of St. Catherine’s, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1999 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Therapeutic Listening Myofascial Release Handwriting |
| General Interests: | Keeping busy with raising 2 young children, enjoys all outdoor activities/sports, World War II history, scrapbooking and reading. |
| Name: | Kimberly Klein, MS/CCC-SLP |
| Position & Site: | Lead Speech-Language Pathologist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin – Eau Clair, Wisconsin Masters Degree of Science, University of Wisconsin – Eau Clair, Wisconsin |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1998 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Infant Feeding Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Fluency Disorders Speech/Language Disorders |
| General Interests: | Reading, yoga, coffee, travel, time with family and friends. |
| Name: | Michelle Laurent, MS/CCC-SLP |
| Position & Site: | Speech-Language Pathologist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin – Eau Clair, Wisconsin Masters Degree of Science, University of Wisconsin – Eau Clair, Wisconsin |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1991 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Certified by the Hanen Program Beckman Oral Motor Training Phonological Disorders Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS Many courses in the area of Autism |
| General Interests: | Reading, gardening, hiking, camping and cooking. |
| Name: | Stacey Lustila-Siats |
| Position & Site: | Physical Therapist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Exercise Science, College of St. Catherine, Minnesota Masters Degree, Physical Therapy, College of St. Catherine, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2000 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Myofascial Release Torticollis Pediatrics |
| General Interests: | Yoga, decorating my home & keeping up with my 3 children. |
| Name: | Wendy Mathiowetz, MS/CCC-SLP |
| Position & Site: | Speech-Language Pathologist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, Master of Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1994 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Videofluoroscopic swallow studies Signed English Language Articulation/ phonology |
| General Interests: | Reading, cooking, traveling, spending time with family and friends. |
| Name: | Vicki Miles, PT |
| Position & Site: | Physical Therapist and Clinic Manager St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy – West Virginia University School of Medicine |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1980 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Pediatrics Myofascial Release Kinesiotaping Torticollis Serial Casting NMES |
| General Interests: | Walking, reading, travel and movies. |
| Name: | Kim Peterson, PT |
| Position & Site: | Physical Therapist St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Master of Arts, College of St. Scholastica, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2006 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Orthotics Casting / Fitting |
| General Interests: | Golfing, rollerblading, traveling & watching movies. |
| Name: | Kay Pexa |
| Position & Site: | Area Coordinator St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants |
| General Interests: | Spending time with friends and family and traveling. |
| Name: | Steve Root, OTR/L |
| Position & Site: | Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed St. Francis Capable Kids – Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, New York |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2002 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Myofascial Release NMES Therapeutic Listening |
| General Interests: | Spending time with family, motorcycles, and amateur drag racing. |
| Name: | Amy Rose, COTA |
| Position & Site: | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Occupational Therapy Assistant, College of St Catherine, Minnesota |
| Year Began Practicing: | 2007 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Therapeutic Listening Sensory Integration and neurodevelopmental treatment techniques |
| General Interests: | Working with children and outside activities-especially in summer. |
| Name: | Mary Siegfried |
| Position & Site: | Area Coordinator St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants |
| General Interests: | Reading and traveling. |
| Name: | Margaret “Megan” Taylor, OTR/L |
| Position & Site: | Lead Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science – Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Science – Psychology |
| Year Began Practicing: | 1996 |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach to feeding difficulties Infant Feeding Myofascial Release NMES Serial Casting Hippotherapy |
| General Interests: | Reading, ongoing learning experiences, horses and travel. |
| Name: | Kris Zieska |
| Position & Site: | Lead Area Coordinator St. Francis Capable Kids - Chaska |
| Specialty Training: | CPR Certified, Adults & Infants First Aid Certified North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) Certified Instructor |
| General Interests: | Horses, reading, and computer programs & games. |