Elle Gunderson, OTD, OTR/L is first and foremost a mother to 4 wonderful children, including 3 who have various disabilities. While Elle has navigated the Silver State’s healthcare system for many years as a longtime Nevadan, it wasn’t until she began pursuing diagnoses and treatment for her children that she understood the full weight of frustration locals often feel.

Our featured team member at Tilton’s Therapy this month is Sandra Goins, PTA!

Sandra has worked in all aspects of the Physical Therapy field for over 11 years and a part of the Tilton’s Therapy team since 2019. Originally, Sandra was drawn to the profession through her love of sports.

Please be aware there are changes from the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) affecting all providers in the state of Nevada. They have called for a random re-assignment of members of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to be more evenly distributed amongst the four plans.

Our featured team member for this month is Elli Rinaldi, Physical Therapist!

Ellie has worked as a Physical Therapist for years and as a pediatric Physical Therapist for three of those years. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. Elli went on to earn her doctorate at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, UT.

This month’s featured team member is Kelsey Daniels, Physical Therapist.

Kelsey has been a member of the Tilton’s Therapy team for a little over six months but has been working in a version of mobile physical therapy since she obtained her license.

For this month, we would like to highlight one of our wonderful Speech-Language Pathologists, Racheal Morse! Racheal began her career journey majoring in Elementary Education at Augusta College in Rock Island, NY. After her advisor suggested she specialize in something more specific, Racheal observed some speech therapy sessions at a clinic on campus and fell in love with the profession.

This month we are highlighting one of our talented Speech-Language Pathologists, Heather Randolph!

Heather has worked in this industry or a similar position for 15 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood/Special Education with a Reading Endorsement from the University of Idaho and a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Idaho State University.

This month, our featured team member is Jocelyn Wells, Speech-Language Pathologist.

Jocelyn received her Master in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from the University of Nevada, Reno. When Jocelyn was in college, she knew she wanted to work with children, but did not have a desire to become a teacher. Her grandfather and mother both worked in the medical field as a doctor and nurse (respectively) and Jocelyn was always drawn to this industry as a result.

Therapists are invited to come into New Horizons Academy School for the Excelsior Program during school hours to work with clients. This service gives therapists another location and helps our families to have services provided ‘under one roof’. This Year One pilot program is for Pre-K students and will be adding kindergarten through third grade in Year Two, 2022.

This month our featured therapist is Megan Trentman, speech-language pathologist! Megan has worked as a speech-language pathologist almost five years, one year with Tilton’s Therapy this summer. Originally, Megan always knew she wanted to help people and work with children.

This month’s featured therapist is Jessica Pierson, occupational therapist!

Jessica has worked in this industry or a similar position for about seven years and received her education first from California State University, Fullerton for her bachelor’s degree in Human Services. She later received her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Touro University in Nevada.

For this month, we are featuring occupational therapist Tori Tobin!

Tori has worked as an OT for the last three and a half years — one and a half years with the Tilton’s team. Before her work as an occupational therapist, Tori gained experience working in respite care as well as serving as a paraprofessional in the school district for children with autism.

Occupational Therapist Assistant Susan Ray is our featured team member this month! Susan has worked in this industry for over nine and a half years with a total of six and a half years working with adults and three with children.

As I began to prepare Tilton’s Therapy For Tots vision statement for 2021 I must not forget about how our incredible team of therapists and administrative team allowed for continuation of outstanding and quality therapy services for all of our beautiful children to whom we provide therapy services.

Our latest featured team member is Rachel Ries, COTA! Rachel has been with Tilton’s Therapy more than three years and has worked as a COTA since 2011. Her diverse experience working in skilled nursing, rehab, and acute care provide a strong background for her work in pediatric home-based therapy.

To our patients and their families,

It is the utmost importance of Tilton's Therapy for Tots to protect and enhance the health and well-being of our patients.

A nuestros pacientes y sus familias,

Es de gran importancia que Tilton's Therapy for Tots proteja y mejore la salud y bienestar de nuestros pacientes.

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and this month we are featuring one of our awesome physical therapists: Lauren Gibson, PT!

This month we are featuring one of our outstanding speech therapists, Ann Seastrand. Ann is originally from Mapleton, Utah but has lived in Las Vegas for almost 3 years. She says that she enjoys the friendly people here and the warmer winters the most.