Jill grew up in Melbourne, Florida–where her love of young children and their development blossomed early as she attended and eventually worked at her mother’s Montessori school.

Jill pursued a career in Occupational Therapy when she realized the profession combines all of her interests of teaching, medicine, childhood development and helping people and families.

Jill received a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University in San Jose, California in December 1999. Jill’s entire career has been focused in pediatrics. In fall of 2000, she moved to the Seattle area where she has experience working at a local private practice clinic before choosing to stay home for a period with her two children. She returned to the field and worked at two local school districts. She has also worked as a teacher in a classroom pre-school for 2-year olds.

In her free time, she can be found attending and cheering on her son and daughter in their respective sports. When they aren’t at the sports fields, they enjoy hiking, camping, water sports, volunteering in their community and baking.

Her passion is helping children reach their greatest potential and educating families to help them reach those potentials. She states, I am excited to be a part of this dynamic team of professionals who share a passion for families, children and their larger communities.

Before moving to the Northwest in the summer that Mt. St. Helens erupted, Carolyn lived in Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas. She always knew she wanted to work with children, and still remembers the names of children she worked with more than 50 years ago in public school, Head Start, and Montessori.

Carolyn earned a BFA in Art/Education at Colorado State University, where she taught at Harmony School, an alternative high school for children who had struck out in public school. After CSU, she realized she wanted to work with children, but in smaller than classroom-size numbers, and with a focus on movement. From early childhood, Carolyn danced and participated in sports, and has always considered movement an important element of her life.

She then enrolled in graduate school at the University of Oregon, where her anatomy teacher, Gary, was a physical therapist. It was a conversation with Gary that steered Carolyn to OT, because he thought it would meld her love of children and movement nicely. She completed the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Puget Sound, and discovered that Gary was right.

In her leisure time, Carolyn enjoys spending time with family, traveling, gardening, kayaking, cooking, running and participating in choirs. This will be her 20th year in her Seattle church’s bell choir, 3rd in the Seattle Women’s Chorus, and 2nd in her Bellevue church’s choir. She also volunteers in a friend’s kindergarten class in Seattle.

Chris has always been interested in working with and assisting others, spending most of his career in service-oriented roles of one form or another. He received both hisBachelors (Psychology) and a Masters (Occupational Therapy) degrees from the University of Washington. After receiving his Bachelors, he was immediately drawn into the booming local technology sector, and spent 15 subsequent years doing IT service management for local and national clients. While leading a team through a transition at a local hospital, Chris was surrounded by direct patient care examples and became determined to return to his initial interests in a person-based healthcare support role, rather than an enterprise-oriented focus.

He received extensive exposure to pediatric therapy while doing volunteer work at BPHT before the start of his graduate program at UW. Fieldwork and internships during his master’s program included outpatient pediatrics, early intervention, and school-based OT support. Each of these experiences provided affirmation that he had chosen the correct next steps in his career.

Chris lives in Bothell with his wife and 2 daughters. He coaches youth softball and soccer teams, and is a Board member for the local softball league. He enjoys playing golf and hosting barbecues with friends and family.

Angelina has over 8 years of experience in pediatric outpatient rehabilitation. Originally from Ukraine, she is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish.

Angelina received her Occupational Therapy Assistant degree in from Lake Washington Institute of Technology and values a holistic, collaborative approach. She works closely with families and related disciplines to provide the best possible interventions resulting in the highest quality of life and independence for children.

She has treated children with a wide variety of disorders and neurodevelopmental diagnoses including Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Angelman Syndrome and Anxiety. Her treatment specialties include fine motor skills, handwriting, and sensory processing. Other focus areas include strategies to address social skills, self/emotional-regulation and behavioral challenges.

Angelina enjoys sailing around the San Juan Islands, doing landscape nature photography, volunteering, and hiking by the Oregon coast, especially Cannon Beach.

Shelly grew up in Kirkland, attended Western where she earned a BA in business, and originally owned a flower shop for 17 years before selling it to stay home with her two boys.

She began working at BPHT before going back to school at Lake Washington Institute of Technology to become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Outside of work Shelly enjoys walking, camping, cooking/baking, and spending time with friends and family.

Retta has always had a passion for children. She has 7 children of her own, and has taught in a small home school co-op, helped in a friend’s daycare, and served as a nanny to several families. Retta graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology in 2018 with her Occupational Therapy Assistant degree. She enjoys motivating children to learn and grow in their development in fun, engaging ways and to assist families in navigating the goals they have to enrich their family system.

Outside of work, she spends as much time as possible doing her#1 favorite thing: dancing the West Coast Swing. She also enjoy playing piano, crafting, home decorating, and tennis. Additionally, Retta volunteers at a local women’s shelter teaching a cardio dance class. She loves seeing the enrichment, greater quality of life, and joy that this fitness avenue gives to women experiencing homelessness. 

Adrienne originally discovered OT at a summer job in the activities department of a nursing home. In 1979 she graduated from UW with a Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy and has been working in the pediatric field ever since. She has experience in early intervention and clinical settings, school-based and private practice, and even built a sensory motor therapy space in her home.

In 2007, Adrienne and her husband sold their home and began a nomadic lifestyle, spending summer months in the Pacific Northwest and winter months in southern Arizona. Both she and her husband were “military brats,” moving around frequently in their youth, so this lifestyle suits them.

Adrienne has worked at Bothell Pediatric & Hand Therapy during the Summer months since 2007. In the Winter, she works as an occupational therapist in Arizona. At BPHT, her role is moving away from providing therapy directly into mentoring young therapists, conducting evaluations and developing treatment plans.

Outside of work, she and her husband are tennis officials, working at the junior, collegiate and professional level. She is an avid lover of the outdoors.