Therapist Biographies

Sharron Donnelly

Sharron Donnelly has her Master’s in occupational therapy from Washington University in St. Louis and has worked in a variety of settings including Early Intervention, schools and private practice. Sharron is certified in administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test and has trained extensively on sensory processing disorders. She is a Registered Interactive Metronome trainer and has experience in Auditory Integration Training, Listening Fitness and SAMONAS. Sharron is a candidate in the DIR Certificate Program and has extensive knowledge in using DIR/Floortime as a treatment model. She also has training in Social Thinking by Carol Gray. Currently, Sharron teaches nationally for Vital Links to train other professionals in Therapeutic Listening™. Sharron has attended Camp Avanti (a camp for children with sensory processing anomalies) for the last several years. Sharron and Lynette have worked closely together for over 10 years and are passionate about their work and dedicated to the kids and their families.

Lynette Burke

Lynette Burke, OTR completed her training in Occupational Therapy in 1984 after graduating with a degree in Psychology/Child Development. Since that time she has practiced continuously, both treating and consulting in a variety of pediatric settings including Early Intervention programs, private schools, and private practice. She is certified in the administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test and has extensive training in sensory processing disorders and treatment. Lynette is trained in Greenspan’s DIR Model and the use of floortime as an intervention. Lynette also has extensive training and certification in several auditory interventions including Auditory Integration Training, Therapeutic , Listening Fitness Training, SAMONAS Sound Therapy and Interactive Metronome. She also has training in Social Thinking by Carol Gray. Currently, Lynette teaches nationally for Vital Links to train other professionals in Therapeutic Listening™. She also has attended Camp Avanti for the past several years.

Sarah Kramer

Sarah has her Master’s in OT from Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. She has worked in private practice settings specializing in pediatrics and sensory processing disorders. Sarah has advanced training in Therapeutic Listening™, SAMONAS, Interactive Metronome, and a variety of sensory integration techniques. Sarah has a passion for horses and has pursued training in hippotherapy. She plans to incorporate this into her practice someday. She has attended Camp Avanti with Sharron and Lynette for the last 5 years where she has had the opportunity to work closely in the horse program with children with sensory processing anomalies.

Jenny Alvarez

Jenny Alvarez received her Bachelor’s degree, graduating cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1996. She specializes in pediatric interventions and has worked in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, private practice clinics, early intervention, and has owned her own private practice. She has had extensive training in a variety of techniques to address sensory processing disorders and in child development. She is trained in Therapeutic Listening, SAMONAS, Floortime, Handwriting Without Tears™, NDT and Hippotherapy. She also has training in Social Thinking by Carol Gray.

Lara Levine

Lara Levine graduated with honors from Pacific University where she received her Master’s in Occupational Therapy. Prior to graduate school, Lara worked for several years providing mental health services to children and families. Since graduate school, Lara has focused her work on providing services to children with sensory processing related challenges. She has pursued additional training in many areas including advanced sensory interventions, Therapeutic Listening™, First Strokes Handwriting Program, and DIR/Floortime techniques.

Jilda Veja

Jilda Veja received her Master's in occupational therapy from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 2004. Since graduate school, Jilda has worked in early intervention providing services to children and families in Maui and Lanai. Since 1999 Jilda has been volunteering in Romania with Heart of Hope International and Medical Teams International using her knowledge as an occupational therapist to provide services to children with special needs at a summer camp and different placement centers. Jilda is certified in Infant Massage and has additional training in the Alert Program, and a variety of sensory intervention techniques.

Laine Gasparich

Laine recieved her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Washington. Prior to graduate school, Laine recieved her Bachelors of Science in psychology at Santa Clara University. In graduate school, Laine focused on pediatrics and pursued experiences and training related to sensory processing at Mary Bridge Children's Hopsiptal in Tacoma, WA. She has additional training in Therapeutic Listening, the Alert Program, and the DIR/Floortime model.