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Jane Koomar,
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Executive Director Dr. Koomar is the owner and co-founder of OTA-Watertown and the President of the Board of the Spiral Foundation. She was formerly an assistant professor in occupational therapy at Boston University and completed her doctoral studies in developmental psychology there. In 1984, she studied with Dr. Jean Ayres, who developed the theory of sensory integration. Dr. Koomar has served as the chairperson of the Sensory Integration Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is a co-author of several book chapters on sensory integration dysfunction and intervention and has taught numerous courses on these topics. |
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Marsha Raredon, OTR/L,
Education Director The Education Director organizes educational in-services for the clinical staff and evening lectures for the public. She also oversees operations involving therapeutic equipment and supplies, including developing state-of-the-art sensory materials and equipment used in treatment. In providing therapy for children and adults, Ms. Raredon's special interests include the interplay between the emotional and the sensory aspects of our experience and cranial/sacral therapy. In addition to her work at OTA, Ms. Raredon has been a therapist and consultant at the Eliot Person Children's School at Tufts University for nine years. |
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Teresa A. May-Benson,
Sc.D., OTR/L, Clinical Director The Clinical Director oversees the coordinators of OTA-Watertown's specialties, including therapeutic listening, craniosacral therapy, Interactive Metronome®, and vestibular-visual and oral-motor interventions. Dr. May-Benson is a well-known lecturer on sensory integration theory and intervention. She has a special interest in and extensive experience with autism, particularly in adolescents and adults. Dr. May-Benson was a Maternal and Child Health fellow in the doctoral program in Therapeutic Studies at Boston University and completed her dissertation on ideational praxis. She has authored two book chapters on praxis and one on sensory integration. |
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Marilyn
Dunphy,
MPh, Administrative Director Ms. Dunphy oversees all operations, billing and administrative staff for OTA-Watertown. She has over 20 years experience in health care, including management, public policy development, strategic planning and consulting. Additionally, she owned and operated a franchised business for seven years. Ms. Dunphy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, and a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University. She is involved with several charitable organizations as a volunteer committee member, encompassing strategic planning, financial management, fundraising, and work with the homeless. |
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