Ann has practiced OT for 27 years after graduating from Northeast Louisiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. She also attended Tulane Medical School with a focus in neurology and pediatrics. Ann completed her internships at North LA Rehab Hospital, River North psychiatric Treatment Hospital, and the public school system. She balanced her early working years at New Directions Rehab and PRN for SNF at Morehouse General Hospital on the weekends. Ann and her husband, Kris, were married in 1998 and now have 2 sons. While stationed in Colorado Springs, CO with the US ARMY, Ann continued her career working at Community Partnership for Child Development, and advocating on the Child Find team and on a Special Quest committee in D.C. to improve early intervention services for high risk children. Ann expanded her career and advanced in numerous trainingings and specialty skills at Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport, LA for 12 years working inpatient, surgery, and outpatient rehab with a large variety of disabilities and birth defects, syndromes, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injury, brain injury, Sensory Integrative Dysfunction, autism, Down Syndrome, SCI, feeding delays JRA, spina bifida, amputation and prosthetic training, burns, hand surgery and custom static and dynamic splint fabrication, wound care, adapted equipment, custom wheelchair design and seating systems, and a myriad of post operative and post trauma rehab. Ann has worked on various research projects including a multi year study as co investigator for the benefits of botox, medications, and tendon transfers to improve motor control for children with spastic quadriplegia and hemiplegia. She worked to develop and implement the Constraint Induced Movement Therapy protocol at Shriners. She also served during Jambalaya Jubilee, a summer camp for children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis produced by Dr. Pressly. She found her passion for teaching and has given dozens of guest lectures for LSU OT and PT classes, BPCC OTA classes, and conference training in amputee care and prosthetics, splinting, and JRA. She has trained and supervised many level II clinical students from LSU, ULM, Texas Woman’s University, and numerous others. Ann is a strong advocate for adoption and support for young mothers and foster children. In 2012, Ann and her family moved to Tulsa where she works in outpatient pediatrics while also being immersed in the lives of her boys and 22 nieces and nephews and the family farm. She led Cub Scouts for 5 years and also loves to travel, snow ski, go camping, and plan everything from coffee dates to holiday parties.