Priscilla worked for a local school district as a speech therapy assistant for 13 years. She is a therapy tech and Spanish translator. In her free time Ms. Hopwood enjoys spending time with her family and reading.
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Mikayla Burke
Mikayla received her Bachelors in Business Administration and a Masters of Health Administration from Georgia Southern University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives, and the Georgia Hospital Association. She has extensive experience working with large and small healthcare organizations. She enjoys cooking, visiting her favorite coffee shop, and being active.
Traci Goff
Traci graduated from Darton State College with an Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy and is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. In her spare time, she prepares for weddings with her horse and carriage business.
Deanna Mines
Deanna graduated from Valdosta State University with a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology. She worked in the Houston County School System for 16 years before joining SenseAbilities.
Heather Davis
Heather received her Associates degree in early childhood education from Macon State College and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in communication Disorders from Valdosta State. She is state and nationally certified in speech-language pathology. Heather worked as an SLP in the Houston County School System for 11 years before working at SenseAbilities.
Elias Rodriguez
Elias Rodriguez is a native of Warner Robins, GA with a degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering. Elias brings experience owning multiple information technology businesses throughout the years including his most current business, Loui Consulting Group, Inc. which develops software for the Air Force on C-130 Aircraft and maintains Electronic Health Records in eight countries for the Defense Health Agency Global server sustainment team. Elias joined SenseAbilities, Inc. in late 2020 with a passion for improving the businesses’ processes which will directly improve patient care.
Lisa Hall
Lisa received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Special Education from Georgia Southwestern State University and her Specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership from Columbus State University. And she is also a registered nurse. As a special educator for 23 years and the parent of a child with special needs she was very aware of the struggles parents were facing in finding support and therapy for their child. Lisa joined her partners in starting SenseAbilities on this wonderful journey of helping families and children within our community.
Kristi Rigdon
Kristi earned her BS in Special Education from Georgia College and State University and a Master’s in School Counseling from the University of West Alabama. She worked as a special educator for over 10 years in the Houston and Cobb County School Systems. After developing a love for teaching special needs children, she and her husband were blessed with their very own special needs child who was born with Down Syndrome and required therapy immediately. After realizing there was nothing in the Warner Robins area, Kristi, along with 2 other moms of special needs children and special educators, had a vision to fill this need. Therefore, SenseAbilities was born in August of 2012 and continues to serve children and families in the Middle GA area.