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Occupational Therapist

Co-Founder and Clinical Director of InGym™

Myron Dang, OTR/L is bilingual in Vietnamese and a graduate of Pacific University with a Master’s of Science degree in Occupational Therapy 2008. His professional training began at Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Santa Barbara working with patients who had traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, cardio and musculoskeletal disorder. After his experience in the medical model, Myron wanted to use his creative practice approaches with the pediatric population.

In 2011 he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and worked in a school district and pediatric therapy clinics. Myron also provided services at homes, parks, gymnastics gyms and swimming pools. Towards the end of 2011 he decided to dedicate his skills as a private practitioner and with his wife they created Generation Sense, LLC dba InGym.

Through Generation Sense he has helped children having difficulties with: Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Neuro Diverse, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. To name a few he has completed certifications focused on: Neurodevelopmental Treatment, Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration, Therapeutic Listening, Myofascial Release, Interactive Metronome, Stronger Brains, Irlen visual screening, motor development in relation to sensory integration, sleep and nutrition management for attention and self-regulation. He continues to pursue continuing education courses and innovative ideas for the benefit of his clients. He has a client-centered approach by listening to them and getting into their playful world during therapy treatment.

Myron’s innovative approaches have opened up unique avenues in therapy that include martial arts and skateboarding from an occupational therapy scope of practice. He enjoys breaking down all the skills needed to be able to skateboard or engage in martial arts. This has brought about specialty services at InGym that include Ninja Skills and SkateIn.

Occupational Therapist

Co-Founder and Director of InGym™

CEO, Generation Sense, LLC

Tannia graduated from University of Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology. During her first job as a Quality Analyst for Baptist Health South Florida, she realized that she wanted to be in a profession that helped people more directly. She graduated from Florida International University with a Master's of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.

Tannia's occupational therapy training initiated at Jackson Memorial Hospital, a level I trauma and teaching hospital for the University of Miami where she acquired vast experience in spinal cord injury acute rehab, neurology acute rehab treating patients in acute stages after suffering strokes, traumatic brain injuries among other neurological diagnosis, hand injuries, as well as intensive care and acute care experience. Her pediatric training began at the pediatric clinic of Florida International University working under the mentoring of her professors to treat children within the Autism spectrum, ADHD and working along therapists certified in sensory integration and ABA. 

Tannia was able to take her experience and worked as a traveling occupational therapist for a few years in various settings. Including working with a neuro optometrist in Southern California and acquiring experience in vision therapy. After settling in the Bay Area, she was a senior occupational therapist for Stanford Hospital. Tannia co-founded and became the business manager for Generation Sense, worked as a business development consultant for a local staffing agency, while also expanding her knowledge base to treating pediatric and adult clients in the home environment. 

Her experience includes Interactive Metronome Certified, NDT training, splinting, vision therapy, dysphagia level II, assistive technologies, seating and positioning, physical agent modalities certified. More recent continuing education include but not limited to: 2021 ASD symposium, Dissecting the Brain-Gut Connection for Complex Trauma Disorder, Autism, and ADH. 

Occupational Therapist

Karyna was born and raised in the Bay Area, until she left for Portland to receive her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Portland. Karyna found occupational therapy through her mom’s co-worker, who was a pediatric occupational therapist. Karyna was in awe of the power of this client centered profession – and at the time she thought – “who wouldn’t want to play all day?” She later returned to the Portland Metropolitan area for graduate school where she received her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Pacific University and learned the power of activities in influencing health outcomes. 

Karyna has years of experience working with youth with various abilities such as autism, ADD/ADHD, down syndrome, auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia, visual motor/ visual perceptual differences and dyslexia in clinical, community, and school based settings. As a pediatric occupational therapist, Karyna strives to foster development and meet children where they are at by using a playful and strength based approach. She aims to build a meaningful therapeutic relationship with every child to make sessions fun and encourage the best outcomes for therapy.

Karyna has pursued continuing education on a number of topics such as: motor development and sensory integration, nutrition management for clients with ADHD, visual motor and fine motor skills, the cerebellum and its impact on development, integrating persistent reflexes, and sensory based feeding strategies. Karyna has a certification in the Interactive Metronome Program and is in the process of becoming a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist for moms and infants.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with friends and family. She loves to travel, spend time outdoors, do yoga, and read books on self-development. 

Occupational Therapist

Braden is a Bay Area native who over the last 17 years has had the opportunity to work with pediatric clients in a variety of settings. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Psychology, while minoring in legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, he obtained a full-time role as a paraeducator in a high school mod-severe special education classroom. Following this position, he gained further experience working with children with special needs as an ABA therapist. Braden soon decided to further his career in pediatrics, making the decision to pursue his Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland. While attending Samuel Merritt University, Braden acquired experience completing field-work placements in both acute rehabilitation and school-based pediatrics. 

During his free time Braden enjoys spending time outdoors, snowboarding, relaxing at the beach, camping, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Occupational Therapist

Polly was born and raised in Florida. Her early movement experiences included sports, dance, and gymnastics. Polly earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the University of Florida. Eventually she discovered the field of occupational therapy and changed careers to work with clients one-on-one and to promote health and wellbeing. She moved from Florida to California in 2013 and earned her Master’s of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University in 2018. Her fieldwork placements were in mental health at Mills Peninsula hospital in San Mateo and in acute care at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. She began working in rehab in the home health setting, then transitioned into pediatrics in 2021. She worked as a school based occupational therapist during the 21-22 school year and then in a clinic, treating infants with cranial orthotics and was certified as an orthotic fitter.  

Polly enjoys learning about child-led and sensory approaches, as well as ways of promoting social-emotional health and executive functioning. She has a background in mindfulness, movement, and somatic. Her trainings include the PESI Autism Symposium in 2022, a 200 hour yoga teaching certificate in 2012, and a mobilization seminar certificate through John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Treatment Centers & Seminars in 2023. Polly appreciates that occupational therapy values creativity, focuses on strengths, and facilitates learning through play.  Her favorite occupations are dancing, reading, yoga, music, and good conversations.

Occupational Therapist

Hannah recently received her Master’s of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis in 2023, and previously received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychobiology at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017. She has worked as a behavior therapist for nearly four years before starting OT school. While working in the home, school, and clinic settings she developed a stronger passion for working with children with various abilities. This also paved the path for starting her journey in Occupational Therapy. She has experience working with adults in acute care at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center where she completed her first fieldwork. Her second fieldwork was at InGym, and she absolutely enjoyed every day during her training. She can’t imagine not working with the population InGym serves. Hannah came to realize that she learns just as much from children and adolescents as they learn from her; and what better way to teach skills than in a playful environment like InGym.

Outside of work, she loves to workout or do Pilates at the gym. Hannah is also a self-taught baker, and enjoys making baked goods from scratch and decorating cakes. When the weather is nice, she loves to walk both of her 3-year old Shiba Inu's to coffee shops and brunch all over the Bay Area. 

Occupational Therapist

Nicky graduated with a Master’s of Occupational Therapy from California State University Dominguez Hills. She completed her level II fieldwork rotations at a middle school and hand therapy clinic.

Nicky has a sincere interest in working with kids and their families. She remembers what it was like growing up and navigating from childhood to young adulthood. Childhood is such a critical time in a person's life and can shape a person’s future. Nicky thinks it’s special that pediatric occupational therapists can support children and their families in a positive, playful way. She is highly motivated to provide family-centered care, so her clients can thrive in their natural environments, whether it be at school, on the playground, at home, or in the community. She looks forward to helping kids build confidence in their abilities, as they can do anything they set their mind to!

She is a lifelong learner and is eager to become more skilled by seeking continuing education seminars in Sensory Integration, Handwriting without Tears and how to best serve/advocate for the neurodiverse population.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, watching movies, and doing arts and crafts. She hopes to help her clients find leisure activities that motivate them, as these interests can evolve and be enjoyed throughout the lifespan. 

Occupational Therapist and Rehab Aide

Joli is your friendly neighborhood occupational therapist with a passion for fun and progress. Though her hometown is Houston,Tx, she has adopted the Bay Area as her second home since 2012. Joli graduated with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of St.Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, Tx. Joli’s introduction to occupational therapy began in an outpatient adult day care for adults living with intellectual disabilities. In this setting, she taught life skills to her clients through social groups and 1:1 intervention. The population she served in the adult day care setting spanned a vast spectrum that ranged from adolescent to late adulthood. Joli coupled her practice in the adult population by serving as a graduate researcher to NASA. Through this experience, she aimed to assist the organization to identify barriers that prevented smooth transitions back to work post- COVID 19 pandemic quarantine as well as assist with the diversity, equity, and inclusion barriers in the workplace that limit opportunities to minority groups and stunt productivity in the workplace. In addition to her adult experience, Joli also possesses experience working with elementary school aged children in the school setting to foster functional play, leisure, handwriting, ADL, and social participation. 

Joli’s previous background in the adult settings shed light to the barriers, stigmas, and individuals with disabilities face. She believes that early intervention is the best way to ensure that individuals living with a disability can transition to become as independent as possible as they mature. 

Adaptive Personal Trainer

Rob earned a Bachelor’s degree in English, Mass Communications at State University of New York. While attending he was on the wrestling team and earned Academic All American. He is certified through the International Sports Science Association and specializes in youth fitness, school sports, physical education and recess activities. His passion to work with kids stemmed from being a soccer coach for his son’s team. He was a dedicated college athlete who has experience within a gym setting and has participated in numerous extracurricular activities from soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, basketball, football and breakdancing. 

As a fitness coach, Rob is highly motivated to teach kids the proper techniques to exercise in a supportive and fun-filled way. He looks forward to not only helping kids achieve their goals but also being a positive influence in their lives.

Rob loves to spend time traveling with his wife and two sons whether it's to a beach or up in the mountains. His hobbies include sports, reading books, collecting comics and trading cards with his kids, nature trails, mountain biking and living a healthy lifestyle. 

Business Development Strategist

HR coordinator

Being a relationship-focused, growth minded, and people-centric leader, Sai brings high levels of motivation and empowerment to teams in creative ways. She has her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, Marketing from San Jose State University (Go Spartans!) She strongly advocates for the idea of dynamic and supportive team environments built on the foundation of empathy, authenticity, and trust. Sai believes that smiles are contagious, and strives to maintain a positive attitude everywhere she goes and encourages those around her to take a step back and enjoy the little things in life. She has been in the healthcare field for four years, and also has experience in finance, business development, and hospitality. In her down time, she enjoys yoga, art, and anything that involves the outdoors!