Erica A. DeFrancesco....
holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida and her master’s degree from Tufts University, both of which
were obtained in Occupational Therapy. Her employment experiences have been predominantly
in mental health, working for four years with adults with psychiatric illness before moving on to a position with geriatrics
with mental illness. She is very excited to be teaching at Briarwood
with her colleague, Jen, so that they can share their passion for occupational therapy with others. In her free time, she enjoys yoga and watching college football, especially the Gators!
edefrances@masonicare.org
Jennifer
(Hillinski) Thomas .....holds an occupational therapy degree from Boston University and is an OT for the acute
geriatric psychiatric unit at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. She enjoys
working with patients with cognitive disabilities and consults with co-workers on ways to facilitate best performance for
this challenging population. She enjoys the education part of her current job and looks forward to expanding this role at
Briarwood.
jsthomas@masonicare.org
Kelly
Massucci is the faculty for Pediatrics. Kelly is
an occupational therapist with a masters degree in education and she is the executive director of The Talcott Center. Kelly
provides a unique learning experience for students with a hands on classroom. Students are able to learn about a diagnosis
or deficit and then observe the deficit and participate in treatment. Please click on the website provided
below, to learn more about Kelly and the childrens center.
http://www.thetalcottcenter.com
kelly@thetalcottcenter.com
Donna Jewett -djewett@brishosp.chime.org
Dave Santoro -dsantoro@masonicare.org
