Patricia Zito

• Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers for packing events, deliveries, and outreach activities to maintain smooth operations and program continuity.
• Assist with the quarterly distribution of hygiene packs, ensuring efficient packaging, delivery, and school partnerships for discreet student access.
• Represent Refresh NTX at outreach events, share the organization’s mission, and raise awareness to encourage support and participation.
• Maintain records of distributions and volunteer participation to support grant proposals and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with other board members to support organizational goals, implement new initiatives, and enhance volunteer engagement

• Developed individualized speech and language intervention plans for preschool students ages 3-5 yrs with a variety of speech, language and communication impairments.
• Collaborated with educators on my campus to implement strategies for classroom communication support.
• Assessed student progress through standardized tests and observational measures.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment programs for our students.
• Evaluated and modified therapeutic approaches based on ongoing assessments and feedback.
• Maintained detailed documentation, ensuring accurate tracking of patient progress and facilitating effective communication among team members and families.
• Participated in annual meetings to discuss student progress and a continued interdisciplinary and holistic approach to support student success.

Long term acute care setting.

• Conducted thorough assessments to accurately diagnose cognitive, speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients with medical complications
• Provided appropriate treatment given a patient's history and current condition
• Worked with a multi-disciplinary team including physical therapists occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, case managers, doctors and nurses
• Engaged families in therapy processes, providing education on strategies to support communication and safe diets