Our Executive Committee.
As we move forward, the formal structure of our organization includes the areas of specific focus of support of our TAA Colorado community. Some are well established, some are new. Our team is a combination of health care professionals and volunteers that reflects our strategic vision of integrating certified medical operations with TAA family volunteer activities.
Hospital Personnel Led Functions
Chelsey Stillman
ITC Clinic Operations
Chelsey Stillman continues to function as the Director of the Integrative Tic Clinic and as the Children’s Hospital of Colorado’s lead contact with the Tourette Association of America. The ITC was recognized as a “Center of Excellence” last year as it has been providing direct medical support to children under 18 who have been diagnosed with TS/TD and functions in close collaboration with the Colorado TAA Volunteer
Community.
Brad Fixler
Medical Community Liaison
Brad Fixler, Vice President for Marketing for UC Health and a TS dad, has been very helpful in representing the Clinic’s case for support and recognition within different health care entities. This
can mean supporting educational and publication initiatives and securing space for community activities.
Volunteer-Lead Functions
Jefferson Kellogg, a TS dad, continues as the
primary contact to receive and respond to requests for information and support from families and individuals and to identify resources to provide support to newly diagnosed individuals. Such requests come from regular residents of Colorado and those who are new to the state or seeking
support for others who live here.
Jefferson Kellogg
Information and Referral
Annika Shikverg was diagnosed with Chronic
Tic Disorder in the 10 the grade at the Integrative Tic Clinic. She is our Communication Director, managing two major information outlets that provide educational, research, and event information monthly directly to our constituencies via a Facebook site and an Email list. She also maintains our website, which provides comprehensive information on our statewide
identity and offers a quick way of contacting us.
Annika Shikverg
Social Media Communication
Karen Harmon is an independent, veteran Occupational Therapist who has worked in school and rehabilitation settings. She
manages her Three Pines Therapy, LLC clinic, provides technical consultation regarding CBIT treatment, and is a valued CBIT-trained
therapist supporting many Colorado families who are not clients of Colorado Children’s Hospital.
Karen Harmon
CBIT Collaboration
Jennifer Burnett is in the process of establishing our first formal group to support Colorado adults who have been diagnosed
with Tourette Syndrome/Chronic Tic Disorders. She is a late-diagnosed adult with TS, a strong advocate of CBIT, and is active in educating the public on TS/TD.
Jennifer Burnett
Adult Support Group
Tricia Arthur, an active advocate in our
community and the mother of three children with TS, has committed to reinvigorating family and youth engagement Support Group activities by sponsoring social events in various areas of Colorado that serve to create
bonds of shared interests amongst TS/TD families.
Tricia Arthur
Family Event Coordination
Jefferson Kellogg and Karen Harmon have both been “certified” by the TAA as “Education Volunteers” who can fulfill requests for In-Service educational sessions to support families, schoolteachers and
educational administrators who are engaged in supporting TS/TD students. Requests have come both from school officials supporting Colorado students and their families, and from the TAA Community Support Program
seeking on-line support for communities in other areas of the country.
Jefferson Kellogg and Karen Harmon
Education Consulting
Ben Mooney is an occupational therapist and coach. He has 25 years of experience in the field of OT and has operated Mooney Wellness, LLC since 2022.  Ben specializes in sleep, personal coaching, and most importantly, listening to his customers with presence and attunement. Ben is a CBIT provider in Colorado, has level one training in IFS (Internal Family Systems), uses CBT-I
(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), and melds the two modalities into a practical
approach to management of sleep issues. methodology of IFS and coaching.  Ben also has TS, has raised a son with TS, and brings a lifetime of wisdom, compassion, and empathy for those with TS.
Ben Mooney
Occupational Therapist