CORE Academy

Caitlin Wright, MOT, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS is the Occupational Therapy Advisor at Sheltering Arms Institute. As a member of the clinical science team, she supports the OT department in mentoring and student programs, knowledge translation, clinical practice guideline development and use, program development, and use of evidence-based practice. Prior to that position, she was a full-time clinician in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. She has presented at multiple national and state conferences. Caitlin is a graduate of James Madison University.

Liz Creasman, MS, CTRS, C-IAYT is the Therapeutic Recreation Advisor at Sheltering Arms Institute in Richmond, Virginia. She is also Certified Yoga Therapist. As a member of the clinical science team at SAI, she provides guidance to the Therapeutic Recreation Specialists to implement evidenced based practices, program development, and knowledge translation. Prior to this position, she worked at Club Rec; a community-based day recreation program for adults with disabilities. Her professional experience also includes trauma informed care. She has held volunteer leadership roles at the YWCA of Richmond and The Visual Arts Center of Richmond. She has presented at multiple state and national conferences. Liz holds a Master of Science from Maryland University of Integrative Health and a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University.

Ali Holmes, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS, BCS-S is the SLP Advisor for Sheltering Arms Institute. As a member of the clinical science team, she supports the SLP department in mentoring and student programs, knowledge translation, clinical practice guideline use and program development. Prior to that position, she was Speech Pathology Manager at Encompass Health. She has provided diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatient, day and outpatient adult populations, as well as managed a team of speech pathologists. In her career, she has developed outpatient voice and swallowing programs, and other specialty programs in stroke rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, tracheostomy management and Parkinson’s disease. Ali has presented to groups throughout the region and at the statewide and national conferences for Speech Pathology as well as rehab medicine. Ali graduated with BS and MS degrees from James Madison University and earned her board certification in swallowing and swallowing disorders in 2024.