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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

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

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

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

Kyara was born and raised in the Bay Area. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from San Jose State University, she went on to graduate with her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Boston University.

Kyara always knew she wanted to work with children and has experience working in different pediatric settings. Prior to starting at InGym, she worked as a respite caregiver for a teenage boy and their family. She completed her Level two fieldworks at VA Palo Alto Outpatient serving older adults and at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital- Oakland Acute/Inpatient Rehab serving children from birth to 21 years. Kyara strives to provide client-centered care to all her clients as she believes they deserve the best quality of care.

When not at work, Kyara loves to spend time with her friends and family, traveling, and playing with her dog. Additionally, she enjoys an active lifestyle and can be seen at the gym or participating in swimming and dancing.

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! 

Tracy D. Wallace, M.S., OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Tracy earned her Masters' of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Rush University, Chicago, Illinois in August 2000. Since then she has been working continuously in the pediatric setting. Between March 2005-October 2016, Tracy independently and successfully managed a sole proprietorship providing outpatient, private clinic-based pediatric clientele. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children who present with a variety of developmental challenges either with or without diagnoses, while collaborating closely with parents, guardians, and caregivers.

Tracy's professional continuing education certifications include earning the internationally recognized Certification in Sensory Integration from USC & WPS (also known as "SIPT Certified"), as well as earning an Advanced Certification to administer Therapeutic Listening. Tracy has attended a variety of professional continuing education courses which include ALERT Program; Handwriting without Tears; Keyboarding without Tears – From Pencils to Keyboards: Written Production in the Digital Classroom; NDT principles; Sensory Strategies and Diets for Homework Success; Visual-Vestibular Assessment & Treatment; Vestibular Habilitation from the Core; Pathways to Self-Regulation; Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Dysgraphia: An Integrated Approach (Reflex Integration); Brain-Based Approach to Linking Motor Development and Sensory Integration: Movement-Based Learning to Strengthen Sensory-Motor and Neuro-Motor Function in Children.

Rehab Aide

Tara was born and raised in the Bay Area. She graduated from UCLA in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. 

One of her first jobs was working at a daycare, where she developed a strong foundation in working with children and supporting their social and emotional development. She also has experience working as a paraeducator in a moderate to severe special education classroom, supporting students with a wide range of behavioral and developmental needs. 

Tara will begin her Master’s in Occupational Therapy program at San Jose State University in the fall, and is looking forward to help others build confidence, independence, and joy in their daily lives. 

In her free time, Tara loves going to concerts, playing video games, and making matcha lattes for her family and friends!

Front Desk

Hi my name is Rogelia and I’m married with 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys. Our lives have been busy but we keep moving forward to give priority to our education and caring for each of my children. God has been the center for everything. For 18 years I worked for Bay City Flower in Half Moon Bay and afterwards I worked for a program called IHSS, in which it was a very unique experience. We moved to San Jose a few years back and now I’ve been working at InGym for 1 year. Working at InGym has been a new experience for me and every day I am learning something new. I enjoy being able to help as much as I can and I’m thankful for Tannia and Myron for giving me this opportunity and for all the support that they and the staff have given me.  It truly feels like we are a giant family and I am always having a good day when I see the children come in.