Emilie McElhenie

Emilie McElhenie is a skilled Dance Movement Therapist and Creative Arts Specialist currently employed at A Step Up Academy since January 2025. Prior to this role, Emilie served as the Recreation Director at Genesis from October 2023 to December 2024. Emilie's experience also includes positions as an Activity/Recreation Therapist at Haven Behavioral Healthcare from March 2022 to September 2023, a Self-Directed Community Habilitation Worker at Alternative Living Group Inc from February to December 2021, and a Recreation/Expressive Therapist at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute from March to November 2020. Emilie earned a degree in Recreational Therapy from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, where studies were completed from 2015 to 2019.