Melissa Candelaria

Melissa Candelaria is an experienced occupational therapist currently working at West Gables Rehabilitation Hospital since October 2022 and at MIND & MOBILITY since November 2020. Previously, Melissa held the occupational therapist position at Children First Bilingual Speech and Learning Center from December 2020 to October 2022 and completed multiple occupational therapy Level 2 fieldwork placements at Encompass Health, Nicklaus Children’s Dan Marino Outpatient Center, and UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute in 2019. Prior to these roles, Melissa worked as an administrative assistant at Children in Motion from October 2016 to August 2017. Melissa earned a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida in 2019 and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Florida International University in 2016.