Our Team
Find the support you need from someone you trust
CEO, Founding Occupational Therapist, and Lead Provider of TimberNook
Rebekah Highlander, MOT, OTR/L
Rebekah is a certified occupational therapist in Northern Virginia with her Bachelor’s of Science in Occupational Science and Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Saint Louis University. She has worked with children and families in therapeutic and non-therapeutic settings with an emphasis on family-centered experiences. After seeing a rise in children with poor play initiation and creativity as well as increased social fears, she saw an opportunity to change the therapeutic approach, through research-based practices in the great outdoors! Her personal and professional interests, including research and practice improvement with the American Occupational Therapy Association, led her to become a certified TimberNook provider in 2021. She's passionate about weaving the therapeutic aspects of nature with a unique understanding of child development to create an outdoor program that supports every aspect of the growing child.
Assistant Program Manager, Certified TimberNook Provider
Liz Weber
Liz has a B.A. in Human Performance and Leisure Studies with a minor in Early Childhood Education. She is a trustworthy educator well-versed in nature and play. She offers years of experience with multiple-aged children in a variety of settings including academic, religious, and recreational. She is a home school co-op teacher and mother of 5 who has been using aspects of the TimberNook philosophy in her life for years. In 2023, she became trained and certified to provide TimberNook programming in Loudoun County and we are lucky to have her on staff!