- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory
Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Professional Summary
Olivia Arroyo Kotinek, MS, is a first-generation college graduate. During her undergraduate degree, she studied abroad in Granada, Spain, to complete her Spanish secondary education endorsement from the College of Saint Mary in Omaha. After working and graduating with her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Olivia worked as a home visitor for the Learning Community Center of South Omaha. During her time there, she assisted Spanish-speaking families by connecting them to community resources and providing parents with early childhood best practice education to help children succeed in school. Olivia also became a middle school teacher for Omaha Public Schools during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-2022 before leaving to work for MMI in the fall of 2022.
As a bilingual child development program evaluator, Olivia is excited to bring her early childhood knowledge and bilingual skill set to MMI. From her previous job experience, Olivia has become passionate about the importance of testing toddlers and preschoolers to better meet their needs as they begin their educational journey. Olivia’s lifelong passion is to serve the community and the education and well-being of all children.
Specialty Certifications
- Elementary Education Certificate: K-6
- World Language-Spanish: 7-12
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate
- Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale (KIPS)
- Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)-Infant, Toddler, Pre-K
- Early Communication Indicator (ECI)
- Preschool Language Scale (PLS)-Spanish/English
- Bracken School Readiness Assessment
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary (PPVT)
- Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
- Conscious Discipline
Education
- MS, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE, 2015
- BS, College of Saint Mary- Omaha, NE, 2011
- AA, Iowa Western Community College, Council, Bluffs, IA, 2007
Teaching
- Secondary Spanish World Language: 2020-2022
- Dual Language 6th Grade Math: 2020-2021
- Dual Language 6th Grade Language Arts: 2021-2022
- Experience teaching parent workshop: Love and Logic (Spanish)
- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory