Employee Spot light

By Mallory Mason, Director of Culture & Engagement

Allyson Melillo, Remote Services Coordinator

Evolution with PTSMC

Allyson Melillo joined PTSMC in 2015 through the acquisition of the New Haven (Prince Street) and Branford locations. At that time, she was doing PSC work and continued to do that for the next 3-4 years. Back then, Allyson shared an o ce with Cindy Hales (Accounts Receivable Coordinator), who was also a part of the acquisition. They worked in close quarters, and Allyson fondly remembers she was always hot with a fan, and Cindy was always cold with a heater.

In late 2019, Allyson joined what was then called the Veri cation team in the administrative o ce. She was looking for more responsibility and growth, and this was that next step for her. She continued to work out of the New Haven clinic until COVID hit. In the height of COVID, Allyson went back to her roots and supported the Wallingford clinic as a PSC for a few months. As COVID reshaped the work world, Allyson went back “behind the scenes” and fully remote from home.

Even though she does “not like change,” Allyson took on a big new sector of PTSMC when she started managing Guilford remote authorizations in 2021. This was a big change for PTSMC and one that Allyson took in stride and still manages today. Additionally, Allyson began what is a ectionately known as “balancing” in 2022. There is a team of Admin sta who are dedicated to ensuring visits and new patients in WebPT EMR and WebPT Billing match. As that team evolved, so did Allyson, and she is now the lead of this team and refers to balancing as her “baby.”

Allyson’s current title is Remote Services Coordinator. In this role, she veri es bene ts for six clinics, manages Guilford authorizations, manages balancing throughout the month, and also lls in for the Authorization and the Veri cation departments when coverage is needed. In all her roles throughout the years, Allyson has kept a special work relationship with the original New Haven sta who are still working for PTSMC. Especially Cindy and Christine Ra one (Senior Authorization Coordinator) who also joined other Admin departments. Allyson & Christine still go to happy hours with the New Haven crew ��

On Personal Time

Allyson is a consistent gym goer- she works out every day! Her current workouts of choice are HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workouts. She’s been using the Ladder App, and she’s “kind of obsessed with it.” Every Sunday night she goes on to the app, picks a team associated with one of the 10 trainers, and gets her workouts for the week! Allyson likes to work out in the evenings during the week, because “it’s the 5 am alarm that is the struggle.” Allyson is an avid participant in the PTSMC #GetMoving challenges. Since she consistently works out, it’s a no-brainer. On the days she doesn’t want to go to the gym, the challenges always keep her motivated.

Another love of Allyson’s is concerts- mostly country concerts. She is going to TidalWave Music Festival in Atlantic City this summer for a 3-day country concert extravaganza! Other than the festival, Allyson plans to spend her weekends this summer hanging out with friends and going to the beach. She likes to take all of her trips in the winter to escape the cold. (She tried the skiing and snowboarding route and was not her thing.) Her sister lives in Jacksonville, FL, and brother in CA, so she has a few warm places to visit. She visits FL most often! Allyson also loves sports, and you can always count on her to go to at least one Giants game each football season.

August Anniversaries

August Birthdays

Megan Morgan 2 Admin

Carly Rabinovich 3 Avon

Dan Vala 3 Middletown

Kevin Connellan 3 Plainville

Alayna Taylor 5 Glastonbury

Colleen Menard 5 New Milford

Isabella Thompson 7 Simsbury

Anna Donato 8 Essex

Zack Brown 8 Middletown

Celia Debrocke 8 Newington

Justin Danville 8 Simsbury

Michelle Kijewski 8 Wallingford

JoAnna Moomjian 9 Admin

Michael Castleberry 9 Orange

Kayla Wong 9 Shelton

Lucille Meyer 10 Shelton

Lauren Roy 11 Wethers eld

Jessica Owens 12 Orange

Kaitlyn Carrubba 12 Southington

Kelly Goddard 14 Wallingford

Craig Katko 15 Essex

Morgan Brown 15 New Haven

Skyler Rapuano 16 Essex

McKenzie Daniels 16 Newington

Tom Kassan 16 West Hartford

Erik Schmitt 16 Westbrook

Katherine Fan 17 Shelton

Briana Boulerice 18 Waterbury

Carl Rosa 18 Watertown

Elena Masiello 19 Wallingford

Olivia Tarca 19 Windsor

Wesley Cheng 20 Avon

RJ Harkin 20 Danbury

Katie Castillo 20 Orange

Adam Antunes 21 Naugatuck

Jack Pearce 22 Admin

Jake Siedel 22 Middletown

Olivia Matlosz 22 Naugatuck

Erik Olsen 24 Southbury

Kailey Hanks 25 Lock Street

Nick Almonte 25 Shelton

Casey DeLucia 27 Branford

Jovan DuBose 27 Groton

Je Lo 27 Westbrook

Stevie Fell 29 Admin

Andrew Kalach 29 Fair eld

Tracy Laramore 30 Admin

Alyssa Wright 31 New Haven

August Anniversaries

Jocelyn Lucero PT Aide Branford

Payton Anastasio PT Aide Branford

Kriti Patel PT Aide Branford

Samantha Jarry PT Aide Essex

Samantha Amico PT Aide Fair eld

Jurni Soares PT Aide Glastonbury

Chase Cole PT Aide Glastonbury

Michelle Colar PT Aide Groton

Thomas Cruz PT Aide Groton

Aaliyah Rodriguez PSC New Haven

Nicholas Lopez PT Aide New Milford

Anna DeBellis PT Aide New Milford

Brianna Galeazza PT Aide Orange

Morgan Cannin PT Aide Orange

Meghan Burke PT Aide Orange

Andrew Varcoe PSC Orange

Miranda Smith PSC Putnam

Katya Lazor PCC Simsbury

Annalise Kieley PT Aide Simsbury

Kimberly Schor PT Aide Simsbury

Justin Danville PT Aide Simsbury

Emma Topper PT Aide Southington

Kaitlyn Carrubba PT Aide Southington

Nicole Carter PT Aide Southington

Serena Trinh PT Aide Wallingford

Justin Cyr PT Aide Wallingford

Allyson Hickey Physical Therapist Watertown

Nicholas Parker PT Aide Wethers eld