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Shelby Pocius, MS, ATC, CEAS III, ITAT, PES, NASE-CSS PTSMC’s Employer Services Specialist

Get To Know Shelby

Shelby grew up in the tiny town of Chaplin, CT, where she says, “Cow tipping was a legitimate thing!” She is 1 of 4 girls, and her childhood consisted of playing sports all the time. She received her Athletic Training degree from Spring eld College where she started out as a track and eld athlete. Shelby was a sprinter, high jumper, and long jumper. After her freshman year, she realized that running was not going to be her profession and dove into the AT program. Shelby is still a runner, although she’s traded sprinting for long distance running; it’s become her “me time” where she can still outrun the kids (for the moment).

Shelby rst worked as an ATC at a public HS in Holyoke MA, then spent nine years at Cheshire Academy. There, she grew as an ATC while also working with QU’s ATC program as an adjunct professor and preceptor for students. In 2014, Shelby obtained her Master’s in Human Performance and Injury Preventions. During this time she had her two girls, Aubrey (7 soon) and Harper (4).

Once Shelby became pregnant with her son, Jackson (18 months), she decided it was time for a change. She was working six days a week at the school and doing some “employer services-like” consulting on the side. When faced with a schedule change to night shift for a consulting contract, she decided it was time to search for a new job with more work-life balance. Rather than sticking with schools, Shelby began searching for what she called “industrial positions.”

Shelby’s sister was the one who found the Employer Services posting at PTSMC! She remembers her sister saying: “I have no idea what Employer Services means, but they have been a Top Workplace for 10 years, and there’s this Mike guy [who the position reports to] whose background is an ATC!”

And that Mike (Durand) guy eventually interviewed her �� After her interview, Shelby knew PTSMC was the place for her. She told her husband Matt, “Everything about this company is something I want to be a part of.” She felt that this role would challenge her as an ATC and support her being a mom. She’s now thrilled to be a part of the PTSMC family and is proud to lead Employer Services.

Shelby and her family now live in Bolton, CT. Outside of work, she personally loves to garden. Their family is also looking to get chickens in the spring! As a family they are constantly outside, always active and exploring the outdoors. They have two beagles that love to escape, because their nature is to run and hunt. They are constantly tracking them down, but the kids see it as going on an adventure to nd the dogs. Little do the kids know... their next great adventure will be Disney World! They are planning to take the kids at the end of summer, and what an amazing time they will have seeing all the princesses and Lightening McQueen!

Employer Services Program

PTSMC’s Employer Services program is growing! Led by Shelby Pocius, Employer Services Specialist, and Ryan Balavender, Director of Facilities, PTSMC recently secured two new Employer Services contracts: City Line Distributors and Kamatics Corporation. City Line is New England’s #1 independent full-service food distributor. Kamatics provides self-lubricating bearings and engineered products for aerospace, defense, marine, and industrial applications around the world. Shelby has facilitated the growth of Employer Services by providing excellent care and building relationships with all clients, while pursuing new opportunities. These additions bring PTSMC’s client list to a total of ve organizations covering over 40 hours a week of contracted and consulting services. The three other companies PTSMC currently provides Employer Services to are the CT State Police, Dyno Nobel Inc, and Manchester Ambulance.

The goal of PTSMC’s Employer Services is to help organizations prevent and treat workplace injuries, resulting in a healthier workplace with fewer recordable injuries and missed workdays. This provides signi cant cost savings for the organization, and a safer work environment for sta . Some highlighted services below are examples of the focus for Shelby and PTSMC’s clients:

1. Ergonomic Assessment & Analysis

• Provide ergonomic training and recommendations for workstation design, work practice, and preventative exercise programs.

• Analysis for safer, more comfortable workspaces

2. OSHA First Aid

• This includes heat, ice, massage, active rest, and protection. By providing fast on-site care, PTSMC can address and treat minor injuries before they become recordable injuries.

3. Active Rehabilitation Treatments

• Comprehensive onsite injury care providing services for minor strains to major post-operative rehabilitation.

4. Injury Prevention Services

• Proper stretching and body mechanics training to address speci c demands of client’s jobs to prevent injury.

If you are interested in learning more about Employer Services, please reach out to Shelby!

February Birthdays

Channing Harwood 1 Plainville Mei Syriac 1 Putnam

Lauren Randall 1 Wallingford

Tom Harney 2 Putnam

Serena Trinh 2 Wallingford

Zoe Trotta 2 Wallingford Lucas Morris 3 Guilford

Sam McMullen 3 Southington

Emiley Wilson 5 Guilford

Jen Bastos 5 Naugatuck

Mariah Rasmussen 8 Westbrook

Kelley Cahill 9 Essex

Pete Catuccio 9 Watertown

Kaitlyn Murray 9 Windsor

Kirsten Reaves 11 Admin

Emma Montero 12 Fair eld

Kayla Sturges 14 Southbury

Russ Woodman 17 New Haven

Jonathan Rodriguez 17 Wethers eld

Aalyiah Henry 18 Naugatuck

Cindy Mazzarella 18 Watertown

Kelsey Matthews 19 Plainville

Laila Temraoui 20 Admin

Lauren Doyle 21 Wallingford Aarohi Patel 22 Avon

Destinee Boyd 25 Admin

Cameron Walton 25 Danielson

Chase Cole 25 Glastonbury

Sean Doenias 26 Newington

Sibahle Sibiya 27 Essex

Jake Courtman 27 Guilford

Olivia Brunelle 27 New Haven

Mark Bagdasarian 27 Newington

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES

Renee Corsillo Patient Services Danbury Coordinator

Garrett Ludden Patient Care Plainville Coordinator

Chris Patrick Physical Therapist Shelton

Natalie Pedane PT Aide Southbury

Dylan Carneiro Content Coordinator Admin

Amy Placeres Patient Services Waterbury Coordinator