Colleen R. Ott was born and raised in the Bustleton-Somerton section of Philadelphia. She is married to Michelle Lynn- Marie Crawford-Ott, who is also in the Elkins Park 2018 Cast. Colleen served 13 years as a Philadelphia Emergency Medical Technician, and then 5 years as a Home Health Aid. She currently works at a barn, which she considers to be very therapeutic. Colleen, who is on the Autistic Spectrum, is working towards publishing a book which she hopes will bring awareness and understanding about her diagnosis.  

Colleen shares her story in the This Is My Brave Elkins Park 2018 show.