I graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1996 and worked in a hospital setting where I got experience with adult acute care, rehab, subacute and outpatient for 5 years. In 2001, I was given the opportunity to go outside my comfort zone and work in an outpatient pediatric clinic. I was surprised to find a love working with children.  Throughout my career, I have prided myself on being a jack of all trades, I sought out training in a variety of areas but did not have an interest is specializing in any specific area. I enjoy the variety of various diagnoses and ages. In 2012, my husband, two children, and myself moved to Alaska. I took a position working with the fetal alcohol diagnostic team in March of 2013 as a way to become more involved in the community and increase my relationships with the other professions in the area. I had no idea the impact this would have both professionally and personally. Upon returning from my first international fetal alcohol convention in 2015, I was contacted about foster care. My family has been fostering since 2015 and it has put precious little faces to the community epidemic of mental illness and trauma. My family has experienced firsthand the frustrations of lack of services or acknowledgement that our children are impacted and cannot advocate for themselves. I have a passion for making an impact on society by providing services for the infants and children that have been impacted by a traumatic start to life. I love working with families and being able to celebrate in their joys and successes.  Until recently, I had not envisioned myself owning my own business, but I am excited about the opportunities to work with families and professionals and increasing the awareness of trauma and its impact to help build A Better Tomorrow. I look forward to being able to continue to use the skills that I have acquired over my 20+ years of practice as well as building a clinic that is trauma informed and focused on improving quality of life for the entire family unit. 

I graduated from Mount Aloysius College in rural Pennsylvania in 2006.  My primary job has always been in outpatient pediatric therapy settings.  From 2008 through 2010, I also worked part time in hospital, long term care units, and skilled nursing facilities working with adults in a variety of diagnoses.  My experience in pediatrics is varied.  I have worked with a wide range of diagnoses and conditions over the years.  Each child and family bring about a unique experience that helps to transform my knowledge base.  I am addicted to learning more and in December of 2021 got my PhD in Infant and Early Childhood Development with an emphasis on mental health and developmental disorders.  I am an expert and training leader for DIR/Floortime treatment, credentialed through ICDL.  While I have a strong background in many areas, I have a passion for infant and early childhood feeding challenges, including breastfeeding; Autism treatment; sensory processing and modulation; emotional and whole body regulation; and infant and childhood mental health.  I grew up in Pennsylvania, started my career in Maryland, and moved to Alaska in 2010 with my husband, Andrew, and our two children, Alexia and Carter.  It was a big move, and we have been so happy here.  In 2005, before I had graduated from occupational therapy school, my husband and I started a business that we have talked about expanding into something that we could work together and help make an impact on the world.  That business has expanded into A Better Tomorrow Therapy and Wellness Center, and I could not be happier that we are finally doing what we set out to do so long ago.  It is my hope and dream to be able to help children and families grow into their future.  

I graduated massage school in rural Pennsylvania through Computer Learning Network (CLN), which is now York Technical Institute (YTI), in 2005.  I have worked in salon settings and offered private massages throughout the years under my own business license.  I enjoy tailoring massage to each individual client's needs. I offer a Swedish based massage technique that focuses on the relief of muscular stress and tension.  Techniques include trigger point therapy, deep tissue, and myofascial release.  I also have training in prenatal massage, infant massage, post-natal massage, and sports massage.  I have worked in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and am excited to expand into serving the Alaskan community.  I moved to Alaska with my wife, Krystal, and our two children, Alexia and Carter.  We are excited to be here, and I am excited to be expanding my business with my wife and our friends to serve the needs of Anchorage.  I am currently working toward a degree in Health Sciences with the plan to enroll in graduate school to become a physical therapist.

I graduated from R.B. Hayes H.S. in Delaware, Oh and attended Eastern Michigan University (studying Music Education) where I met my wife, Jamie.  I worked for several years in the fast-food industry quickly working my way up from line prep to General Manager, leading my own team and facility.  In 1999, I trained and became a licensed commercial driver. I worked for 12 years in this industry always gravitating towards and excelling at the customer service and training aspects of the job.  In 2012, after much prayer, God blessed our family with the opportunity to move to Alaska.  At that time, our children were entering their freshman and sophomore year in high school, and we decided it was time for me to take a break and reconnect with the children, catching up on the things I had missed out on over the last few years.  Eventually, we determined for everyone’s sanity, “Dad” needed to get back to work.  After a short stint with Aflac, I found myself back in the transportation industry taking a job with Reliant Transportation. After a year as a special needs school bus driver and driver trainer I was promoted to Dispatch Supervisor.  Jamie and I are parents to 2 wonderful bio children Drew, 24-years old and Bailey, 23-years old.  Jamie and I have always had a heart for children.  We have been blessed to foster 23 children and counting.  We adopted our son M.J. in March 2020 and Zeke in November 2021.  My wife has always encouraged me to look for an opportunity that stretched my abilities, challenged me daily, and touched my heart.  A Better Tomorrow isn’t just a catchy name for our business, it is what we strive to provide, not only for our clients and their families, but for our staff and personal families as well.