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Our ASPIRE Team Aaron Fuerst Clinical Instructor Read More Amber Bell Faculty & Director of Mentorship Read More Brian Macks Clinical Instructor & Faculty-In-Training Read More Cameron Gomez Clinical Instructor & Faculty-In-Training Read More Desirée Parham Clinical Instructor Read More Erin Vendeland Clinical Faculty Instructor Read More Jamie Ford Clinical Instructor Read More Alan Lam Clinical Instructor Read More Bambi S. Penney Clinical Instructor Read More Brock Charleston Clinical Instructor Read More Christopher Thurston Clinical Instructor Read More Dina Kramer Clinical Instructor Read More Erl Pettman Founder & Senior Faculty I'm a paragraph. To update me, go to the Data Manager. The Data Manager is where you store and collect data for your site. Read More Joe Krugh Clinical Instructor & Faculty-In-Training Read More Amanda Driscoll Clinical Faculty Read More Bret Swigard Clinical Instructor Read More Bruce Franke Faculty I'm a paragraph. To update me, go to the Data Manager. The Data Manager is where you store and collect data for your site. Read More David Musnick, M.D. Specialty Course Faculty Read More Erika Fabian Faculty I'm a paragraph. To update me, go to the Data Manager. The Data Manager is where you store and collect data for your site. Read More Gail Elliott Clinical Instructor Read More

Stacy Soappman Faculty Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, FAAOMPT, graduated from Andrews University in 2001 with her MSPT degree, and 2011 with her DScPT degree. She became a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists in 2011. Stacy believes that physical therapy is a combination of science and art and when we combine those two things we do our best work with patients. When not in the clinic you can find me outside with my family, hiking, biking, camping, eating chocolate and reading books under the trees. stacysoappman@gmail.com

Marcus Neal Clinical Instructor Marcus Neal, DScPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT, grew up in Phoenix, Arizona with an interested mind and a penchant for learning. He completed his Bachelor’s of Science with a major in Kinesiology from Arizona State University in 2003. He went on to earn his Doctor of Physical Therapy at Northern Arizona University in 2006. Soon after graduation Marcus joined Desert Palms Physical Therapy in Tucson, Arizona. Marcus has continued his education while in practice completing his Certified Orthopedic Manipulative Therapist (COMT) with North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 2014 and Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) in 2016. Marcus became owner of Desert Palms Physical Therapy in 2014. He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic and Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT) in 2020. He is now working towards a degree in advanced manual therapy and clinical research; DScPT from Andrews University. Marcus now focuses his time on teaching and clinical education of learning physical therapists while continuing direct patient care and clinical research. MarcusN@DesertPalmsPT.com

Dina Kramer Clinical Instructor Dina Kramer, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMT graduated from the University of Michigan in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She is certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation, Trigger Point Dry Needling, and a Credentialed Clinical Instructor with the APTA. Dina completed her manual therapy certification with NAIOMT achieving CMPT in 2010, COMT in 2014 and NAIOMT Fellowship in 2015. She is the owner of Kramer Physical Therapy, an outpatient private practice, in Knoxville, Tennessee. When she is not at work you will find her hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains or digging in her groovy garden. Dina@kramerphysicaltherapy.com

Tessa Carson Clinical Faculty Instructor Tessa L. Carson, PT, DPT tcarson@osstherapy.com

Michael Miller Clinical Instructor Michael Miller completed the NAIOMT Fellowship program during 2021 and is continuing to matriculate within the Andrews University DSc program. He received his DPT from University of Maryland in Baltimore in 2013 and moved to Colorado in 2012. He earned the OCS certification in 2017. He currently serves as the outpatient therapy services supervisor at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver with clinical and administrative duties. He works primarily with patients with non-surgical sports medicine diagnoses. Outside of PT, Michael enjoys exploring Colorado's mountains, especially via winter sports. michael.thomas.miller@gmail.com

Phil Plante Clinical Instructor Phil Plante, DScPT, MA, FAAOMPT, founded Action Potential Physical Therapy in 1997 with the goal of providing world class physical therapy in a local setting. His passion for treating patients in the Colorado Springs community continues to this day. In addition to practicing physical therapy full time, Phil is a Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists, providing advanced fellowship training to therapists from all over the nation. Phil holds his Doctor of Science in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. Additionally, Phil has the elite title of Certified Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapist (Level 4) through the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists. He has a Master of Arts degree in Sports Science from the University of Denver in Denver, CO as well as a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, MO. Phil earned his undergraduate degree in Community Health Education from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, playing baseball, and fly fishing and relishes spending time with his wife, Eva, and their two daughters. PEAPLANTE@msn.com

Bruce Franke Faculty Bruce A Franke Jr DScPT, OCS, COMT, MTC, FAAOMPT, received his PT degree from the College of St. Scholastica, in Duluth MN in 1987. In 2002, Bruce became a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT). Bruce graduated with his DSc from Andrews University in 2016. Bruce has enjoyed conducting clinical research and has presented at multiple national and international conferences including the World Congress for Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain in Barcelona, Spain (2007); Singapore (2016); and Antwerp, Belgium (2019); and at the World Congress of Orthopaedics (WCOR) in Xian, China (2015) and Seoul, South Korea (2016).Bruce instructed as adjunct faculty in the Evidence-Based Practice course with the College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN) Bruce has also enjoyed providing residency, fellowship, and instructing courses in manual therapy and therapeutic exercise in his private practice, Desert Palms Physical Therapy, Movement and Yoga Studio, in Tucson AZ. Many months of the year, Bruce is also continually inspired with his NGO volunteer teaching and mentoring of physical therapists in SE Asia. Brucef@DesertPalmsPT.com

Aaron Fuerst Clinical Instructor Aaron Fuerst PT, DPT, FAAOMPT is a 2001 graduate of Washington University – St. Louis School of Medicine program in physical therapy. Aaron holds his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from A.T. Still University and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Aaron currently serves as the Clinical Educator for Riverside Medical Center where his focus is quality control, staff professional development, and patient outcomes. Aaron is also employed as an adjunct faculty member within the Kankakee Community College PTA program specializing in the areas of orthopedics and manual therapy. In the past, Aaron has worked in both hospital-based and private practice orthopedic physical therapy settings and was President and owner of Axcess Physical Therapy in Kankakee IL from 2008-2019. Personally, Aaron enjoys spending time with family and friends and currently resides in Bourbonnais, IL with his wife Nikki and four children. Aaron is involved in the community and serves as the Head JV baseball coach at Bishop McNamara Catholic HS in Kankakee and the current Director of Baseball Operations and pitching biomechanics instructor for the House of Sports travel baseball organization. aaronwfuerst@comcast.net