Our Therapists and Staff
Our Extraordinary Team
Want to know why Craig opened Cheshire Fitness Zone? Find out in his exclusive Employee Spotlight! Craig attended Thomas Jefferson University and has been practicing since 1996. He opened Cheshire Fitness Zone on January 1, 2001. Craig is an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University, Department of Physical Therapy. In his spare, time Craig enjoys spending time with family, hiking, biking and skiing. Craig has also led a group of physical therapy and occupational therapy students to Guatemala to provide therapy services to people in need for the past two years and has participated in Skiers Unlimited for the past 20 years, a program that teaches children with special needs to snow ski.
Kristen attended Quinnipiac University and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2005, starting as an aide before becoming a PT in 2007. If Kristen is not spending time with her husband and kids, she enjoys doing DIY home projects. Get a glimpse into Kristen’s day-to-day: check out her exclusive employee spotlight interview!
Jessica attended Eastern Connecticut State University and Naugatuck Valley. She has been a member of Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2008. Jessica really enjoys the problem solving involved in toe walking gait abnormalities. In her spare time Jessica enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hanging with their dogs, Bonnie, Clyde and their growing family of goats. She is a music lover and Zumba Fitness Class Teacher. Jessica also belongs to a book club and enjoys listening to educational podcasts. Want to learn more about Jessica? Check out her exclusive employee spotlight interview!
Caitlin attended the University of Connecticut’s Physical Therapy program for her graduate degree and Stonehill College for her undergraduate degree, majoring in Health Sciences. She has been practicing PT since 2016 and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2017. Caitlin is certified in the Schroth Best Practice method, which is a non-surgical option for treatment of scoliosis. In her spare time, Caitlin enjoys being with her family and friends, running and playing with her cat, Shera. To learn more about Caitlin and her role at Cheshire Fitness Zone, check out her exclusive employee spotlight interview!
Amanda attended Sacred Heart University and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since the beginning of her career as a Physical Therapist in 2012. She specializes in Aquatic Therapy, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and is a Children’s Yoga Instructor. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, hiking, bike riding, going to the beach, teaching graduate students at Sacred Heart and cheering for the Patriots! Get a glimpse into Amanda’s day-to-day: check out her exclusive employee spotlight interview now!
Katherine attended Norwalk Community College and has been practicing since 2015. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, bike riding and running.
Stephanie attended The University of Hartford and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since becoming a Physical Therapist in 2015. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys hiking, running and spending time with her family.
Michelle attended UCONN and has been practicing for over 20 years. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2007 and specializes in developmental delay, torticollis, CP; DOC Band Clinician. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her husband, Chris, her children, Ella, Liam, and Colin, and their dog, Millie. She also loves reading a good book and going outdoors.
Katie attended the University of New Hampshire and has been practicing since 2006 and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2012. She specializes in ASD and sensory processing. In her spare time, Katie enjoys spending time with friends and family, Crossfit, going to concerts, going out to eat, gardening, organizing and DIY projects.
Amy attended the University of New Hampshire and has been practicing for over 20 years. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2009. Her specialties include Feeding, Therapeutic Listening, SI Certification, and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy. In her spare time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to new places, exercising, being outdoors and reading.
Bianca attended Ithaca College and has been practicing since 2007. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2013. Bianca specializes in feeding and ages birth to 5 and is a Certified Lactation Counselor. In her spare time, Bianca loves running, yoga, rock climbing and being outside with her family! Want to learn more about Bianca’s feeding therapy role? Click here to watch her Employee Spotlight!
Lori attended the University of New Hampshire and has been practicing for over 25 years. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2012. She specializes in vision and in her spare time, Lori enjoys playing tennis, spending time with her family and running.
Jennifer attended Quinnipiac University and has been practicing since 2000. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2012 and is also a part time faculty member at Quinnipiac University. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys going to the beach, spending time with her two daughters, and visiting family and friends in her home state of Rhode Island.
Amanda attended Springfield College and has been practicing since 2016. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2017 and is interested in Sensory Integration Therapy and early childhood neuromotor development and rehabilitation. In her spare time, Amanda likes to play with her dogs, spending time with friends and family and working on DIY and craft projects.
Alex attended the University of Scranton and has been practicing since 2015, just as long as she has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone. She specializes in feeding therapy and in her spare time, enjoys cooking for family and friends, traveling and outdoor walks with her dog. Check out Alex’s Employee Spotlight here!
Julie attended Quinnipiac University and has been practicing since 2014. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2017 and specializes in feeding therapy. In her spare time, Julie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling to new places, and going to the beach in the summer.
Sara attended Lincoln College for the COTA program and Boston University for her BA in English. She is a school based COTA in the Farmington Public Schools and has been practicing since 2016, just as long as she has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone. Sara is very interested in visual perceptual and ocular motor skills as they relate to academic function. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, camping, live music, bird watching and growing indoor and outdoor plants. She also loves cooking and eating!
Michelle graduated from CCSU with bachelors in English as she wanted to be a teacher but was then introduced to Occupational Therapy and received her Associated from Lincoln College of New England. She has been practicing since 2015 and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2018. Michelle is excited to learn all that Cheshire Fitness Zone has to offer and eventually work more in helping kids who have difficulty with feeding. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking and babysitting her 5-month old niece.
Allison attended the University of Southern Maine. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking with her dog, doing yoga, and spending time with her family and friends.
Beth attended Hofstra University and is interested in feeding therapy and sensory integration. She is interested in music, photography, beach trips and travel!
Alyssa attended Bay Path University for her Bachelors Degree in Health and Human studies before attending Lincoln College of New England where she received her Associates of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy Assistance. She has been practice since 2018, previously working in hand therapy. In her spare time, she enjoys trips to the beach, crafting, baking and spending time with her family. Working with the pediatric population has always been her passion and she looks forward to exploring more feeding therapy and sensory integration.
Kimberly attended Southern Connecticut State University and has been a Speech-Language Pathologist since 2003. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2008, specializing in feeding and oral motor. Kim is also PROMPT trained. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family.
Hannah attended Southern CT State University and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2015. She is Hanen certified in the More Than Words program. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and going to the beach! Hannah was lucky enough to know she wanted to pursue a career in Speech and Language Pathology when she was in highschool. Find out more about her and why she knew this at such a young age at her Employee Spotlight video!
To get a glimpse into Ali’s day-to-day, check out her employee spotlight! Ali attended Southern CT State University where she received a B.S in Communication Disorders and the University of Rhode Island where she received a M.S. in Speech Pathology. She has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2017. She enjoys working with families to create programs for the home environment as well as fluency and pragmatic language intervention. In her free time she enjoys walking her dogs, reading and photography!
Kaitlin received her B.A. from Ohio State University and her M.A. from University of Cincinnati. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and playing board games.
Shay attended Sacred Heart University where she received her B.A. in Marketing and her Masters in Business Administration. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, trying new restaurants, working out, and the occasional Netflix binge.
Take a deeper look at the group of administrative staff at their employee spotlight, here! Jackie attended Emerson College and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2001. Her career had been in television, working at Fox TV in Hartford and Media Networks in Stamford. After having her third child, whom was born with a disability, Jackie decided to change careers and met Craig, owner of Cheshire Fitness Zone. Craig pinpointed her child’s delays and provided therapy services to improve these delays. She has grown close to most of the families and children that come through the door. In her spare time, Jackie enjoys shopping, going for morning walks and spending time with her family.
Michelle has been working at Cheshire Fitness Zone since 2002. She started working here in August of 2002 as a part-time billing assistant just a few hours a month and worked her way up to a full-time billing manager. Her background previously has been in the bookkeeping/human resource fields. Michelle has experience in processing A/R, A/P, payroll, human resources and a school secretary, sometimes holding multiple jobs at one time. In her spare time, Michelle enjoys exercising, going for walks and spending time with her family.
Audra attended Branford Hall and has been with Cheshire Fitness Zone since August of 2014. In her spare time, Audra enjoys exercising, cooking and hanging out with friends.
Ambreen has a Bachelors in Political Science and has recently completed a Medical Billing and Coding Certification. In addition to working as a front desk associate, she works as a Paraprofessional in a local school system. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, spending time with family and traveling to different parts of the country.
Maureen attended Southern Connecticut State University. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, reading, taking long walks on the beach and scrapbooking.
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