Kristi started her career at CMU with a double major in Sports Medicine and Physical Education, the base of her building block for her exceptional skills. She has been an athletic trainer at the high school and collegiate levels, giving her a unique view into competitive athletes. Kristi obtained her massage therapy certification at LCC with additional training at Boulder College of Massage Therapy and Ann Arbor Institute of Massage. She also has a great deal of training and experience in manual therapy through continuing education and as a past practitioner within a manual physical therapy clinic. Kristi has held a number of personal training certifications and has authored health and wellness articles, with over 100 published on the Livestrong website. Spending seven years in orthopedic sales has given her a unique understanding of bracing as well as excellent customer service skills. She continues to add to her wealth of knowledge through continuing education and research, believing that you are never done growing and learning. Kristi is a Professor at Lansing Community College and an instructor of Sports Medicine with Clinton County Resa, sharing her love of learning and teaching.

Kristi has a passion for helping people, and is thrilled to be able to “work” using this passion. She uses her huge knowledge to look at the whole picture and how it all works together to give the best evidence based results possible. Her mantra to her students is “LISTEN to your patients/clients”. She believes that this is the key to success in this profession.