PNF Program Faculty
Nicole Bang, PT, DPT
Staff Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Damen University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2022
Allison Brown, PT, DPT
Staff Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: California State University, Sacramento
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2021
Tim R. Condon, PT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: University of Buffalo, NY
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor, Certified Anat Banal Method Practitioner
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2004
Courtney Crockett, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Samuel Merritt University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2018
Kristen Gandek, PT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: MCP Hahnemann University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2001
Willie Graham, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2013
Terry Grzybowski, PT, DPT
Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program Supervisor
Physical therapy training: University of Southern California, Arcadia University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic and in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (NCS, OCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Senior Instructor, Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1988
April M. Jackson, PT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Advanced Instructor, NDT Certification
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1999
Christina Kessler, PT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: University Hospital Hamburg, Germany
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, former IPNFA Advanced Instructor, NDT Certification
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1994
Masato Kobayashi, PT, DPT
Staff Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Western University of Health Sciences
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2022
Becky Macalino, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Samuel Merritt College
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2006
Jordan Marez, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Azusa Pacific University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2017
Carly Martin, PT, DPT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2015
Susana Montanez, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: California State University, Sacramento
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2016
Jayme O’Connell, PT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: Western University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Advanced Instructor, NDT Certification
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1998
Tin Pham, PT, DPT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2012
Erwin Punz, PT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: PT School at the Vienna General Hospital, Austria
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Advanced Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1994
Amy Radu, PT, DPT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: Azusa Pacific University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2010
Sean Ryan, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: California State University, Sacramento
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2020
Stephen Schmidt, PT
Supervisor Rehabilitation Physical Therapy
Spinal Cord Injury Program Co-Lead
Physical therapy school: University of the Pacific, University of South Australia
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS), Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2002
Wyatt Smith, PT, DPT
Director, Rehabilitation Services and Postgraduate PNF Program
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2013
Allison Spear, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Samuel Merritt University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2014
Mark Spear, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Samuel Merritt University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2014
Allison S. Stevenson, PT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor, Neuro-IFRAH certified therapist
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2003
Todd M. Tanner, PT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: Touro College, NY
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Advanced Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2002
Natalie Taylor, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2020
Phil Villa, PT, DPT
Clinical Specialist
Physical therapy training: Samuel Merritt University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Advanced Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2011
Khoa Vu, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: Azusa Pacific University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Basic Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2011
Charissa Wong, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Physical therapy training: University of California at San Francisco/San Francisco State University
Specialty training: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy (NCS), Kaiser Vallejo Post-graduate PNF program, IPNFA Assistant Instructor
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2018