Christy is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy with over 10 years’ experience at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She maintains a diverse clinical experience and is especially passionate about children with developmental disabilities, understanding childhood gait abnormalities and providing quality education to patients, parents and students.  She recently completed her Doctor of Health Sciences degree at Drexel University with a scholarship focus on adaptive cycling and physical activity in children with disabilities. Christy serves as adjunct faculty at Drexel University teaching in Clinical Reasoning, Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Functional Mobility courses and also provides a yearly lecture on adaptive cycling to occupational therapy students at Gwynedd Mercy University. Along with colleagues from New England University and Drexel University,  Christy will provide an education session at the APTA pediatrics conference in Omaha, NE in October of 2023 titled, Ride On! Implementing Cycling Interventions to Promote Participation for Children with Disabilities. Christy and her husband Keith are members of Gwynedd AMBUCS in Pennsylvania and are currently focused to rejuvenating their local chapter!

Denise has been a Pediatric Physical therapist for 32 years. She is passionate about assisting children enjoy life and movement which led to starting up an AMBUCS chapter in 2013 with fellow therapists and family/friends to promote the AMBUCS mission. She is a member of the SoCal Tryker Chapter and has helped provide a little over 700 trikes to riders and still going.

Kristina grew up in rural North Dakota. She graduated from the University of North Dakota in 2008 with a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She has worked primarily in outpatient pediatrics and early intervention throughout her career, although has also worked in home health. Kristina is currently president of her local AMBUCS chapter in Bismarck, ND. She enjoys spending time with her family & friends, traveling, and scrapbooking. Kristina and her husband have one son and a dog.

Marie is a physical therapist who lives and works in Central Vermont with her husband. She loves being outside, riding her bike, hiking, paddling, skiing, and gardening. She has worked in the field for over 25 years in addition, she holds her master’s in special education with a focus on Students with Significant Disabilities. Her practice has included, Orthopedics, Neuro, Rehab, Pediatric, School Based Practice, Special Education, and Assistive Technology. In addition, she has worked with the Vermont I Team, and The Vermont Cortical Visual Impairment project. She was Faculty at the University Center on Disability and Community Inclusion (LEND PROGRAM) and an adjunct faculty and lecturer in the Physical Therapy, and Special Education programs at the University of Vermont. Marie is one of the founding members and has volunteered with the Vermont Ambucs chapter for 15 years. She currently is the Vice President of the chapter and the state trainer for the AMTRYKE Evaluation and Fitting for Therapists.

Cassidy Sanchez has practiced as a rural Physical Therapist since 2001. She received ABPTS pediatric board certification in 2009, renewed in 2019, and is currently maintaining certification through the MOSC program. In addition to treating patients of all ages,  Cassidy treats children across settings including outpatient,  schools and in the home for early intervention. She is a founding member of the local AMBUCS chapter, serving as president since 2016. She performs assessments and fittings regularly, has built many of the trykes issued by her chapter, and rides the Amtryke tadpole in her spare time. Cassidy was honored with the 2019 ambucs therapist of the year award,  and looks forward to helping more therapists feel comfortable making tryke recommendations.

Tami has worked as a physical therapist, mainly with kids, for over 25 years. She is currently working in Early Intervention in North Alabama. She is a founding member of the Huntsville Tennessee Valley AMBUCS chapter in Huntsville, AL. She also serves at the chapter Amtryke Program Manager, fitting all sizes of Amtrykes since 2008. She has been serving as an AEFT instructor since 2016.