Todd Dawes, MPT

Todd grew up in Eastern Washington and attended high school and undergraduate college in the Walla Walla valley.  He experienced multiple sports-related injuries while playing high school and collegiate sports.  Now that he is a physical therapist, he has a soft spot for athletes of all ages from the adolescent athlete to the weekend warriors. Todd has nearly twenty years of experience as a physical therapist, and most of that has been in outpatient orthopedics.  He has also worked in aquatic therapy, acute care and inpatient rehab, as well as skilled nursing facilities.  Outpatient physical therapy remains his hands-down favorite setting.  He opened Sedro Woolley Physical Therapy in 2008 so he could structure his hours to maximize time with his family, and create a fun, relaxed atmosphere for physical therapy patients.  He enjoys mountain biking, camping, dirt-biking and snowmobiling.

EDUCATION

  • A.S. in Physical therapy from Loma Linda University, 1994
  • B.S. in Physical education (with Fitness Management emphasis) from Walla Walla University, 1996
  • M.P.T. in Physical therapy from Loma Linda University, 1999

MEMBERSHIP

  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), orthopedic and private practice chapter member

 

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Jennifer Dawes, MPT

Jennifer grew up in San Diego, CA.  She became interested in physical therapy while attending therapy appointments with her grandfather after he suffered a stroke while she was in high school.  She enjoys working with all patients, but especially enjoys the active geriatric population.  Jennifer enjoys helping all of her patients increase their activity level while decreasing pain and disability.

Her hobbies include hiking, camping and chasing around her two kids.  She enjoys running and is almost always training for a race.  She has participated in many events in the Pacific Northwest, including the Baker Lake 50k, North Olympic Discovery Marathon and various half marathons and 25k races.

In addition to part time patient care, Jennifer takes care of all the details involved with business ownership.

EDUCATION

  • B.S. in Health Science from Loma Linda University, 2001
  • M.P.T. in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University, 2001

MEMBERSHIP

  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

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Josh Eastlund, PTA

Josh grew up all over the U.S. (Navy family), but landed in the Pacific Northwest after college, which has been home ever since. He has played many sports over the years--tennis, soccer, cross country, basketball--and dealt with the numerous resulting injuries, which is how he found out about the benefits of PT. His own experience rehabbing from work injuries sustained as a former stonemason and carpenter also gives him a unique understanding of what his clients are going through. He likes using manual therapy and tailored exercise programs to help people regain the function to do what they love, whether it's high-level activity or simply getting around without pain.

Josh enjoys mountain biking, hiking in the Cacades, and managing a 7 acre homestead in north Bellingham with his wife and dogs, where they raise heritage pigs and chickens.

EDUCATION

  • B.A. Business Management, Luther College, Decorah, IA, 1998
  • A.S. Physical Therapist Assistant, Bellingham, WA, 2014

 

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Megan Friend, PTA

Megan was born and raised in Mount Vernon, Washington. She graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 2020, and she played a number of sports leading up to graduation. Though she participated in soccer, volleyball, and basketball, softball was her biggest passion. Her journey as a competitive athlete resulted in multiple injuries, which is where her appreciation and interest in physical therapy first formed. Megan has always loved interacting with people of all ages, and she loves helping others in any way she can.

Following high school graduation, she attended Eastern Washington University and then was accepted into Whatcom Community College’s PTA program.  Megan graduated from Whatcom Community College’s PTA program in December 2023 and is very excited to join our team and work alongside our patients on their healing journey! She looks forward to continuing her education and taking courses on different manual therapy techniques, as well as functional movement exercises to utilize in treatments.

EDUCATION

  • Whatcom Community College PTA Program - 2023

 

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Heather McGarry, PTA

Heather grew up in Bellingham, WA. Due to frequent injuries as a competitive gymnast, she spent many hours in her physical therapist's office. She started asking questions and enjoyed learning about the injuries she had sustained as well as the healing process.

Heather graduated from Whatcom Community College PTA program in 2013. Now that she is a clinician, she has an appreciation for working with patients of all ages and diagnoses. Heather's biggest accomplishment is helping her patients meet their goals. She has taken courses to be certified in Graston Technique as well as 3D MAPS.

Heather enjoys biking around Skagit County with her husband and taking their dog on long walks. When she is not spending time with family her favorite place to be is on a sailboat with friends.

EDUCATION

  • Whatcom Community College PTA program, 2013

 

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Jerry Leslie, PTA

Jerry grew up in Southern Washington and moved to the Skagit Valley in 2006. It is here that she met her husband and they started a family. They have two sons who keep them both very busy with sports and school activities.

Jerry became interested in the field of PT after learning about the PTA program at Whatcom Community College. Her grandmother was a 20+ year survivor of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and she believes that if her grandmother had received therapy services she would have had a greater quality of life with improved strength and stamina.

Jerry graduated from W.C.C.’s PTA program in 2010. She has worked in outpatient PT for the entirety of her PTA career.  She enjoys being part of a community of healthcare providers that can help enhance people’s quality of life.

EDUCATION

  • Whatcom Community College PTA Program - 2010

 

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