Jennifer was born and raised in Minneapolis and thus is extremely well-known for her cold hands but equally warm heart. She received her BS in psychology from the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse in 1995 and her doctorate in physical therapy from Creighton in 1998. She ran her first marathon in 2001, started Premier Therapy in 2005, married the love of her life in 2009, and became certified in scuba-diving and sky-diving in 2011. Jennifer loves running, reading, talking, and helping her patients meet their goals. She also loves a good joke and padded tennis shoes (in case we didn’t mention, she’s ridiculously short.)
Dylan is proud to be an Omaha native. He graduated from University of Nebraska Omaha with a degree in Business Management and then attended Creighton University where he received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He is an avid outdoorsman that enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. His passions are for all sports and spend many (most) free Saturdays at Husker games in the fall.
Fun facts: Dylan has two dogs, an Australian kelpie named Dax and a mini schnoodle named Grizzly. And just like Blanca and Chris, he hates tomatoes.
Julie joined the Premier team in 2014. Prior to that, she enjoyed serving our veterans as a physical therapist at the VA Medical Center for 16 years. Julie grew up right here in Bennington, NE, and graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 1998 from Creighton University. Julie is best known for her crazy endurance endeavors. She has completed a 50K, 9 marathons, many 1/2 marathons, and all triathlon distances -including 2 full Ironmans. Julie even finished in the top 10% of all world Ironman branded triathletes in 2013, qualified and ran the Boston Marathon in 2014, and placed 2nd overall female in a half-iron distance triathlon in 2016.
Emily graduated with her Physical Therapist Assistant degree with Distinction from Nebraska Methodist College. She is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association and is in the Nebraska Chapter. Emily is certified in Rocktape taping and Rockpods cupping. She has completed additional training in vestibular rehab, blood flow restriction, TMD disorders, running analysis, manual therapy, and pelvic floor therapy.
In her free time, Emily loves to try new restaurants, go hiking with her dog, and fishing. She enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends.
In her free time, Emily loves to try new restaurants, go hiking with her dog, and fishing. She enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends.
Jason was born in Roswell, NM but was raised in Alliance, NE. He played basketball and football in his high school days, but didn’t get those pro team offers as had hoped for. Jason attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in sociology and ethnic studies. After working for some years at Nebraska DHHS, Jason returned to school and obtained his Physical Therapist Assistant Associates degree at Southeast Community College, graduating with honors. He likes to spend his free time with his wife, Danielle, and two daughters, Stella and Monroe. The family likes to go to the park, go swimming and eat sandwiches together. (Personally, Jason likes to play video games, watch movies and lift weights, but doesn’t get much personal time with the two littles at home.)
Joyce is proud to say she has been a PTA for over 20 years; she says the best part of her job is watching her patients meet all their goals. She loves to spend time with her husband and 2 teenage children. Fun Fact: Joyce and Jennifer worked together at the Nebraska Medical Center 25 years ago!
Blanca was born in Michigan and raised between Wisconsin and Nebraska. She graduated from the small town of Lawrence NE with a class of 9.
Blanca joined Premier Therapy in 2017 after she began as a patient!. She is a 100% Green Bay Packer fan. Her favorite food is tacos, but will never turn down some good bbq wings. Blanca is a Fur Momma of an 18 year old cat, Muffin , and a 4 year old Pitsky named Lola. She is Auntie to Zeke McGee!
Blanca enjoys time with the hubby, watching movies and having sleepovers with her nieces and nephews.
Blanca joined Premier Therapy in 2017 after she began as a patient!. She is a 100% Green Bay Packer fan. Her favorite food is tacos, but will never turn down some good bbq wings. Blanca is a Fur Momma of an 18 year old cat, Muffin , and a 4 year old Pitsky named Lola. She is Auntie to Zeke McGee!
Blanca enjoys time with the hubby, watching movies and having sleepovers with her nieces and nephews.
Zeke has been voted “Employee of The Month”, every month, since he joined our team in March of 2021. He loves ALL foods; all of them, all the time, no exceptions. His job is to greet all humans at the front door. (Well known super secret fact: he will greet you especially fondly if you bring him a treat or three.) He loves fetch, sqeaky toys, tug-of-war and belly rubs.
Chris is the master of all things electronic, technical, and creative. He loves his wife, his children, his dog and his computer. He is a pilot with over 500 hours of flying time. When his son was asked what would be his dad’s perfect day, “Any day with weather nice enough to fly into the blue sky.” And if you ever need to ask a favor, Chris loves peanut butter to an almost freakish degree.