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Staff
 Gerry
Van Dyke
PT, SCS, ATC
COAST Rehab Owner and Director
Full Biography
Gerry received his physical therapy degree from Chicago
Medical School and his athletic training degree from the
University of Illinois. He has over 20 years of experience
in sports medicine including working with Olympic,
professional, and major college athletes. Gerry has lectured
nationally on the subject of sports medicine. He has served
on the sports medicine staffs of UC Berkeley, University of
Illinois, and the U.S Olympic Committee. Gerry is the first
Physical Therapist on the Central Coast to become a Board
Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports.
Specialized training: Parkinson's Disease rehab, spinal
stabilization, knee and shoulder rehabilitation, injury
prevention.
Dante Cocito
LMT
Dante received his physical therapy degree from the
University of Uraguay (1973)and certification in massage
therapy from Twin Lakes College (1989). Experience includes
work with the Urguayan and Mexican National Soccer Teams,
professional and local athletes, and coaching local and
international soccer teams. Dante speaks Spanish, Portuguese
and Italian.
Specialized training: Back school, manual therapy, weight
loss.
David Crockett
MT
David began studying massage at the Maui School of
Massage Therapy. After completion of the 680 hour program,
he further added to his study with a 5 week course in
Structural Integration. Currently, David is enrolled at
the Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
where he is a practicing intern under the guidance of
several instructors.
His work as a massage therapist at COAST Rehab focuses on
helping clients with increasing their range of motion,
decreasing swelling and scar tissue, and overall relaxation
either before or after their workout with their physical
therapist.
Elaine Lee
MT
Elaine Lee is a Certified Massage Practitioner, having
received her certification from Twin Lakes School of Massage
in 2005. Since then she has received ongoing training in
structural and orthopedic massage at the Midline School of
Massage, Santa Cruz.
Before coming to bodywork Elaine enjoyed a long,
adventuresome career as an outdoor educator (B.S. degree in
Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1994), professional
rock climber and climbing guide. She also competed in long
distance trail running events. It was her experience with
overuse injuries in climbing and running that first
attracted her to massage therapy. Elaine is deeply
interested in the potential that massage has for healing
physical trauma and chronic conditions.
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Ismansjah I. Soekardi
PT, CPT, CSCS
Ismansjah received his physical Therapy degree from
Robert Gordon University (1999) in Aberdeen, Scotland, and
his Bachelors from Sonoma State University (1994). He is
also an American Council Exercise (ACE) certified personal
fitness trainer since 1996 and a certified strength and
conditioning specialist (2000) through the National Strength
and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Ismansjah was also a
defensive back/linebacker on the Sonoma State University
football team and has coached football and wrestling on both
the high school and junior high levels, and is currently
coaching football at Cabrillo college. His hobbies include
powerlifting, golf, cycling, and scuba diving.
Debby Henn
MPT, CES
Debby received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in
Physical Therapy from Fresno State and has 14 years of
experience as a licensed physical therapist. She has worked
all across the United States, in a variety of settings, as a
traveling physical therapist. She earned her certification
as a clinical exercise specialist from the American Council
on Exercise in 2002. Debby has taught back safety and injury
prevention classes for the city of Santa Cruz, as well as
scuba diving certification courses in the Monterey Bay.
Debby competed at Cabrillo College in Volleyball and
softball and now stays active with running and triathlons as
a member of the Santa Cruz Triathlon Association. She also
loves to go off-road motorcycle riding, and helps to run a
co-ed softball league at her church. She has been at COAST
Rehab since 1999.
Specialized training in the evaluation and treatment of
running injuries, along with spinal rehabilitation and
stabilization.
Donna Biancardi
Administrator of Patient Services
Donna attended Harper Business College in Chicago. She
has 30 years of Administrative experience running front
offices and dealing with numerous insurance companies,
including work comp, auto, and liens. She is in charge of
patient accounts and billing.
Donna has 4 boys whom have all attended Aptos High School.
She is very involved with the school especially the baseball
program. She is also very involved with her local Church
where she volunteers with weekly events. Donna has been with
COAST Rehab. since June 1999.
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