Meet our amazing team!

Dominic Foster, OTR/L

  Dominic received his MS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before coming to Raise the Bar, Dominic worked providing Home Health therapy for 9 different counties in our area, specializing in low-vision care. In this role, he addressed functional independence with those patients with macular degeneration, blindness, and other loss of visual acuity to enable them to function in their home independently.  He previously trained at Duke Eye Center Vision Rehabilitation & Performance and worked with the low vision population to improve functional independence with patients desired activities. Outside of being an Occupational Therapist Dominic loves to cook, participate in sports, and spend time with friends and family.  

Diana Matthews, COTA/L,   

LMT, Massage 4 Spirit LLC

Diana has been a practicing COTA for over 27 years, and is also a licensed massage therapist, and Certified Healthcare Coach. She specializes in hands on manual therapy, energy work, neuromuscular reeducation, guided imagery, pain management, and PTSD. As a retired military wife with 22 years of service, she innately realizes all that the military life entails and she loves treating our Veterans!  Diana recently relocated from FL to assist in building the RTB Holistic Healing Program, and to live her dream of healing as many people as she can. Watch out for her Wellness Education Series she will be providing to the community , and certified Healthcare Coaching! 

Jeanette Bullard, COTA/L 

Jeanette Bullard graduated from Cape Fear Community College Allied Health OTA program in 2019 with an Associates Degree in Applied Science. She has been working in the field of Occupational Therapy for the last 3 years with a background in Upper Extremity rehabilitation, Neuromuscular rehabilitation, Geriatric rehabilitation, functional independence and Hand

Therapy. She is passionate about practicing a holistic approach to OT and expanding her proficiency into Manual Therapy and Pediatrics. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, son and dog. She enjoys, cooking, swimming at the beach and tending her rose garden. She is an active leader in her son's Boy Scout Troop and also a member of the local Rose Society. 

Rebekah McMillen, CHT

Rebekah is a Certified Hand Therapist with over two decades of experience in providing specialized orthopedic care. Her career journey began as an occupational therapy assistant, and she subsequently earned her Master's degree in occupational therapy from Concordia University in Wisconsin. Since obtaining her Hand Therapy certification in 2018, Rebekah has dedicated her professional life to helping patients regain function through non-operative interventions, preventative care, and post-surgical rehabilitation for conditions affecting the hands, arms, and shoulders. When not immersed in her work, Rebekah enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two beloved beagles. She also finds solace and relaxation in outdoor activities such as paddle boarding, tennis, hiking, and anything related to the beach. 

Megan Stout, OTR/L

Megan received her Bachelors of Human Performance and Health, followed by her Masters of Occupational Therapy at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2017. Since then she has furthered her education with specialized trainings in stroke care, women’s health, and dynamic movement intervention. Megan is excited to join the Raise the Bar Therapy team as she has always had a passion for pediatrics and loves working with children because “We get to use games and every day play to help facilitate a child’s development. One of the best parts of being an OT is seeing how excited and proud both the kids and their parents get when they accomplish something that is challenging for them. In this setting, every goal and milestone reached feels like the biggest celebration.” 

 Adrianne Kilgen, OTR/L 

 Adrianne graduated from Stony Brook University with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Degree. Adrianne moved to North Carolina from Long Island, New York in 2021. She has experience working with children of various ages and diagnoses. Adrianne is passionate about providing a holistic, fun, patient-centered approach to help others live life to its fullest. In her free time, Adrianne enjoys reading, yoga, going to farmer’s markets, and spending time with family and friends.   

   Erin Regan, CCC-SLP   

Erin has recently moved to the Wilmington area after being born and raised in Dutchess County, New York. Erin attended a 5-year Speech Language Pathology Master’s Program at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She graduated with her master’s degree of Science in Speech Language Pathology in 2018. Erin has experience with early intervention in a home setting as well as preschool and elementary students in a school setting.  From her experience, she has become passionate about her work with the pediatric population. She is excited to take her northern roots to this beautiful southern beach town and be a part of the team at Raise the Bar! Start date 8/29/22 for full-time employment.

April Lowe, C-SLP Assistant, Daycare Coordinator

 April has been married since 1997 and has 3 grown children.  April's middle child was diagnosed with Autism which is how her love of speech therapy began. April went back to school when her youngest started pre-school and graduated from CCC & TI with her SLP Assistant in May of 2009.  She has put most of her focus towards pediatrics while incorporating simple sign language when working with the children. April dedicates a lot of her time to autism research and has recently started exploring cognitive linguistic deficits in adults.  April took the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) certification exam in April of 2021 and passed, making her one of the first in the state of North Carolina to become a C-SLP Assistant! 

Stephanie McCall, CCC-SLP

Stephanie comes to Raise the Bar with 20 years of experience in Speech and Language Pathology. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Speech and Language Pathology. She has a diverse background in therapy with work experience in a variety of settings including acute care, home health, and outpatient clinics. She enjoys working with patients across the life span from pediatrics to adults. When not at work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children.

Lisa Iman, CCC-SLP   

 Lisa obtained both her Bachelors and Masters Degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Lisa has more than 12 years of experience and has worked in a variety of settings, providing speech therapy to both children and adults both in-person and most recently, via teletherapy. Lisa specialized for many years in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).  She began her AAC journey in an outpatient clinic for a Children's Hospital, where she gained experience with evaluating, treating, and training patients, families, and staff with low to high-tech devices. Lisa also had the opportunity to assist in starting an AAC clinic servicing both children and adults in a private practice setting. 

During her free time, she enjoys taking daily walks, going to the beach, reading, listening to music/podcasts, traveling with her daughter for soccer, and being outdoors in nature as much as possible.

Margo Quaglia, SLP 

Margo graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Bridgewater State University, and later earned a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Worcester State University, located in Massachusetts. Margo’s career spanned 42 years, working with children and adults with mild to severe communication disabilities.  She retired after 25 years in the Wrentham Public School System and moved to North Carolina with her husband. Her 2 adult children live in Massachusetts. Margo’s continued love for children inspired her to continue to work part-time. 

Samantha Campbell, SLP 

 Sam has recently moved to the Wilmington area with her husband and baby to be closer to family. She completed her Master’s Program at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. She graduated with her master’s degree of Science in Speech Language Pathology in 2017. Sam has worked in early intervention, schools and outpatient clinics with children 6 months to 18 years old. She is passionate about working with the pediatric population. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and hiking.  

Amelia Wall, SLP 

 Amelia graduated from Western Carolina University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders then from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with her Master’s in Speech Language Pathology. 
Amelia has experience working with children in preschool, daycare, private practice, and home settings. Her clinical experience includes working with infants and children with feeding difficulties, G-tubes, articulation/phonological disorders, mixed receptive/expressive language disorders, hard of hearing, vision impairments, autism spectrum disorder, and other developmental disabilities. Amelia is also a Certified Lactation Consultant. Amelia loves working with children and their families to help create functional goals and give a supportive environment for children to grow in their speech, language, and feeding skills.
Amelia enjoys her free time swimming, knitting, and watching movies with her husband and playing with her cat. 

Selena Biele,

Administrative Executive

Intake Specialist

Selena is a former collegiate athlete, and an honor student.. We are lucky to have her as our Administrative Executive at the front desk. She assists all clients with scheduling, insurance processing, and greets everyone with a smile! Selena works closely with our HR and Insurance Specialist so that our patients can be confident with their coverage and frequency and duration of treatment.  Alongside her twin sister, Selena is currently attending management education programs throughout the coming months in preparation to take full ownership of the practice in the near future. Aside from therapy, Selena finds her passion in volleyball, hiking, shooting pool, and spending quality time with her friends and family!

Fran Peffer,

Front Desk Manager

Fran was born and raised in Lancaster County, PA. Her and her husband, Brad, raised 5 girls in their blended family along with fostering 16 kiddos over the course of  8 years as foster parents. They moved to Hampstead  in the Spring of 2020, and absolutely loved the area and the active, coastal lifestyle! Fran has one granddaughter who is the absolute light of her life, and 2 crazy, spoiled rotten dogs! In her free time, she loves to cook, bake, read, bike, and go to the beach! She loves when her family comes down to visit and she is so grateful to have found her home so close to Topsail Island! We are so happy to introduce Fran as our newest receptionist!

Kelly Rouse

Front Desk

 Kelly is happily joining the RTB Therapy family after a break from the world of therapy. She graduated from UNC-CH as a Recreation Therapist and has worked in a children’s home, adult psychiatric unit, adult daycare, and as a TA in multiple special needs elementary school classrooms. She has spent the last 4 years as the administrative assistant at Port City Land Surveying and is now excited to be at the front desk at RTB!! In her free time Kelly is an amateur photographer who loves taking pictures of animals and children!! She also enjoys camping and going on trips with her husband and George the Bulldog.   

Jewel Lowe, 

Human Resources Manager

Jewel has been an EMT and an integral part of the Fire Department for over 20 years. She comes to us from Pender EMS as Administrative Assistant is responsible for all intake, medical records processing, and coordination with the billing agent. She is also the Human Resources Specialist! If you need help with any questions about your insurance, getting approved visits, or run into an issue she is your girl!   Jewel serves the patients at Raise The Bar Therapy Services with a smile!  

Kristin Ferriggi, 

HR Liaison

Kristin graduated from Molloy College where she earned her BA in Communications.  Her background is in marketing, education, office administration, and non profit volunteerism. She was born and raised on Long Island and moved to North Carolina in 2020 with her husband and 3 children. Most notably she volunteered for Star Legacy Foundation, on Long Island, for many years where she co-chaired the Events Committee.  She focused her time and energy on bringing bereaved families together to find support, solace, and connection. Her time spent in education, as an Instructional Assistant, gave her insight into the power of compassion, connection and community with young children in an academic setting. She values community and nurturing a space where people feel welcome and comfortable to treat/heal their mind, body and soul.  At Raise the Bar, Kristin will focus her time and energy in a few areas, HR, Patient Care Coordination, and social media initiatives. 

Colton Profic

Rehabilitation Technician

Colton recently moved to the area from Boise, Idaho. As a Rehab Tech, Colton works to provide support for all therapists, clients, and support staff. Helping instruct patients with the proper exercises, setting up modalities, and general cleaning are just a few of the things Colton does to keep our clinic running smoothly. Colton spent three years as the Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Capitol High School where he trained hundreds of high school athletes in group and individual settings, focusing on sports specific technical training, strengthening, and injury prevention. Outside of work, Colton loves to stay active with his family; doing anything from golfing to jet-skiing! He also enjoys bonding with his friends over sports games, movies, and the great outdoors! We are so thankful to welcome such a wonderful tech into our family!

Taylor Forbes

Rehabilitation Technician

 Taylor is thrilled to join the RTB Therapy family during her gap year before entering into an Occupational Therapy graduate program. Born and raised in the mountains of Virginia, she decided to move to the beach to earn a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. After graduation, Taylor moved to Surf City, NC which led her to joining our team at Raise the Bar. Taylor’s favorite part of being a Rehab Tech is the opportunity to form empathetic connections with the community RTB serves and to gain hands-on experience in the therapy world before OT school. Taylor's biggest motivating factor towards becoming an Occupational Therapist is her desire to add life to years and determination to make people feel like the best versions of themselves. Outside of work, Taylor enjoys exploring Topsail Island with her husband, staying active by going on walks or playing pickleball, journaling, and spending time at the beach.  

Robin Gregory

ADHS-Medical Assisting/CCMA certified by NHA 

Robin is a native of North Carolina and is a wonderful addition to RTBTS as our Patient Care Coordinator. Robin has over 20 years of experience working in the physician'soffice as a certified medical assistant and nurse. She now works as a liaison between the patients and the physicians as well as addressing any needs in the community. She has a background in marketing and was an outstanding professional in radio broadcasting, social media management and public relations . Robin has been hard at work since she started getting the Raise The Bar name out into the community. We are so excited to have her! 

Donna Sloan

Pediatric Patient Care Coordinator 

 Donna is a Wilmington native and a welcome addition to Raise the Bar Therapy Services as our Pediatric Patient Care Coordinator. Donna has dedicated her career to helping children in her 30 plus years of experience in education. She is a Nationally Board-Certified Teacher and has a master’s degree from UNCW in K-12 Language and Literacy. Most recently she was the Supervisor of the Gifted Education Program for New Hanover County Schools. Her desire to help children has led her to the current position at Raise the Bar Therapy. As the Pediatric Patient Care Coordinator, she will work with daycares, home schools, and pediatric facilities to assist with children’s therapy needs. Seeing firsthand what a difference early intervention can make, her mission is to ensure that children are given the needed care for their improved wellness, including academic and social success. 

Sheonagh Belokur

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Sheonagh received an associate degree in science while living in NY and is presently working toward her bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has several years’ experience in the medical field, first as a Medical Assistant, followed by Administrative Assistant, and finally an Accounts Payable Specialist. Sheonagh recently moved to our area from Upstate NY and is a mother of four beautiful children. When she is not working, she loves being outdoors with them, kayaking, hiking, and being on the water. Sheonagh’s primary responsibility at Raise the Bar will be to build relationships with our clients and ensure you each understand your insurance specifications, copays, and deductibles regarding therapy services. We are aware of how confusing it can be when dealing with insurance companies, and we are so excited to be able to have a specialist for this!