DonJoy is proud to celebrate National Athletic Training Month. AT's are part of our heritage and we have many AT's as part of our team. Read some of our team members thoughts on being an Athletic Trainer and how it helps them be successful. AT's are healthcare.
Kristen DiRocco MS, ATC
Client Success Manager - MotionMD
As a certified athletic trainer for 23 years and counting, this month is an exciting time to celebrate our profession. When I started my career, I knew I wanted be a healthcare professional and work with athletes combining both my passions. The first 15 years of my career were spent working in collegiate athletics. An opportunity arose to transition in a role with DJO. I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect fit looking back today. I’ve been able to continue work supporting the active population, utilizing skills I’ve developed and learned as an ATC, while growing professionally in new exciting ways. We have a big family of athletic trainers working at DJO and I’m proud to work with them representing our profession. From all of us at DJO we celebrate our athletic training colleagues, Happy National Athletic Training Month!!!
Diana Keith MA, ATC
DonJoy Product Support Specialist
I have been a Certified Athletic Trainer for 26 years, working in High School, PT clinics, and 10 years as a division 1 University Athletic Trainer. I spent years standing in the rain, snow, sweltering heat, sleeping on buses and planes. Leaving what I had known for years was a scary proposition. I used DonJoy® previously and I knew the quality of their products, so I was excited to come work for them. Working for DJO® is the right fit for me. Having an ATC background has made my journey at DJO exciting and provided me with opportunities to maximize my potential.
Edward Stier MA, ATC
DonJoy Product Support Specialist
Working as a Certified Athletic Trainer for nearly 25 years in the traditional, clinical, industrial, corporate settings, and now DJO®, I can say with confidence that my career has been more fulfilling than I could have ever imagined. However, along the years the one thing that remained constant was the use and incorporation of DonJoy® products. The braces and supports I applied to my athletes and patients helped make my job both easier, me a better equipped Certified Athletic Trainer, not to mention help assist with injury recovery and secured prolonged safety and prevention to the individuals I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with. In short, of all the devices I’ve come in contact with, the DonJoy® Products have made me feel more comfortable and confident while working as a Certified Athletic Trainer in the amazing field of Sports Medicine.
Carol Gates, ATC
Field Service Representative II
Being an FSR/ATC is so rewarding! As a Certified Athletic Trainer in the FSR role, I use my experience and knowledge to “map” my patients in regards to their injury, functional movement, functional anatomy and restrictions. This helps me better assist my physicians and patient in brace selection and innovation in building custom braces. It also plays a critical role in the education and fitting of the brace for effective of use and patient satisfaction, particularly with my OA patients as we work to help find balance and function in the kinetic chain in regards to the offload property of the brace. At the core, we are all educators. It is important for me to be able to communicate how the brace is functionally assisting the patient in recovery and bridging the gap for return to activity.
Kacee Baker, LAT
I truly believe that being an Athletic Trainer makes me a better DonJoy® Rep. I’m proud to be an Athletic Trainer and to represent the profession in a different than normal setting — and even more proud that DonJoy values the knowledge, skill-set and work ethic of AT’s enough to employ them across multiple divisions in the company.