Meet our team of Pediatric therapistS

Our highly trained, licensed therapists have advanced degrees in their areas of specialty with ongoing continuing education to advance their knowledge in pediatric skills.

Support Staff

Meet the MPTS Support Team

Cynthia Secura

CEO and Founder

Penny Haywood

COO/Co-Owner

Cynthia Secura

CEO and Founder

Cyndi is a Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. AS in Occupational Therapy. She has 24 years of diverse pediatric experience.

Penny Haywood

COO/Co-Owner

Graduated in 2003 at UNC at Pembroke with a Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in management. She has been in the medical field for 17 years.

Adriana Aguirre

Intake Coordinator (Rockingham Clinic) and Interpreter for all MPTS clients

Lorraine Carpenter

Front Office Coordinator
(Southern Pines Clinic)

Danielle Davis

Billing
Representative

Julie Lane

Director of Patient Access
(West End & Southern Pines Clinics)

Melissa Osterbur

Administrative Assistant to COO

Breanna Radford

Authorization
Specialist / Administrative Assistant to COO

Margaret Radford

Front Office Coordinator ( Rockingham Clinic ) / Intake Coordinator (Troy Clinic)

Tara Ritter

Intake Coordinator (Autism Center and Mental Health Clinics)

Claire Taylor

Clinical Director, MOT, OTR/L

Candice Tice

Front Office Coordinator/ Intake Coordinator (Albemarle Clinic)

Adriana Aguirre

Intake Coordinator (Rockingham Clinic) and Interpreter for all MPTS clients

She has been working with MPTS since 2014. She assists therapists with translating for our Hispanic population.

Loraine Carpenter

Front Office Coordinator
(Southern Pines Clinic)

Danielle Davis

Billing
Representative

Danielle Davis, joined our team February of 2019

Melissa Osterbur

Administrative Assistant to COO

Occupational Therapist

Meet the MPTS Occupational Therapy Team

Brian Anisansel

COTA/L

Meredith Bryson

COTA/L

Leslie Burelson

COTA/L

Kamryn Flake

COTA/L

Annah Furr

MS, OTR/L

Katelyn Hall

COTA/L

Alyssa Hussey

COTA/L

Melanie Jacobs

COTA/L

Casey Marks

COTA/L

Elizabeth Mataxis

MS, OTR/L

Desiree McDonald

COTA/L

Hunter Mills

COTA/L

Alexandra Olauson

OTD, OTR/L

Rachel Pessagno

MS, OTR/L

Samantha Smith

COTA/L

Lori Stocum

COTA/L

Rose Thompson

COTA/L

Abbey Yarborough

COTA/L

Brian Anisansel

COTA/L

Brian attended Penn State University at Shenango. Before moving to the great state of North Carolina in 2019, he lived in PA and NY. Brian has been a COTA ( Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) for three years.

Meredith Bryson

COTA/L

Leslie Burelson

COTA/L

Leslie Graduated from Stanly Community College in 1989. She has been practicing for 28 years.

COTA/L

Casey Marks

COTA/L

Casey attended to Cabarrus College of Health Sciences getting her Occupational Therapy Assistant degree. Graduated in 2020. She plans to go back for Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Elizabeth Mataxis

MS, OTR/L

Beth is a Moore County native and a military wife with two kids. She graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and from UNC-Chapel Hill with a master’s degree in occupational therapy. She has been an OT for 14 years.

Samantha Burris

COTA/L

Lori Stocum

COTA/L

Lori is a NC Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. She earned her degree from Cabarrus College of Health and Science in 2015 and has a passion for working with children. Lori has a special interest in Sensory Integration Therapy and is a Certified Mental Health Aide.

Rose Thompson

COTA/L

Speech Language Pathologist

Meet the MPTS Speech Language Pathologist Team

Alyssa Bradshaw- Motes

SLP-Assistant

Shana Cameron

SLP-Assistant

Christine Campbell

MA, CCC-SLP

Jaime Cuff

SLP- Assistant

Angela Easter

SLP- Assistant

Jean Harrison

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Anna Lassing

SLP-Assistant

Angela Leonard

MS, CCC-SLP

Cindy McNeill

SLP-Assistant

Veronica Meert

SLP-Assistant

Ashley Morgan

MS, CCC-SLP

Danielle Reitzel

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Christine Rudy

SLP-Assistant

Jenna Sampson

SLP-Assistant

Leslie Sinclair

MA, CCC-SLP

Sarah Sutherland

MS, CCC-SLP

Sherry Johnson- Swann

SLP-Assistant

Linda Tufts

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Erica Vasquez

MS, CCC-SLP

Ashley Williams

MA, CCC-SLP

Erica Vasquez

SLP-Assistant

Shana Cameron

SLP-Assistant

Jean Harrison

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Jean has over 25 years of experience. She graduated from UNC-Greensboro and is passionate about communication in part because she needed speech therapy as a child due to stuttering.

Anna Lassing

SLP-Assistant

Graduated from Fayetteville Technical Community College in 2010. She has been practicing for 7 years. Specialized in Pediatric Speech Therapy.

Cindy McNeill

SLP-Assistant

Cindy is a NC Accredited Speech Language Pathology Assistant. She earned her Associates as a Speech Language Assistant from Fayetteville Technical College and has 14 years of pediatric experience. Cindy has a special interest in apraxia of language and AAC devices.

Veronica Meert

SLP-Assistant

Danielle Reitzel

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Christine Rudy

SLP-Assistant

Christine grew up in Hope Mills , NC. She served in the US Army and has been married for 15 years. She is also the proud mom of 3 beautiful kids, Magen 12 years old, Nathaniel, 9 years old, and Matthew 7 years old. She graduated the SLP- Assistant program with honors from FTCC. She have been serving children in the area for 4 years. Christine enjoy camping and spending quality time with her family and going to church.