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

Melissa Osterbur

Administrative Assistant to COO

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

Casey Marks

COTA/L

Elizabeth Mataxis

MS, OTR/L

Samantha Smith

COTA/L

Lori Stocum

COTA/L

Rose Thompson

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

Jean Harrison

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Anna Lassing

SLP-Assistant

Cindy McNeill

SLP-Assistant

Veronica Meert

SLP-Assistant

Danielle Reitzel

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Christine Rudy

SLP-Assistant

Jenna Sampson

SLP-Assistant

Leslie Sinclair

MA, CCC-SLP

Sherry Johnson- Swann

SLP-Assistant

Linda Tufts

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Erica Vasquez

MS, 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.

Jenna Sampson

SLP-Assistant

Leslie Sinclair

MA, CCC-SLP

Leslie is a Speech Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience.

Sherry Johnson-Swann

SLP-Assistant

Linda Tufts

M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Erica Vasquez

MS, CCC-SLP

Physical Therapist

Meet the MPTS Physical Therapy Team

Linda Fraley

PTA

Rebecca Jones

PTA

Michelle Moran

PTA

Linda Fraley

PTA

Linda is a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant and has been with MPTS since 2020.

Rebecca Jones

PTA

Michelle Moran

PTA

She joined the MPTS as a Physical Therapy Assistant in 2020 and is well versed in a broad range pf pediatric settings.

Applied Behavior Analysis

Meet the MPTS ABA Team

Andrea Anderson

RBT

Melissa Askew

RBT

Angela Caviness

RBT

Brianna Chriscoe

RBT

Anjel Cruz

RBT

Paula Daigle

RBT

Josh Hill

RBT

Katie Koerner

RBT

Dominique Marston

RBT

Jennifer McGuire

BCaBA

Andrea Anderson

RBT

Melissa Askew

RBT

Melissa is a Registered Behavior Technician who joined the MPTS team at the Autism Center in 2020.

Angela Caviness

RBT

Brianna Chriscoe

RBT

Brianna is a Registered Behavior Technician. She joined the MPTS team at the Autism Center in 2019.

Anjelica Cruz

RBT

Paula Daigle

RBT

Josh Hill

RBT

Josh is a Registered Behavior Technician who has been with the MPTS team since 2019.

Katie Koerner

RBT

Dominique Marston

RBT

Jennifer Hill

BCaBA

Jennifer is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. She joined the MPTS at the Autism Center team in 2020

Mental Health Therapy

Meet the MPTS Mental Health Team

Jessica Lykes

LCMHCA

Jessica Lykes

LCMHCA