I feel like the best version of myself when I'm part of a team.

My time in high school sports and being an active member of Chi Omega sorority during my undergraduate career were key to the development of my personal and professional character. So getting to the graduate school chapter of my life without a team made me feel like I'd lost a part of who I was.

Although I had a strong support system in my loving family, incredible friends, and wonderful faculty in my physical therapy program who consistently go above for me and my peers, I felt like I was still missing the team aspect that I require to be my best self.

And that's when I found the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)—or better yet, APTA found me.