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Health Blog Category: Wasilla

Josh Kim

Josh KimOct 14th  2025 

Name:

Yong Bin “Josh” Kim

Specialties:

Currently pursuing advanced training in pelvic health physical therapy.

Empower History:

Joined Empower Physical Therapy in September 2025

Hometown:

Seoul, South Korea

Background & Inspiration

What inspired you to become a PT?
My own rehabilitation journeys—recovering from disc herniations during military service and a stroke in college—showed me how life-changing physical therapy can be.

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Heidi Tanner

Heidi TannerJul 3rd  2025 

Specialties:  Billing

Hometown:  Wasilla, AK

Empower History:  Started in May 2025

What is your background and experience in this industry?  I’ve worked in PT billing for the last 13 years

What brought you to Alaska/ back to Alaska after moving/ kept you here? I have lived in Alaska almost all my life. I love the small town feel, the sense of community, and being able to raise my children in the great outdoors.

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CJ Charniak

CJ CharniakJul 2nd  2025 

Empower History: New Provider as of June 2025 

Hometown: Neenah, WI 

Background and Inspiration: 

  • What inspired you to be a PT? When I was in 5th grade my grandpa received a double lung transplant and that was my first look into the rehabilitation and recovery process. From there I knew that I wanted to be involved in helping others recover and get back to living their daily lives.  
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Steve Satran

Steve SatranJan 31st  2025 

Specialties: Marketing, Communications, Web Content, & Public Relations 

Hometown: Cave Creek, Arizona 

Empower History: Started May 2024 

What is your background and experience in this industry? 

My exposure to physical therapy came from my wife’s time in PT school. I was doing marketing in the outdoor industry previously, but change was calling and I’m so happy I ended up at Empower.

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Destiny Levra

Destiny LevraSep 17th  2024 

Specialties: Licensed Esthetician  

Hometown: Wasilla 

Empower History: I started Empower as a part time job for fun to engage and be part of a helping team. I moved through the ranks & went from FOC to the Executive Assistant and love supporting such a great team.  

What is your background and experience in this industry? I am a licensed Esthetician and enjoy helping others achieve their goals, I have worked in the medical industry for years now and appreciate the passion behind providers. 

What do you enjoy most about your role?

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