About the Staff

Rebecca Melnizcuk, PT, DPT – Physical Therapist

Becky graduated from Temple University in 2006 with a clinical doctorate in physical therapy after her career as a laboratory scientist. She has worked in a variety of settings since graduation, including both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation. Over the past few years she has focused on building a career in an outpatient setting and recently has had much success in using Pilates as a rehabilitation tool. She completed her Pilates mat certification in June 2011 and is working toward the completion of the Body Arts and Science International comprehensive teacher training program. In her free time Becky enjoys spending time with her husband and young son.

Maria Pollock, PT – Physical Therapist

Maria has more than 15 years of experience as a physical therapist in the Philadelphia area, working with Pat Croce’s team and The Rothman Institute. She pursued additional education in her practice while studying postural awareness training at the Feldenkrais Method in Sante Fe, New Mexico. In addition, she continued her own study through 15 years of yoga training, with emphasis on the Iyengar method. Maria, a mother of five children in Bryn Mawr, studied macrobiotic cooking methods with Christina Pirello. Currently a raw foods juicing fanatic, she loves the outdoors, reading, cooking and time for self-awareness.

Krista Kulchinsky, PT – Physical Therapist

Krista graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in 2000 with a Master’s in Physical Therapy. She has since practiced in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers and outpatient clinics. Over the past 10 years she has focused her continuing education in CranioSacral therapy, studying at the Upledger Institute in Florida and the International Professional School of Bodywork in southern California. Krista enjoys spending one-on-one time with clients using manual therapy to help them improve their alignment and mobility to reach their highest potential. Her passion is working with people who have chronic pain and lingering issues that have not improved with other treatment modalities. Krista’s other passion is traveling and being outdoors as much as possible. She currently lives in Ardmore with her husband and miniature daschund and is expecting her first child in February.

Kerri Myatt, L.OM, Dipl. OM, MSTOM – Oriental Medicine Practitioner, Pilates Instructor

Kerri is a Practitioner of Oriental Medicine, licensed at both the state (PA, CA) and national (NCCAOM) levels. She is licensed to practice all aspects of Oriental Medicine, including acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, and diet/nutritional counseling. Kerri is a general medicine practitioner, but specializes in orthopaedics, pain management, infertility/women’s health, digestive disorders, stress/anxiety and other mood disorders, and the treatment and prevention of colds/flus.

Kerri has also been a Pilates instructor for five years, specializing in rehab and pain management. For almost two years she owned a Pilates business in Santa Monica, CA, focusing on group reformer classes and private sessions. She looks forward to combining her skills of acupuncture and oriental medicine with her Pilates training to best serve her patients suffering from pain or muskuloskeletal issues. Kerri graduated from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA. Prior to graduate school, Kerri received her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.  She and her husband moved to the Philadelphia area last year and are excited for the arrival of their first child in the next few weeks.

Krystal Fung – Pilates Instructor

Krystal ventured into Pilates in 2009 to complement her running and yoga routine. Pilates helped Krystal gain strength and understand the source of the back pain she was experiencing from running. Pilates transformed her body in ways she hadn’t been able to do with other methods of exercise, causing her to feel stronger and lengthened after each session. She quickly became a huge proponent of the benefits of Pilates and made the shift from a corporate career to study Pilates through the highly commended Body Arts and Sciences International Program. She works with her clients to develop dynamic, comprehensive programs that help them achieve their goals.

Bonnie Chong - Pilates Instructor

Bonnie received her pilates mat certification in 2009 from Body Precision in Rosemont, PA, one of the most highly regarded pilates training programs on the East Coast, and she has been teaching group and private mat sessions ever since.  A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the George Washington University Law School, Bonnie practices law by day and pilates by night and weekends. She discovered pilates in 2005 when searching for an exercise routine that would relieve both mental and physical stress.  Bonnie’s personal experience with how pilates has changed her life (and posture!) lends to a passion to share her practice with each of her students and to help them achieve a similar experience.

Carla Oliva – Pilates Instructor

Carla was introduced to Pilates in 2004, while working as a Physical Educator in Brazil. She received her Pilates certification through Body Arts and Science. Having a Bachelor Degree in Physical Education an her continuing education throughout the years, enables her to go well beyond her BASI Pilates® certification, giving her clients a unique, wide-ranging approach to fitness. Her extensive experience in Dance significantly contributes to her knowledge in body awareness. Carla has worked for two major wellness and fitness companies in São Paulo, Brazil. Carla hopes to educate her clients on how Pilates can assist them in their fitness goals and lead them to improved body awareness.

Katie Jasmin – Pilates Instructor

Katie Jasmin is a native of Rhode Island. She began studying Pilates during her undergraduate experience at Rhode Island College, where she received a BA in both dance performance and music. In 2007, she began training at the Jen McWalters Pilates Studio in Pawtucket, RI and received a comprehensive Pilates certification in 2008. In 2009, she became a PMA certified instructor. Katie, now a graduate student in Temple University’s Masters of Dance Education program, has also been studying at The Center for Body-Mind Movement to become a Somatic Movement Educator. She enjoys incorporating elements from her training in dance & somatics, as well as yoga, to enhance her clients’ experiences. She believes that Pilates is a versatile system that can accommodate any body of most circumstances and looks forward to working with a variety of individuals who want to move!

Juli Watson – Front Desk

Juli holds down the fort at the front desk of One Physical Therapy and Wellness. There’s a likely chance Juli will answer your call and assist in your scheduling. Juli worked in Washington D.C. as a photographer’s assistant until the mountains of Colorado came calling. She then moved to Silverthorne, Colorado working as an art director and enjoyed skiing, mountain biking and hiking the Rockies. Missing family and friends led Juli and her husband, Ryan, back to Pennsylvania. She now lives in Flourtown and is attending Moore College of Art and Design for Web Design.