Jane Porter, CA will more than likely be who you speak to on the phone, as well as who greets you upon entering the office.  Jane currently resides is Coeburn, VA, where she is a member of the Rural Missionary Baptist Church.  Jane is the mother of John Hall, who is a junior at John I. Burton High School and a member of the Norton Golf Team.  Jane enjoys spending time with family and friends.  Reading, writing poetry, and enjoying the outdoors are some of her other hobbies.  Her career in Respiratory Therapy has opened the doors for her to expand her healthcare desires.  As an active member of Highlands Chiropractic & Wellness Clinic, she is able to utilize her knowledge in the healthcare field.  Being part of a wellness team has brought a great blessing into her home.

 

Sasha Ward, CA is the newest member of our team.  She works side by side with Jane and Michelle at the front desk and in the back applying therapies.  Sasha is also a licensed x-ray tech and handles most of the x-rays done in the office.  She grew up in Castlewood, and now lives in Lebanon, VA.  Sasha is engaged to be married next year, and will be finishing the RN program at Southwest Virginia Community College in 2013.  Outside of work and school, Sasha enjoys photography, scrap booking, riding horses, and spending time with her family.  She is especially close with her little cousin Shea.  With such a busy life, Sasha enjoys the benefits that chiropractic has to offer.  She hopes to use all of her knowledge in health care to assist Dr. Jessee in delivering quality care to all of his patients.

 

Michelle Cowden, CA  is a part time employee working primarily in the back office, applying therapies and managing patient flow.  Michelle was born and raised in Wise, VA and a graduate of J.J. Kelly High.  She also graduated from Wise County Career and Technological Center as a Licensed Cosmetologist.  She then attended the Appalachian Institute of Healing Arts and graduated as a national and state certified massage therapist.  Michelle worked as a massage therapist for 2 years in Whitesburg, KY.  She is married and the mother of a little boy and baby girl.  Michelle enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as, reading and spending time outdoors.  She hopes to use her knowledge of different therapies and modalities to assist Dr. Jessee in providing the best patient care possible.

 

Brandi Jessee, CT is the office manager of Highlands Chiropractic & Wellness Clinic.  She is the wife of Dr. Matthew Jessee and does most of her work from home, while caring for their 3 children.  Brandi is originally from Honaker, VA and a graduate of Emory & Henry College.  After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree in education, she traveled with her husband to Davenport, IA, where he attended Palmer College of Chiropractic.  The first year in Iowa, she worked as the Resident Director for Marycrest International University.  She then enrolled and completed the chiropractic technologist program at Palmer and worked for Durant Chiropractic Clinic taking and processing xrays, applying therapies, and completing exams.  Upon moving back to Wise,  VA, Brandi worked with her husband for Boothe Chiropractic Clinic, until they later purchased the satelite clinic and renamed it Highlands Chiropractic & Wellness Clinic.  She now does all of the marketing for the clinic, as well as patient and insurance billing.