Northwest Return to Work

The staff at Northwest Return to Work includes experienced physical and occupational therapists who are committed to the highest level of care for their clients.

	Josh Cobbley, MS, OTR/L, CEAS, CWCE, is the founder of Northwest Return to Work. He is a certified work capacity evaluator (CWCE) and has been practicing in the area of industrial rehabilitation for the past 13 years. Josh's specialty is providing Physical Capacity Evaluations (PBPCE's / FCE's). He prides himself as being a "thinking evaluator" and does not rely on a wrote or pre-packaged FCE system. Josh has administered and reviewed thousands of PCE's. He performs/assists and reviews evaluations on a daily basis and regularly attends advanced training classes. Josh completed his undergraduate and graduate work in Chicago, earning a bachelor of arts in biology from North Park College and a master of science in occupational therapy from Rush University. He is also a certified ergonomics assessment specialist.
	Don Labourr, PT, ATC, has more than 30 years of orthopedic rehabilitation experience, most of this working side by side with orthopedic surgeons and rehabilitation specialists. Together with these specialists, he has developed rehabilitation concepts and programs. Don has lectured numerous times nationally and locally on orthopedic rehabilitation topics.
	Brett Wolfe, MS, OTR/L, has been part of the Northwest Return to Work team for three years, helping to maintain a high level of care that is focused on helping patients return to their best and safe level of function. In addition, Brett has experience in manual labor fields, which allows him to help patients apply techniques with a focus on real-world productivity. Outside of work, he is internationally recognized adventurer and endurance mountain bike racer and prior elite level skier. He has coached and counseled athletes at all levels for more than 20 years. Brett has his bachelor in science in industrial design, and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from University of Washington.
	Valen Sampson, COTA, is a certified occupational therapist assistant (COTA). She was born and raised in Louisiana and moved to Washington in order to pursue a career in occupational therapy. In 2009, she graduated with Phi Theta Kappa Honors from Green River Community College, in Auburn, Wash., with an associate’s degree in applied science. In addition to a passion for industrial rehabilitation, Valen is a certified weight trainer through IWA (International Weight Lifting Association).
	Ingrid Junker, B.Sc., OTR/L, CWCE, graduated from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, with a bachelor of science in occupational therapy in 1993. She has had several years experience in chronic pain management and vocational rehabilitation. She is certified in the Matheson System of Physical Capacity of Evaluation and Epic Lift Capacity Test and trained in the Matheson System of Ergonomic Evaluation. She joined the Northwest Return to Work team in 2010.
	Betsy Wightman graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BS/MS degree in occupational therapy. She has worked primarily in industrial rehabilitation and outpatient physical disability settings. She is a certified ergonomic assessment specialist and has experience evaluating a variety of different work environments.
	Todd Wallin has been practicing physical therapy in the Pacific Northwest for 27 years. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a strong background in orthopedic manual therapy. He is credentialed with the American College of Sports Medicine.
	Susan Dumelin is a physical therapist who specializes in manual therapy. She has five years of experience working in general outpatient orthopedics. She earned a master of science in physical therapy from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.
	Ryan Bylund, PTA,
	Travis J. Lee was born in Rhode Island and has been a resident of Washington since the age of seven. He graduated from Central Washington University with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science. He recently joined the Return to Work team in October 2009. Travis is the director of our gym services. He helps our physical therapists provide a higher level of feedback during patient exercise performance. When he’s not at work Travis is engaged in an active lifestyle. He enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, playing sports and cooking.
	Colby Schimpf has more than 20 years of experience in office administration, with seven years as administration assistant for a national medical corporation where she trained and managed the front office staff for more than 20 physical therapy clinics. In 2007, she joined Northwest Return to Work as office coordinator. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her grandkids and riding her horses.