B.Sc. Kin, C.Ped(C)

As a Registered Kinesiologist, Canadian Certified Pedorthist and Align Clinician, Brandon embodies the Align mindset in every possible way. Brandon's breadth of experiences working with various medical specialists and physicians fostered his enjoyment of working with challenging biomechanical cases and it's a passion he never wants to lose sight of. His collective experiences enable him to curate more comprehensive treatment protocols that go beyond conventional pedorthics, which generally focus only on the foot. He is passionate about the notion that simply improving foot function with an orthotic is not sufficient for effective long-term treatment and that establishing the root cause of injury and misalignment is fundamental to the long-term success his treatments. Brandon is an empathetic and patient coach with Align Clients, in participating in their exercise prescription, learning about their body movement, and teaching them how to move more efficiently and regain function of neglected joints and muscles. He takes time to listen to client’s expectations, thoroughly educates them on their physical condition, and outlines realistic treatment plans that fit their lifestyle.

He is steadfast in the pursuit of continued education to broaden his scope of practice and expand his holistic understanding of human movement.

As Regional Director, Brandon is a key strategist in Align's business planning and is an invaluable asset to the team. He is ever curating a careful alignment of the company's vision with it's operational output which ultimately has a tremendous impact on continuously providing better health experiences. With his innovative business entrepreneurial mindset, he oversees the Clinic, Spa and Boutique at the flagship, manages the team, mentors, identifies and grows talent and skillsets in the vastly different roles of Align Clinicians, Client Experience Coordinators and Buyers. He ensures the client's experience is amazing, that Body Align Assessments, Align Orthotics™ and custom shoe details are perfect. Every shoe in our healthy collection must be endorsed by him and he holds everyone accountable in inventory management. And he still manages to ensure everyone is having fun. He's the man who brings it all together! It's all part of his mission is to provide proactive, stylish foot heath to every person in the GTA with an Align Client mindset.

Brandon has an athletic background, playing and coaching many sports including hockey, soccer and snowboarding. He is an avid world traveler and has a penchant for adrenaline! His culinary skills from his travels are a sight to behold, let alone to taste. When he's not in Toronto, he's likely headed up to cottage country to enjoy simply being in nature with his lovely partner Kim and their dog, Barney.

H.Bsc., D.Ch

Catherine has invaluable expertise in dermatological, surgical, musculoskeletal, and geriatric care in her clinical work with the Wound Care Centre at Women’s College Hospital, LAMP Community Health Centre, the Michener Chiropody Clinic as well as intensive biomechanical training in the Align Clinician Program. Refining both her theoretical aptitude and practical skillset, she also received a scholarship by the College of Chiropodists of Ontario during her rotations. She holds an Assistant Professorship and works as a Clinical Instructor under the University Health Network at the Michener Institute. 

As an activist in promoting foot health she creates awareness for expanding access to podiatric care across Ontario. With strong ethics aligned with our company core values and the desire to treat patients beyond their expectations, at Align Catherine is redefining and evolving footcare modalities, successfully ensuring that the preventative footcare model is a necessary health check for everyone.

Through provision of exemplary care at Align and being a passionate educator, Catherine has distinguished the Align flagship as an official teaching facility for the Michener Institute of Education at UHN. As a Clinical Coordinator for this program and through her clinical work at Align, she provides training and education to the College's graduating students, helping to create the next gen of inspired Chiropody professionals.

She is currently studying a specialist biomechanics program in California and returns to Align for 3 months each year to provide continuing care to the Align Clients she has cared for over the years.

As a person who truly enjoys other people, Tina has dedicated her 10-year career to helping others through client experience excellence and administration in healthcare. Tina’s growth mindset, positive, and compassionate nature are integral parts of her success in effective client care. This drives her commitment to developing meaningful, strong relationships. She embodies Align’s teamwork tenets in her daily work, of mutual respect, positivity, and open communication.

At Align, she feels she can be in a space that allows her to feel health and wellness is the top priority. As herself a proactive health advocate, Tina actively encourages others to prioritize their health as well.

Tina prioritizes mental calm and total wellbeing in her daily life. She always makes time for healthy DIY spa days, mindful cuisine, and swimming. A lover of the outdoors, she is up for hiking with her husband and her puppy, both locally and internationally. Especially if there’s a beach involved! She is also devoted to volunteer work related to her faith, as she is deeply passionate in her spirituality and connection to something greater.

BA, Political Science

Teressa is a humble, Mississaugan business mogul with 20 years in business development and teaching, for corporations with various philanthropic health causes. She is focused on driving healthy social change through innovative business models.

As Align's visionary and in a Director or Operations role, Teressa oversees all elements of the entire operation. She co-founded Align to merge and disrupt the footcare, fashion and beauty industries, to empower Align clients with knowledge, a medically sound approach, and inspiration to look and feel better and healthier than ever before.
She's determined to bring together the moving pieces to improve the way you do footcare as an impetus to healthier movement, for a more enriched and active life. It is what inspired her to design the Align brand, the interior design and initial concept model for bridging the biomechanics and medical device component of foothealth, with the fashion trend realm. And later, to expand Align's healthcare model to integrate the Footcare Spa, bringing innovation to combine the medical footheath and beauty realms. As well as for co-patenting the Align Pitch Perfect orthotic for high heels. Always flashing forward to the next foot health innovation, as Buyer for the only known curation of healthy fashion footwear, Teressa is ahead of industry trends, such as advances in 3D printing, slow fashion and sourcing sustainable and healthy footwear, in addition to the health benefits of Align custom fitting them. She is proud to have created so many firsts, in a healthcare model.

Living the Mompreneur lifestlye, Teressa has a strong voice on minority women who balance running companies and managing households. She uses her dynamic public speaking skills to create awareness around heatlhcare innovation, and feminism, among other social change topics.

As a lover of people, health and art, Teressa finds catharsis in cooking Italian and West Indian favourites for her family, soaking in all the joys of her young sons, playing soccer, hiking, and reading through an ever-growing pile of books. She truly finds enjoyment in working with the amazing teams she recruits to Align. And relishes in the opportunities to appreciate and enjoy her equally inspiring Align Clients.