Tim joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley as the CEO in April 2024. He began his career with Encompass Health as the quality and risk management director of Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital in Yuma, Arizona. Tim participated in the developing future CEO program at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Institute of Tucson. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a master’s degree in healthcare administration. Prior to his career in healthcare, Tim had the honor of serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Dr. John Lopez serves as the medical director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury medicine. A graduate of Louisiana State University, he completed his medical studies at Midwestern University Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training at the University of Kentucky where he served as chief resident. He concluded his medical training with a Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.

Kerry joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation of East Valley in 2023 as the human resources director. Kerry has more than 20 years of professional human resource management experience. She is originally from Pennsylvania but has spent the last 10 years in Arizona and Washington State. Prior to joining Encompass Health, Kerry was the human resources manager at Arizona General Hospital and a senior employee and labor relations consultant at Kaiser Permanente. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in labor and industrial relations.

Samuel joined Encompass Health at East Valley as facilities management director in 2017. He has more than 18 years of experience managing retail facilities and over nine years of experience in managing healthcare facilities with focus on strategic planning and emergency management systems. He is originally from San Diego and earned his degree from Kearny Mesa college. He supervises the operations at the East Valley location including all buildings sections and grounds, utilities, energy management systems and safety/security systems in order to provide a safe, healthy and comfortable environment for the patients and staff.

Curtis is the area business development director for Encompass Health East Valley and Encompass Health Scottsdale and has oversight of all marketing and communication functions for both hospitals. Curtis joined Encompass Health in 2016 and has been in business development throughout his career here. He brings experience in rehabilitation healthcare and proven success in brand positioning and community marketing. Curtis holds an associate degree in occupational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration.

Samantha began her career at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley in 2010 and quickly found her passion for rehabilitation nursing. She has worked in a variety of clinical roles prior to becoming chief nursing officer of Encompass Health East Valley in 2013. Samantha earned her master’s degree in nursing and executive leadership at Saint Xavier University.

Kathy has been practicing in the field of physical therapy for 18 years. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education with an interest in sports medicine, she elected to follow a career in physical therapy. She began her career as a physical therapist assistant and certified athletic trainer in 1994, and completed a master’s degree in physical therapy from Loma Linda University, Southern California in 2000. Kathy’s passion to help others culminated in receiving her doctorate of physical therapy degree from A.T. Still University in 2008. Kathy’s entire career has been in the adult inpatient and rehabilitation setting. She is a member of the Phoenix Physical Therapy Directors group and the American Physical Therapy Association.

David began his career with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley in June 2017. As a native, born and raised in Mesa, he graduated from Arizona State University with bachelor's degrees in both finance and Japanese. His finance career began in 2003. Since then, he has influenced financial outcomes for various sectors including defense and commercial airlines ultimately finding his passion in the healthcare industry in 2009.

Katherine holds a master's degree in legal studies with a concentration in compliance and legal risk management from the University of Arizona and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Azusa Pacific University. Katherine’s 16-year nursing career has spanned five states with experience in public health, family care practice, urgent care and most notably in occupational health & safety. She joined Encompass Health in 2019 as an acute care nurse who later became the infection preventionist and continues to serve on the diversity, equity and inclusion team.