Dr. Tate serves as medical director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Richardson. Dr. Tate specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medical and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Texas Medical Association. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology/pre-medicine from the Xavier University in New Orleans followed by LSU Medical School in New Orleans. She completed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at UTSW in Dallas.

Dr. Tate is an independent private practice physician.

Ieesha Cannida has served as the director of human resources at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Richardson since October 2015. She has nine years of human resources managerial experience. Ieesha received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in speech communication with a minor in journalism from the University of Nevada Reno, where she was inducted in the 2015 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Ieesha is originally from Southern California and has always had a passion for customer service.

Helen joined Encompass Health Richardson in 2015. She has more than nine years’ experience in the health information management field. Helen received her associates in health information management from Mercy College of Ohio in 2009 and relocated to Dallas shortly thereafter.

Rachel has 18 years of experience in rehabilitation, including inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, and outpatient speech-language pathology. She earned her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Texas at Dallas and has held her UDS PPS Certification since 2017. Currently, she also acts as Encompass Health Southwest Region Patient Assessment Standards Coordinator (PASC) Representative as well as a preceptor to new PASCs in the region.

Rachel has over 10 years of experience in emergency nursing and acute care nursing with a focus on nursing education, quality and leadership. She began her career after completing an associate degree in nursing from McLennan Community College, followed by earning a bachelor degree from The University of Texas at Arlington and a master’s degree from Chamberlain University. Rachel is pursuing a doctorate in nursing practice – executive nurse leadership at Baylor University and will graduate in August 2022. She holds double board certification as a certified emergency nurse and nurse executive advanced. Rachel is a member of The American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Rebecca Lanman, MPT joined the Encompass Health Richardson team as director of therapy operations in 2019. Prior to her role with Encompass Health Richardson, Rebecca served as director of therapy operations at an inpatient facility in Mesquite, Texas for 6 years. She has 20 years of experience as a physical therapist in the acute and rehabilitation settings. She earned her master’s degree in physical therapy from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

Keianna has served as director of case management at Encompass Health Richardson for three years. She has more than 18 years of social work experience. An Iowa native, she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wartburg College and obtained a master’s degree in social work from the University of Northern Iowa. Keianna is also a Certified Case Manager.

Bree LeGrand joined Encompass Health Richardson in 2016 as controller. She has more than 10 years of healthcare experience in both acute care and long term acute care. In 2005, she received her Master’s of Business Administration at Texas A&M University at Texarkana, Texas.  Since 2017, she has been a member of the Company’s Inclusion & Diversity Council. Bree and her team are responsible for assuring the hospital has equipment and supplies to treat the patients in a high quality, yet cost effective manner.

Ted serves as the director of pharmacy and oversees all functions at the hospital’s pharmacy to ensure the safe, effective delivery of medications to our patients. He is a proud graduate of the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and has rejoined the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Richardson team in October of 2015 having previously served as pharmacy director of the Encompass Health hospital in Plano, Texas from 2001 to 2007. Ted has more than 25 years of hospital pharmacy director experience.

Jeremy has served in his role as facilities management director at Encompass Health Richardson since January 2021. He is responsible for the plant operations management including all aspects of environment of care compliance planning, facility equipment maintenance/certification, building repairs, maintenance and environmental services. He is also responsible for scheduled drills, implemented emergency management plans and coordinated assistance and allocations for emergency preparedness with the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council. He is the designated safety/security officer charged with regulatory compliance with TJC, TDH, OSHA and FEMA. Jeremy has worked in the facility management and life safety field since 1999 with vast knowledge of building automation, fire and life safety and other facility management systems.

Lisa has served as the director of quality & risk at Encompass Health Richardson since April 2021. She has been with Encompass Health for six years, beginning her career at Encompass Health Dallas as a physical therapist assistant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is a member of the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a certified yellow belt in Lean Six Sigma.