Meet The Staff....

DEBI - Debi’s involvement with Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center started on day one.  Since the doors opened in 1984, she has always understood that serving patients comes first!  This attitude is reflected in the staff that she trains to assist patients and the doctors.  Making sure that each patient’s experience at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center is a positive one is of upmost importance to her.  Helping people achieve their health and wellness goals is a priority with her.   It has always been a dream of hers to provide the community with a wellness center that would offer a wide variety of services.  That dream came true when the clinic relocated to 2406 E. Washington St. in November of 2007.  Debi has been instrumental in the expansion of the clinic and the wide variety of wellness services that they offer.  She is a certified Yoga Fit Instructor, Pilate Fit Instructor and First Line Therapy Lifestyle Coach. Understanding that we each have a responsibility to the community that we reside in, Debi has been actively involved in many charitable organizations.  It truly is a passion of hers! She has been involved with and served as a past president of the Cultural Festival, is currently on the Friends Council of WGLT Radio, she was a co-founder of the Nothin' But The Blues Festival, and is a current board member on the American Heart Association.  The list of charitable organizations that Debi & Dr. Chris support is a long one!  Philanthropy is important to them and the employees of Eastland Chiropractic & Wellness Center.  Finding ways to volunteer and enhance the lives of others is a goal of hers both professionally and personally.  Debi founded and established The Wellness Foundation which provides a wide variety of community wellness services to businesses and organizations.  

In her spare time, Debi enjoys spending time with family and friends, mission trips, reading, cooking and traveling.  She is involved with church activities and her gentle, caring spirit is evident to all.

JOEN - In June of 2005, Joen was excited as she started her position as Office Manager at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center.  “I am able to work because of chiropractic and I am thrilled to be working in the profession.”  Joen’s experience as a patient herself is what led her to know that this career decision was for her.  After being involved in two serious car accidents, Dr. Hoelscher was what “put her back together” and allowed her to recover from injuries that could have left her disabled.   

Joen loves being involved in the community and sharing her personal chiropractic experiences with others. She continually expands her knowledge and feels that learning something every day to better serve the patients at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center is very important.  Educating the community about chiropractic and the services that are offered to better their health is her strength.  She genuinely cares and wants the best for everyone she meets.  Being the mother of four boys, Joen’s nurturing attitude is felt by all.  She is lovingly called the “mother hen” at EC&LC and truly looks out for the patients and staff as is they were her own.  Being a volunteer at the Home Sweet Home mission for over 13 years has been a rewarding experience for her and one that she treasures.  Her compassion and dedication to reaching out to those in need touches every aspect of her life.  Joen’s hobbies include cooking, decorating, gardening and outdoor activities.  Her church involvement is an important part of her life and her faith is reflected in her loving nature.

Joen is also the coach for Ideal Weight Loss  of Bloomington - Normal, located within EC&LC, featuring the Ideal Protein weight loss program . Her clients are experiencing awesome weight loss success with the program.  Joen loves her involvement in this program as she gets to share "first hand" the joy when people meet their weight loss goals and attain a higher quality of health.  As a compassionate, caring soul there is no one better who understands the difficult task of losing weight and changing old habits.  It is her passion to help individuals achieve success with this program.

SAMANTHA  (Patient Coordinator) Samantha started the 2008 New Year off right when she joined the team at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center.  A friend told her about the opportunity and because she had always been amazed with the results that her friend received as a patient at EC&LC and it was then that she knew that this was something of which she wanted to be a part of.  “I wake up every day excited to come to work to serve patients and feel honored to be a part of their chiropractic team.  Seeing someone walk in and walk out feeling better is the most rewarding part of my career!”   

Born and raised in Arrowsmith, IL, Samantha is no stranger to the community.  After graduating from Ridgeview High School she decided to “spread her wings” and move to Florida where she worked for 15 years in healthcare including home health, pharmacy tech, and geriatric nursing assistant.  Her family ties led her back to Illinois in December of 2007, a move she is glad she made.  Since beginning her position at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center, Samantha has learned a lot about chiropractic.  It “makes sense” to her and it only makes sense that her headaches are gone and she is feeling better since she became a patient herself.  This has put a smile on her face one that she shares with every patient that walks in the doors at Eastland Chiropractic & Lifestyle Center.  While Samantha enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her black lab, Dodger, the time she really treasures is spent at Eastland with her patients.  

PAULINE ( Front Desk Reception) Pauline is the smiling, friendly person that greets you as you enter our office. She is the newest member of the EC&LC team and brings with her lots of compassion and love.. Pauline recently relocated to the area from the Quad cities. Prior to that she lived in the Gurnee area. A lady of many gifts, she is a minister and  accomplished musician, faithfully serving in her church, a teacher and author of a book for young adults titled " The Worlds of Earth". Her passion is "to teach children and young adults with messages of hope, and to build their self esteem" all through stories and tales involving the Christian faith. Pauline and her husband Keith have been married for 15 years and have 3 wonderful children.

A commitment to serve and love people makes Pauline an excellent addition to our team.

HEATHER (Massage Therapist) Heather learned at a very early age that stress can have devastating effects on the body. Her early years were spent in and out of hospitals for a variety of ailments, imbuing her with a sense of understanding and empathy for individuals in pain. She has spent many years learning techniques and tricks to help her clients de-stress and speed up the healing of tissue damage. Heather understands what it’s like to feel you have to live with pain and wants nothing more than to assist her clients to live a pain-free and much more enjoyable life.

Heather began practicing massage in 2001. She received her Associates of Arts from Heartland Community College. She graduated from Healthy Connections School of Massage in 2005 and promptly passed her National Certification Exam that same year. She is proud to be licensed in the state of Illinois. In 2009 she received her certification in Integrative Reflexology. Heather has been a member of the American Massage Therapy Association since she was a student in 2004. Heather taught Pathology in Healthy Connections School of Massage for two years. She has also taught meditation and trance classes for beginners and advanced practitioners. She has her master levels in Reiki and has been working on her own type of Energy Work for the past 12 years.

Heather’s massage education is focused on pain relief, though her joy is helping people to reestablish their connection to their bodies in order to promote their own joy of living. Heather views massage as a holistic approach to pain relief and works with multiple massage techniques to address your unique wellness needs. Heather is more than willing to work with your Chiropractor, Physician, Physical Therapist, or other Health Care Provider to make sure that your needs are met and your health goals achieved.

Having been a patient with Eastland Chiropractic and Lifestyle Center since high school she jumped at the chance to bring her healing hands to the office that as done so much for her in the past. She works with people with a wide variety of ailments, from back and neck pain to carpel tunnel and fibromyalgia. She can vary her massage to fit any number of soft tissue needs.

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