Kristi Wilkinson grew up in Pennsylvania, and has served as a physical therapist, youth leader, youth counselor, foster parent, and community volunteer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Richmond in 1989, and a Master of Physical Therapy from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia in 1991. Kristi has traveled internationally as a volunteer therapist to Kazakhstan, China, Brazil and Romania, ultimately adopting her son from Romania. She now resides in Bayfield, CO, and continues to practice PT with the geriatric population in Durango and through the state of colorado.