Lisa Mackell Email & Phone Number

Lisa Mackell, PT, is the Founder and retired President of Theraplay, Inc., who brought in private equity in 2015 and then sold to Ivy Rehab for Kids in 2022. While at Theraplay, Lisa and her team grew the Theraplay Family of Companies to six pediatric companies, across four states, spanning from Pittsburgh to Virginia, with 32 pediatric therapy centers, several hundred school contracts, and over 1100 staff. Lisa has spoken on topics nationally including business management, leadership, staff motivation, customer service, human resources, parenting, child development and addiction recovery. Lisa has also provided inservices at high schools and teenage camps on career development, leadership and goal setting. Lisa is a member of the editorial board for the Impact Magazine of APTA Private Practice, past Program Workgroup Chair for the Combined Sections Annual Conference for APTA Private Practice, past Chair of the Pediatric SIG for APTA Pennsylvania, and past PA state representative for APTA Pediatrics. Lisa retired in 2020 but is now active as an adjunct professor in two PT programs, as well as Board President of Learning to Lead, a non-profit corporation for leadership and a board member to Be a Part of the Conversation, working with families dealing with addiction and recovery. Lisa also volunteers with CASA, as an advocate for children in the foster care system. Lisa is happily married and the mother of two adult children.