WILSON PHYSICAL THERAPY - Key Persons
Aaron Wilson is from Alexandria, MN and has resided in Ashland since 2004. Aaron received his undergraduate degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and received his physical therapy degree from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. He started as a defensive back (strong corner) on the Macalester College football team. He and his wife Stephanie opened Wilson Physical Therapy in 2011. Through the years he has been active with youth sports in the Ashland community (football, soccer, hockey, basketball and sports acceleration programs). He has provided community education in open forums in varied settings. Aaron chose physical therapy as there is a strong internal satisfaction with seeing people advance back to activities that they once perceived had been lost, and, yes, he just likes to help people in general too.
Gerard Acosta has lived in many places in the world with his family and father, a retired officer from United States Army. He and his family always returned to Aurora, Colorado to which he calls his first home. Jerry's interest in sports was early, with his dad teaching him tennis at 6 years old. Jerry continues to play tennis. He competed in gymnastics in junior high school, high school, and college. With athletics as part of his life so has episodes of injuries. In a sense, Jerry has been interested in physical rehabilitation for a long time.
In 1982 Jerry graduated from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado with a bachelor of arts with teaching degree. He moved to Ashland, Wisconsin in 1982 with his wife Peggy raised a family of two boys Alex and Christopher. Jerry was an art teacher at the School District of Mellen for 20 years and later switched his interest into the sciences. He received a Physical Therapist Assistant associate's degree in 2013 at the Lake Superior College, Duluth MN. After his first PTA job experience at Ashland‘s Golden Living Court Manner, Jerry was hired to be part of the Wilson Physical Therapy staff in 2014. Jerry brings to the clinic his experience in Physical Therapy skills and enjoys helping others.
Lee is from Chocorua, NH and has been in Wisconsin since 2019 when he came to finish up his college soccer career at Northland College. At Northland, Lee was a captain of the soccer team and quickly helped them become playoff contenders. Lee graduated from Northland in 2021 with an undergraduate degree in Business Management.
At Wilson Physical Therapy, Lee's main goal is to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible so that the physical therapists can focus on the most important part of the clinic, the patients getting better.
When not at work, Lee spends much of his time coaching soccer in multiple different roles. Some of his coaching roles include: individual sessions through his business, Soccer Evolution LLC, Washburn High School Girl's Head Coach, and the Head Men's Assistant at Northland College.
Lesley began working at Wilson PT in January 2023. After tearing her ACL playing volleyball, she enjoyed her physical therapy rehab at Wilson's so much she changed careers and returned to school to become a PTA. She loves the collaborative yet highly individualized effort of therapy--getting to work as a team with the patient to recover and return to the things in life that matter to them. She enjoys working at Wilson's because of the positive and communal atmosphere, as well as the commitment to working hard for the patient's best outcomes.
Lesley lives in Washburn with her husband and two young sons. She loves the lake and spends as much
time as she can near the water--both in the summer and winter. She enjoys cross country skiing, mountain biking, hiking, and reading.
Tyler was raised in Washburn, WI and has a lot of family/community ties to the surrounding Bay Area. He received his undergraduate bachelor degree in Exercise Physiology from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. He continued his schooling at St. Scholastica with completion of his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2016. Tyler has been active in athletics throughout High School and College. He participated in football, basketball, and track & field all four years in High School and played football for The College of St. Scholastica for four years.
Tyler began his Physical Therapy career for Wilson Physical Therapy in May 2016. He has been involved in coaching youth sports (football, basketball, weight training) and is an active CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) at the local Gritty Fish CrossFit in Washburn. He enjoys hunting/fishing, exercise, family time, and spending time at his cabin property outside of Washburn.
Why did you become a Physical Therapist? I have always been involved in athletics since I was very young. I think my first word was "ball." I imagined working with pro sports teams and elite athletes when I began my PT journey. Moving back to my local community has provided more purpose in my profession than working with any sports team. I am grateful to be working with my local community and helping people on their paths to improve their function and meet physical goal achievements post-surgery, with their dizziness/balance deficits, and in recovery from general aches and pains.