Tiffany

Tiffany is a born and raised Iowan. She attended high school at Bondurant and has called the Des Moines area home most of her life. Tiffany has always had a passion for helping and being involved in her community with activities such as being a T-Ball coach. Tiffany has 2 daughters (Harper & Ava).

You can likely find Tiffany trying out new foods, at horseback riding classes, spending time with family outdoors, watching a baseball/football game, or being the cool Pinterest mom.

Tiffany joined our team in December of 2022 and she plays several roles. She is one of our Front Desk Specialists at the Des Moines and she is also a Medical Assistant at our Des Moines and Ankeny locations. Tiffany has worked in the medical field in the past and has found that she has always had a passion for caring for others.

Melisa

Melisa was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and has lived a part of her life in Tampa, Florida. She graduated in 2018 at Bondurant-Farrar High School. After high school Melisa decided she wanted a career in healthcare. Her first job was working with patients with TBI’s, Parkinson’s, and Concussions. To broaden her healthcare career, she worked in dentistry for 3 years before she joined our team. She currently lives in Bondurant with her significant other and their 2 puppies, (Cooper, and Millie). In her free time, you can often find her spending time with family, trying out a new restaurant, or traveling. Melisa also has a green thumb and enjoys plants and gardening. Melisa joined our team in February of 2023 as a Front Desk Specialist.

Brittni

Brittni was born and raised in Hesperia, California. She graduated from Oak Hills High School in Oak Hills, California. Brittni moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 2015 to pursue her medical career. She attended Des Moines Area Community College and graduated with her Associate of Science with emphasis in Pre-Physician Assistant in May 2020. Brittni is currently a Junior at the University of Arizona working towards her degree in Biology.
Brittni joined Foot & Ankle Center of Iowa as a medical assistant in April 2022. Brittni has been working in the health care field since 2014 with experience in Pediatrics and Chiropractic. She is also very involved in the Cleft community and is an Ambassador for SmileTrain, a nonprofit organization that provides safe and quality cleft care to cleft affected children. Brittni was born with a Unilateral Cleft Lip which motivates her in her pursuit of becoming a care provider.
Brittni and her significant other, Amrit, have 2 cats (Jerry & Samantha) and 2 dogs (Abby & Eleanor). In her free time, she likes to spend time with her friends, work on cars, play video games, art, and when she can, fly home to California to visit her family.

Chelsey

Chelsey was born in Waterloo, IA and raised in Ankeny, IA where she graduated from Ankeny High School. Soon after high-school Chelsey began working in the medical field as an ER Clerk for 3 years before meeting her husband. Chelsey eventually became a stay-at-home mother with their 2 children, Trinity and Roman. They have lived in many different states as a military family. They enjoy spending family time together and making memories anywhere they can. They moved back to Iowa after her husband was medically retired from the Army, She then continued her career in the medical field at Iowa Radiology for 4 years before moving her family to Florida. A year and a half later they then made the decision to move back to Iowa after missing family during the pandemic. Today she resides in Ankeny where she was able to continue her love of working in the healthcare, and serves as a Front Desk Specialist at our Ankeny and Des Moines locations. In her free time, she loves traveling back to the ocean, trying new food/restaurants, and soaking up as much of the outdoors that she can (like watching her husband play softball, or playing videogames with her kids).

Saima

Saima was born in Pakistan and moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 2008. After graduating from West High School, she moved to Waverly, IA to pursue her B.A. in Biology from Wartburg College. She’s currently pursuing her M.S. in Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State University. After graduation, she is planning on attending podiatry school. She joined Foot & Ankle Center of Iowa in March 2023 to support our Medical Assistant part-time. She has experience working as a Certified Nursing Assistant for orthopedic and neurology patients in the past. She has always been passionate about serving others and had have spent a significant amount of time as a volunteer since high school. In her free time, she likes to do volunteer work, travel, bake, and spend time with her two nieces and a nephew.