Stella graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology. Stella was a member of the UNM Track and Field team where she competed in the sprint and middle distance events. Stella also played striker for the Lady Lobos women soccer team. After graduating from UNM in Albuquerque, Stella continued with her athletic endeavors and went on to play semi-pro soccer as well as professional women’s tackle football for the New Mexico Burn as well as for the Chicago Force in the Women’s Professional Football League (WPFL).

Stella worked for 10 years as an exercise physiologist in Albuquerque and also coached girls high school track and field and soccer. Stella received her Associate Physical Therapist Assistant degree from Fox College in Tinley Park, IL in 2011.Stella has experienced working in a variety of physical therapy settings including acute care, skilled nursing, and for the past 12 years has worked in the areas of orthopedics and sports performance. Stella is a certified in Applied Functional Science,3D MAPS and 3D Soft Tissue Transformation all from the Gray Institute. Stella also has experience with various manual techniques that include Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization ( Graston), Myofascial Decompression (cupping),Blood Flow Restriction Training, Mulligan Mobilization Techniques, McKenzie Techniques, Functional Manual Reaction (FMR).

Stella believes in treating the whole person in order to get them back to their highest level of function so that they can resume activities that they enjoy or introduce them to new activities.