Our Staff

David M. Cunic, PT

David M. Cunic is the owner and manager of DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. He is a graduate of the Delbarton School as well as received both his Bachelor's of Health Science and Master's of Physical Therapy from the University of New England. David also is a certified personal trainer, a licensed referee for the United States Soccer Federation as well as a member of numerous physical therapy and community service organizations. David has proceeded to work at inpatient facilities as well as several outpatient orthopedic clinics.

Over the course of his career, David has had the honor to work with prestigious doctors from numerous professional and Olympic sport teams which has led to him being highly trained in sports medicine, orthopedics, and manual therapy. He is continually refining his knowledge and manual skills through workshops and continuing education seminars. David's hard work and dedication in the field of physical therapy enabled him to become a manager of several orthopedic clinics. Although, what makes David truly unique is his ability to relate to his patients, secondary to himself receiving intensive physical therapy for almost four years.

Through education, clinic, and personal experience, David has designed his own philosophy of complete therapy. He has taken techniques which integrates the personal training and physical therapy regimen, in order to achieve a complete therapy where "you get the best of both worlds".

Michael Uss

Michael Uss is the facility coordinator and resident physical therapist at DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation's Randolph facility. He comes to DMC highly regarded because of his expertise in manual therapy, specializing in core stability and strengthening.

Michael has been a well respected physical therapist for over 15 years, beginning his career with the Hospital for Joint Disease in New York City. His hands on therapy techniques incorporate a holistic approach to healing, working on not only the physical aspects, but also integrating the mind, body, and spirit in a patient's healing and recovery. He specializes in Mulligan's, muscle energy and myofascial release techniques.

Michael was not only a standout high school athlete but also a college cross county athlete. He is an avid weight trainer and physical conditioning specialist and has been a lifelong practitioner of Jujitsu.

Michael's expertise and hands on specialized therapy techniques are a welcomed addition to the DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation team.

Paul Kochoa

Paul Kochoa received his clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Mercy College. He also has earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Rutgers University. He has been in the physical therapy field for over ten years and has experience with the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, orthopedic, vestibular, and other diagnoses.

Paul prides himself in clinical problem solving and applying evidence-based rehabilitation interventions while educating and involving his patients in a proactive therapeutic program to empower his patients to return to pain-free function. He specializes in golf-related injuries and rehabilitation, and is familiar with a variety of treatment interventions including McKenzie, Maitland, and Mulligan manual techniques. Paul is a certified golf fitness instructor from the Titleist Performance Institute and a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the APTA Orthopedic Section, and the APTA Sports Physical Therapy Section, and plays golf in his spare time.

Bill Czarnecki, PT, MSPT, CKTP

Bill Czarnecki, PT, MSPT, CKTP received his Masters in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College in 1998, where he also earned a double Bachelors Degree in Clinical Science and Exercise Science. Since then, he has practiced in a wide variety of settings, developing and honing his unique therapeutic approach. He believes in empowering his clients by "unlocking" heir own natural healing abilities. He generously shares his knowledge and experiences to help manage their physical environment and prevent future injury.

Bill's primary interests are in skilled Manual Therapy, Creative Exercise Prescription, and Kinesiotaping. Bill is a student of the Maitland School, an Australian approach that teaches specialized joint mobilization techniques. He also utilizes advanced soft-tissue techniques such as Muscle Energy Technique (MET), MyoFascial Release (MFR) and the Active Release Technique (ART).

Bill resides in Boonton, NJ and enjoys bicycling, hiking, and playing the piano and bass guitar. He was a competitive and decorated soccer goal-keeper in high school and college, and was a member of the Olympic Development Program.

Bill is the clinical director in DMC's Randolph clinic. Please call to schedule your free initial consultation. (973) 584-1900.

Janice Morra, PT, OCS, CSCS

Janice is a physical therapist at DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation's Morristown facility. She has 30 yrs. of experience in the field of orthopedic and sports physical therapy, and has stayed current in both treatment techniques and evidence based practice for high level outcomes. She is board certified by the American Physical Therapy Association as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, and also certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Janice has extensive expertise in video running analysis (using Dartfish software), which is used for individualized program design for injury prevention, sport specific rehabilitation, and performance enhancement. She has published numerous running related articles.

Janice is a lifelong competitive runner who has won national titles in both cross country and track; several as a masters athlete.

Giovanni Nicola, ES, AFAA CPT

Giovanni "Gio" Nicola is the Fitness Director, a Functional Exercise Specialist, and an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer for DMC Athletics & Rehabilitation Randolph, NJ. (Located inside Aspen Ice Rink on the second floor) Gio has specialized strengths in resistance training for weight loss, male bodybuilding and female body toning. Gio has trained and coached numerous male and females to reach their fitness goals including training clients for competition.

Gio takes from all of his 34 years of athletic experiences including 21 years of ice hockey including 3 years of pro hockey, 4 years of military exercise and 15 years of bodybuilding. Combining them all with sound nutrition planning that has been studied and learned from his experiences as a competitive bodybuilder put all his clients on a fast track to reach their goals quickly and safely.

Gio's dedication to daily training has kept him in bodybuilding competitive shape for 10 years and he will be competing in the men's Masters National Level Bodybuilding Category in 2012, as well as keeping him on the ice playing hockey as a hobby. Gio also has numerous clients, both male and female, training for competition in 2012.

Gio's philosophy of "change through consistency," in training, nutrition and supplementation is one of the most effective ways for anyone of any level of fitness to improve their health and achieve any goal fitness goal they desire.

Billy Dee Williams, FES

Billy is the Personal Training Manager for DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. Having been a personal trainer since 2000, he holds both ISSA and NFPT certifications. Also a certified Zumba instructor, Billy was one of the first to get Zumba certification and bring it to Morris County back in 2006. He also has very extensive and dynamic background in sports specific training, along with training youth and geriatric patients.

Not only a high school standout athlete in football, wrestling and track, Billy also played division 1 football in college, where he then went on to play semi pro football. Other accomplishments such as placing 4th in the nation at 198lbs in power lifting, has allowed him to not only to train with many of the best collegiate and also professional athletes, but for he himself, to train them. Currently, he is training at DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. In the midst of his daily occupation, Billy is also currently training to become a professional MMA fighter. Billy brings to DMC a charisma, along with a no nonsense attitude with diehard commitment to training those who want to make the commitment to better health.

Rod Murray

Rod Murray is a current American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist and Inclusive Fitness Trainer, the ACSM'S newest training certification. He is a graduate of the Institute of Massage Therapy and incorporates his massage practice into his clients' training.

He is currently the only elite level USA Cycling coach in New Jersey, the highest certification possible, and his cycling clients have won numerous medals at the state, regional national and world championship level.

Rod is also a current USA Olympic Weight Lifting Coach, a specific lifting modality that he incorporates into most of his fitness clients' training programs and all of his competitive clients programs. His clients have ranked nationally in this event.

His educational background is in Nuclear Medicine as a graduate of Saint Joseph's. He attended Manhattan College and Columbia University as well.

Other experience includes coach of the Princeton University Cycling Team, coach at the US Paralympic Training Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado), past strength and conditioning coach to a member of 2010 Olympic team, annual attendance at the USA Cycling Summit at the US Olympic Center, and volunteer presenter at training clinics on diet, rest and exercise throughout the year.

He is a veteran of the US Armed Services, having proudly served with both the US Navy and US Marine Corps.

Andrew Nix, FES

Andrew Nix is a personal trainer with DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation's Randolph facility (located on the 2nd floor of the Aspen Ice Arena) and comes with specialized strengths in mixed martial arts, wrestling and strength training.

Andrew blends a youthful exuberance and a wealth of athletic experience to bring about the latest techniques for strength gains, weight loss, and cardiovascular conditioning. With experiences in training youth and varsity athletes, extreme passion for power lifting, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and special interest in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, he brings to DMC, a well roundedness to the training circuit.

Andrew's dedication to what he does has allowed him the opportunity to become a Renzo Gracie blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and trains under world super middle weight kickboxing champion Shihan Reginald C. Good. In the 8 years he has helped people get in shape, Andrew has created programs to implement strength training with endurance, explosion and quickness.

Andrew not only focuses on strength training but also on flexibility and balance to keep the body injury free, which makes him a fitting acquisition for the DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation team.

Joseph Hyndman, FES

Joe is a physical therapy aide and personal trainer at DMC Athletics & Rehabilitation. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science & Sport Studies from Rutgers University and is an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor. With interests in physical therapy, sports training, and general health & wellness, Joe has acquired a diverse knowledge of exercise through a great collection of experiences in the athletic, corporate, and therapy realms.

Along with playing sports and practicing freelance personal training for several years, Joe has had the privilege of working with collegiate athletes working as a student athletic trainer (primarily with the football team) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. He also has physical therapy aide experience through working in three different physical therapy sites. Most recently, Joe was a fitness coach/personal trainer/group exercise instructor in corporate fitness for the Verizon Wireless Headquarters Health & Wellness center.

At DMC, Joe brings his experience and expertise to help patients and athletes of all types reach their goals. His knowledge of weight lifting, sports conditioning, and therapeutic exercise makes him a great go-to-guy no matter what your fitness level and needs.

Amanda Taylor

Amanda Taylor is a personal trainer at DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. She has been certified as such since 2008 and has trained at several different locations, catering to a variety of clients of different ages, body types, athletic experience and goals. Having always been physically active growing up and involved in many sports, primarily soccer, compliments Amanda's knowledge in personal training. Her experience in cardiovascular training, weight training, balance and core strengthening makes a beneficial addition to the DMC team.

Besides being a functional exercise specialist, Amanda is also a physical therapy aide at DMC. Assisting the therapists with the different rehab programs that are implemented at DMC adds to Amanda's knowledge and in turn makes her a more rounded personal trainer.

Ben Hoehn, COO

Ben Hoehn is the Business Operations Director for DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. He oversees all 3 of DMC's facilities as well as DMC's Nutritional Line, but can be found most often at the Cedar Knolls facility. After 8 years in Cincinnati, Ben is happy to be back in Morris County New Jersey where he grew up and went to High School. Ben Hoehn is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and has his bachelors and masters degrees in Criminal Justice. Prior to his work at DMC, he worked in Cincinnati for a non-profit organization that worked with the Cincinnati Police Department in crime and problem solving techniques. He is proud to bring this problem solving mentality, as well as his background in numbers and analysis, to DMC. Ben Hoehn enjoys every type of sport and sporting event, outdoor activities such as hiking, films, and spending time with his wife Jennifer.

Alexis Jones

Alexis is the Office Manager for DMC Athletics and Rehabilitation. Alexis graduated from Rutgers University in 2005 with a BA in Social Work. Alexis gained her knowledge of medical billing and insurance the unconventional way, working her way through college, she worked at several prestigious insurance companies and physical therapy practices in New York and New Jersey. Alexis has been able to use her medical billing knowledge and her degree together to make the whole medical claims process patient-friendly.

Alexis can be reached at the corporate headquarters in Cedar Knolls, NJ at (973)984-0200 and is always willing to discuss any billing or insurance questions you may have.