Don Ayres brings more than 35 years of management and business development experience to American Life. Prior to joining the company, he was with Health Force Partners as a founding member and served as senior Vice President of 12 physical therapy clinics and 4 regional occupational medicine clinics. Don has been working in the Seattle business community for more than 40 years. He was a founding partner in Eagle Rehab in 1992, a 40-office group of clinics through Washington State. There he served as regional manager in charge of operations, facility development, and property management and oversaw budgeting and business development for 17 clinics. Prior to that, Don founded Therapy Network Services, a 175-member IPA in 3 states that contracted with insurance companies to provide rehabilitation.
Don received his BS in Athletic Training from Washington State University and his postgraduate degree in physical therapy in 1976 from Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. He has served as board chair for Washington State Private Practice and Socioeconomic Chairman for The Washington State Physical Therapy Association. Don has also served as president of Everett Golf and Country Club in 2001. He currently serves on the board of directors and is vice chair of the Providence Everett Medical Center Foundation.