Meet the Team
Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Two heads are better than one.” We’ve taken that to heart at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness. With many chiropractors on staff, each with a different background and perspective, you get the benefit of extra brainpower. Especially with difficult cases.
Andrea Beornsen, Massage Therapist
Certified massage therapist Andrea Beornsen loves putting smiles on sad faces. She’s passionate about helping people live more comfortably in their bodies as she relieves pain through healing touch.
Her goal is also to educate you. During each session, she’ll teach you what you can do to reduce muscle and nerve problems that can cause chronic pain, tension, and stress. Andrea works to help every patient relax and unwind, while giving your body the focused attention it needs.
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Before becoming a massage therapist, Andrea worked as a veterinary tech for eight years. She saw firsthand the healing power that massage therapy had for animals. She herself had also benefited from many massages before.
When her daughter started preschool full time, Andrea was ready to try something new. One day, she tried to work through the tension on a friend’s shoulder. That’s when she realized she wanted to learn more about effective massage techniques.
Expertise You Can Trust
Andrea enrolled at the National Holistic Institute and completed her certification in 2007. She has had 720 hours of formal massage therapy training, plus 15 years’ experience working in chiropractic offices, day spas, and medical spas.
Andrea has also invested in over 130 hours of continuing education. She has studied everything from specific approaches to prenatal and oncology massage to best practices for carpal tunnel and trigger points. She has also done two six-day intensive full body dissection courses to boost her scientific understanding of the body.
A Healing Technique for Everyone
Andrea provides deep tissue massage to relieve chronic muscle tension, headaches, pain, and nerve dysfunction causing both acute and chronic issues. She uses a combination of myofascial release techniques, trigger point release, acupressure points, and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (gua sha). She also does lymphatic drainage.
Self-care plays an important role in Andrea’s own life. When she’s taking a break from work, she loves spending time outdoors, watching movies, and creating abstract acrylic paintings and mixed media art.
Gail Requa, Office Manager
Our Office Manager in Livermore is Gail Requa. Gail has been with us for many years. She handles billing and is the glue that holds everything together!
Ashley Palmer, Assistant Office Manager
Ashley joined the practice in 2020 and has really enjoyed getting to know the patients. She loves seeing them improve and grow with the chiropractic lifestyle. She values celebrating with them when they hit their milestones! When she is not at work, she is a voracious reader. Ashley loves to be creative and enjoys tackling new hobbies. She likes the
outdoors but from a distance. She is at her happiest when she is surrounded by her family, playing games with the music cranked up, hoping no one notices if she is cheating.
Winter L., Massage Therapist
Meet Winter, a Certified Massage Therapist specializing in deep tissue massage and customizable treatments. Winter graduated from the Cortiva Institute Massage Therapy and Skin Care School in Baltimore, MD, in 2017. With 2 years of hands-on experience, Winter focuses on relieving muscle tightness, promoting relaxation, and utilizing trigger point therapy for optimal wellness. What Winter finds most fulfilling is working closely with clients to alleviate their pains and aches, helping them reach their health goals by identifying and releasing knots within their bodies.
Outside of work, Winter finds joy in immersing herself in nature and solving puzzles of any kind, whether it’s navigating through escape rooms, solving intricate puzzle boxes, or building 3D puzzles. Additionally, Winter enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, exploring new recipes, and honing their skills in cooking and baking.
La Roz Bonilla, Massage Therapist
As a strong believer in holistic care, Certified Massage Therapist La Rōz Bonilla (National Holistic Institute 2003) specializes in incorporating massage bodywork to help increase mobility in problem areas and help you find some ease and relaxation.
She offers a wide variety of massage techniques such as:
- Cranial Sacral – Promoting pain relief for migraines and the neck
- Hand and Foot Reflexology – pressure of the hands and feet
- Lymphatic Drainage – Relieve swelling with light pressure improving the lymphatic system
- Myofascial Release – Release tightness and tension in the myofascial tissues
- Pre and Post Natal
- Deep Tissue
- Pre and Post Sports
Whether you’re looking to find something complimentary to your chiropractic adjustments, are looking to treat issues that limit your mobility, or simply a gentle massage to relax, come visit La Rōz!
Start the ultimate experience into health and wellness with Massage Therapy today and schedule an appointment with La Rōz.
- Monday 10am – 1pm and 3pm – 6pm
- Tuesday 3pm – 6pm
- Friday 10am – 1pm
Michelle Judson, Front Desk
Michelle joined Alexander Chiropractic in late 2020 as the Pleasanton office manager, bringing over 15 years of experience in customer service. Her passion for helping others and building meaningful connections with people aligns perfectly with her role.
Michelle finds great fulfillment in witnessing the positive impact chiropractic care has on patients’ lives, both in their physical well-being and overall quality of life. She enjoys getting to know each patient, learning about their personal journeys, celebrating their successes, and offering support through challenges.
Outside of work, Michelle enjoys watercolor painting in her spare time, a creative outlet that helps her unwind. She is dedicated to ensuring every patient’s experience at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness is positive and welcoming.
Sheryl Cruz, Front Desk
Sheryl has been working in the healthcare industry for four years now and enjoys every minute of it! She likes working with patients, learning about them, and helping them in any way she can to make things easier and their day a little brighter. During Sheryl’s free time, she enjoys going to the beach and being in the sun. She also likes to cook, knit, and spend time with her three granddaughter’s.
Taylor Tillinghaust, Massage Therapist and Corrective Exercise Specialist
Taylor graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Cal Poly, where she helped the men’s soccer team. While working as a personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist, she realized her clients needed to work through old injuries and scar tissue, so she went back to school for massage therapy.
Although she can give a basic Swedish or deep tissue massage, Taylor specializes in a combination of myofascial and active release therapy that breaks down painful adhesions in the muscle and facial tissue. She integrates massage with corrective stretches and exercises to retrain your movement patterns. Although this work can be painful, it’s worth it to feel good in your body again.
Please contact her at (925) 413-5542 to schedule an appointment with her today!
Alyssa Gosling, Office Manager
Our office manager, Alyssa Gosling, is passionate about helping every patient walk out feeling better than when you came in. She has always preferred specialty health care. She’s excited to use her administrative skills to make it easier than ever for more people to access natural health care.
Treating Her Patients Like Family
Before discovering her passion for chiropractic, Alyssa worked in veterinary hospitals.
Even as she cared for animals, she found herself laughing, crying, and commiserating with pet owners through good and bad times. This experience prepared her for celebrating and caring for chiropractic patients on a personal level. She loves getting to know people better and tending to their needs in any way she can.
Administrative work comes naturally to Alyssa. She’s great at scheduling appointments, as well as verifying and staying up to date on insurance. Alyssa also uses her sharp memory to help patients feel seen and known. Some of her office tasks are fun, like choosing what movies to play in the office each day. Her favorites are Star Wars, La La Land, early 2000s films, and Disney movies like Tangled and Ratatouille.
A Life of Wellness, Curiosity, and Joy
Alyssa will graduate with a Psychology degree from Biola University online later this year. She is fiercely loyal to causes she believes in, like the precise health care at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness.
Everyone who meets Alyssa knows she’s full of life. A major foodie, she loves steak and challenges herself to make a new recipe every week. She speaks a little German, plays a lot of board games and video games, spends time with her dog, and stays involved with her church.
Alyssa often goes driving with the sunroof down, singing along to her favorite songs as she explores new places on day trips. She tries to soak in the history and the beauty of every location she visits, as she enjoys the wonder of it all.
Stephenie Tarnow, Front Desk
With a lifelong passion for health, wellness, and fitness, Stephenie is thrilled to apply her administrative skills and her enthusiasm for supporting others on their health journeys at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness.
As a dedicated mother of three, a veteran, and a Pilates instructor at IMX Pilates Pleasanton, Stephenie keeps busy on a day-to-day basis!
Karina Acosta, Front Desk
Karina is a Southern California native and proud U.S. Navy veteran with a background in five-star hospitality service. With a heart for wellness and a passion for caring for others, she’s excited to bring her experience and energy to the team at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness.
Whether it’s delivering top-notch service or supporting clients on their wellness journeys, Karina is all about making people feel their best!
Steph Naca, Massage Therapist
With a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (USF) and training at Mckinnon Body Therapy in Oakland, Steph has always taken pleasure in helping patients manage their pain through his manual massage techniques.
Steph offers a wide variety of massage techniques such as:
- Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST)
- Myofascial Decompression (Cupping)
- Deep Tissue
- Pre and Post Sports
- And more!
Whether you’re looking to find something complimentary to your chiropractic adjustments, are looking to treat issues that limit your mobility, or simply a gentle massage to relax, come visit Steph!
Start the ultimate experience into health and wellness with Massage Therapy today and schedule an appointment with Steph.
Mondays and Wednesdays 9am – 5pm
Linda Ontai, Front Desk
Linda has many years of experience working with Alexander Chiropractic. She rejoined our team in 2024 and we are very thankful that she brings her warmth, superb skills, and knowledge. She enjoys spending time with her husband, their children, grandchildren, and their pets. She is an avid crafter, and her creativity shows! Linda will help you have a wonderful experience, here, at Alexander Chiropractic!
Remi Shandrew, Front Desk
Remi has a great background in customer service and helping others. Some fun facts about Remi are that she loves reading mystery books, is a big country concert enthusiast, speaks Spanish fluently, and has a cat named “Tuesday”.
Remi enjoys bringing an upbeat attitude to the office and making the experience for patients smooth, easy, and fun!
Alina Roashan, Community Outreach Coordinator
With a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing Management at California State University East Bay (2023), Alina looks forward to driving innovation, creativity, and leadership into the business realm.
Having three years experience in a Sales and Marketing role, Alina emphasizes building a strong presence for individuals who are curious to learn through strong communication and brand knowledge. Alina’s initiative is to collaborate, inspire, and work as a team in reaching our goals.
As Outreach Coordinator at Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness, Alina oversees community outreach across all four offices and their residing communities, digital marketing efforts, corporate and partner event planning, and more! Her objective is to bring people together through chiropractic and wellness while putting your needs and priorities first.
During her free time Alina enjoys spending time with her family, cafe hopping, playing with her two dogs Guppy and Chubzy, and going to the gym.
From performing behind the scenes or out on the field, she enjoys the opportunity to meet new faces and make new connections with patients. Spreading the word and spirit of Alexander Chiropractic and Wellness with everyone in the East Bay!
Missy Harker, HR/Assistant to CEO
Missy Harker brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her role as Assistant to Dr. Alexander and HR. With a background in Liberal Studies from San Diego State University, Missy spent 10 years as an elementary school teacher, fostering a passion for organization, communication, and mentorship. She later transitioned into the role of Personal Assistant for four years, refining her skills in administration and support.
Beyond her professional expertise, Missy has been married for 28 years to her husband, Quin , and is the proud mother of three children—Hayden (27), Jack (24), and Will (17). She also shares her home with two beloved dogs, Sheamus and Ella.
In her free time, Missy enjoys hiking, reading, cooking, and traveling, always seeking new experiences and opportunities to learn. Her warmth, efficiency, and commitment make her an invaluable part of the team.
