UPMC Rehabilitation Institute

Tracy Cowles owns and operates Cowles Enterprises, Next Step's Child Enrichment Center, and Next Step Therapy, Inc Tracy was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Cranberry High School. She received her Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology from Clarion University of PA in 1991. Tracy has lived and worked in Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV. Over the years she provided Speech Therapy for Nursing Homes, Visiting Nurse Agencies, Hospitals, and Early Intervention programs. She was a Clinical Supervisor for West Virginia School of Medicine for two years. Tracy opened Next Step Therapy, Inc in 2006 in an attempt to provide more pediatric therapy services to the rural Venango County and surrounding areas. In addition to serving as Administrator of the above companies, supervising therapists and contracts, Tracy has been a part-time instructor in the Communication Science Disorders department of Clarion University of PA. She taught speech and language classes to Speech Pathology and Education majors. Tracy lives in Franklin, PA with her two sons, Noah and Eli. Tracy is involved in Scouting, Little League and PTO through her children. For fun, Tracy enjoys reading novels, camping, and singing Karaoke. Tracy considers it a privilege to work with the incredible staff that has been created at this company, and feels that it is her mission in life to ensure that rural Pennsylvania children receive the same services that are usually only available in bigger cities.