Kirsten Lee Denner, center, pictured with Activ8’s TJ Moreno, from right and Alex Hoffman.
Cpl. Kirsten Lee Denner thought that after leaving the Marine Corps she wanted to promote health and wellness. Being a Boots in Business participant allowed her to realize that what she really wanted to do is be a physical therapist.
Originally from Texas, Denner spent four years in the Marines. She began her military experience as an ammunition technician and later became the training representative for her ammunition company.
During her experience with Boots in Business, Denner visited several businesses that work in the health field, including Tri-City Wellness clinic, where she observed the evaluation of patients and their rehabilitation programs, and Activ8 Athleticism, where she saw individual and group physical training sessions. She also went to Healthy Dimensions and TaylorMade Golf.
"I was able to make many decisions for my future because I was thrown in and really felt what it was like to work in these different settings," said Denner. "I learned how I would have to work with people, the education required, the opportunities within the fields, and the pressures of these environments I would have to overcome. My schedule at these different places was designed to put me in the environment, surround me with professionals in the field, and provide me opportunities to ask questions to help guide me in the right direction."
I now feel I have a very solid base that helped set attainable goals for my future," said Denner, who is moving to Austin Texas and has decided to major in exercise and sports science at Texas State University and then apply to physical therapy school to become a doctor.
Cpl. Kirsten Lee Denner thought that after leaving the Marine Corps she wanted to promote health and wellness. Being a Boots in Business participant allowed her to realize that what she really wanted to do is be a physical therapist.
Originally from Texas, Denner spent four years in the Marines. She began her military experience as an ammunition technician and later became the training representative for her ammunition company.
During her experience with Boots in Business, Denner visited several businesses that work in the health field, including Tri-City Wellness clinic, where she observed the evaluation of patients and their rehabilitation programs, and Activ8 Athleticism, where she saw individual and group physical training sessions. She also went to Healthy Dimensions and TaylorMade Golf.
"I was able to make many decisions for my future because I was thrown in and really felt what it was like to work in these different settings," said Denner. "I learned how I would have to work with people, the education required, the opportunities within the fields, and the pressures of these environments I would have to overcome. My schedule at these different places was designed to put me in the environment, surround me with professionals in the field, and provide me opportunities to ask questions to help guide me in the right direction."
I now feel I have a very solid base that helped set attainable goals for my future," said Denner, who is moving to Austin Texas and has decided to major in exercise and sports science at Texas State University and then apply to physical therapy school to become a doctor.