Shannon graduated magna cum laude from William Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and magna cum laude from Rutgers University with a doctoral degree in Physical Therapy. Jeff strongly believes in exercise, the importance of being active on an everyday basis, and how valuable it is to maintain a positive attitude. Jeff's love for athletics and anything exercise related made physical therapy a perfect fit as a career. He loves adventure and anything related to being active. Jeff has competed in over 50 races of various lengths, often winning his age group and/or placing well in the overall standings. He competes in various endurance sports and weight trains on a regular basis. Jeff remains extremely active and typically starts his day at 4:30 a.m. He is currently the head coach of the Pascack Valley/Hills High School swim team and was named the Bergen Record's 2016 Girl's Swim Coach of the Year. Jeff enjoys coaching various levels of swimming, ranging from youth to adults, training primarily triathletes. Since graduating, he hasn't left the pool. In addition to swimming, he also played lacrosse for two years. He went on to swim in college for four years and was team captain for two years. Growing up, Jeff competed in numerous sports, swimming being the top choice for him. He accepted a PT position prior to graduation at the newly opened Oakland office (at the time just the third overall location), where he is now the Clinic Manager. During his final year of school, Jeff became a graduate assistant at EXCEL. Jeffrey Ziegler, MSPT, graduated from College Misericordia, now Misericordia University, in 2006 with a BS in Health Science and MS in Physical Therapy.