Meet The Team
Office Staff

Raegan Freeman | ADMINISTRATOR

Raegan joined the Key Rehab team in 2014 as receptionist and stepped into the roll of Administrator in 2024. She was raised in Baton Rouge, but prefers small town life over interstate traffic. Raegan has one sassy daughter, Evie, that keeps her on her toes and a lazy mastiff, Juno. She enjoys baking, taking things apart, and good office supplies.

Renee Freeman |

Billing

Renee was born and raised in Natchez, MS. She is mom to daughter, Raegan and Grammie to Evie. She enjoys reading, crocheting, and canning in her spare time.

Chelsey DUPONT | Front Office

Chelsey started with Key Rehab in 2017. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Darrick and daughter, Ruth. She loves a good day hanging out with her family and getting to do fun things together. She enjoys getting to travel to new places, playing board games, going to T.J. Maxx as much as possible and eating lots of Mexican food.

Carolyn Read | Social Worker

Carolyn is a licensed certified social worker with clinical emphasis in Ms and a licensed clinical social worker/board approved clinical supervision in La. She is credentialed in a variety of forms of therapy with over 45 years of experience. Carolyn and family are lifelong residents of Natchez.

Chet Yates |

Front Office

Chet recently moved to Natchez from Vicksburg. He is newly and happily married to Anna Grace. They share their home with their corgi, Jax. When not at work, he enjoys trivia, thrifting, and playing tabletop and board games.

When you enter our clinic, you’ll be greeted by the front office staff. Our front office handles all of your information in-house, from answering the phones to admissions and medical records. We want you to know that your care is important to us, which is why our staff will answer the phone instead of a recording. For an initial evaluation, our office staff enters all of your information into the computer before your appointment so that the therapist has everything at their fingertips during your visit.

Physical Therapy

Speech Therapy

Gordon Smith | PT

Gene was born and raised in Brookhaven, Ms. He graduated with a degree in Physical Therapy from UMMC in Jackson, MS. He has over 30 years of experience as a Physical Therapist. He is certified in Dry Needling, as well as LSVT BIG for treatment of Parkinson's Disease. In his spare time, Gene enjoys playing music and walking along the bluffs.

Denae Hula, LPTA

Denae graduated from Louisiana College in 2011 with her Physical Therapist Assistant Associate of Applied Science Degree. She is from South Louisiana, but has called the Miss-Lou her home for the last thirteen years. She currently lives in Vidalia with her five children, Elijah, Asher, Callen, Adalae, and Letty, and their two fur babies, Luka and Willow. In her spare time, Denae loves crafting, watching LSU football, and being outdoors.

Whitney Arthur | PT, DPT

Whitney is a graduate of Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans, La with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2011. She is married to Barrett and they have 2 beautiful daughters. Whitney loves working in all different areas of physical therapy, but has a special place in her heart for pediatrics.

LaDrekia Culbert | LPTA

Ladrekia is a Physical Therapist Assistant and she graduated from Hinds Community College in 2019. She loves traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Maria Smilo | MS, CCC-SLP Owner

Maria graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is a co-owner of Key Rehab Associates,Inc. and has over 28 years of experience working with children and adults. Maria is the mom of Jake and Rachel and lover of Amazon.

Jodi Kelley | MS, CCC-SLP

Jodi is a speech language pathologist and former preschool teacher. Jodi graduated from Delta State University and then went on to attend University of Mississippi where she obtained her Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology. She is a breast cancer survivor since November 2019. She loves her job at Key Rehab and all of the different settings she is able to provide speech therapy to. She loves her husband of 31 years, Chris, her daughters, Mary Evans and Maggie, and son in law Zach. She enjoys spending weekend time with family. Her family attends and enjoys being active in Jefferson Street Global Methodist Church.

Kristy Arthur | MS, CCC-SLP

Krsty has been a pediatric speech pathologist for 14 years. She lives in Ferriday, LA on Lake Concordia with her husband Brannon, 2 children Anna and Hays, and dogs Rue and Fritz. While not at work, she enjoys being on the lake, reading, coaching rec sports teams, music, and Saints football. Her Key Rehab family and wonderful patients make her job the best!!

Ashley Wilkerson, MS, CCC-SLP

Ashley has been a speech language pathologist for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a member of Jefferson Street Global Methodist Church where her husband, Will, is Senior Pastor. Her greatest joys are her daughters Avery and Sadie,

April Swilley | MS, CCC-SLP

April is a speech language pathologist and has been treating patients since 2016. She is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal Day School. She received her B.S. in Exercise Physiology from MS University for Women and her M.S. in Communicative Disorders from Jackson State University. She is trained in assessment of tethered oral tissues and is certified in treatment of myofunctional disorders. She also holds certifications in SPEAK OUT for treatment of Parkinson's, neuromuscular electrical stimulation for treatment of swallowing disorders, and is currently working towards receiving her certification to be a lactation counselor. April is married to Seth and has two children, Liana and Ian. In her spare time, she enjoys checking off items on her bucket list and spending time with her family.

Occupational Therapy

Cathy Roboski | OTR/L

Owner

Cathy graduated from Northeast LA University in 1988, she is a co-owner of Key Rehab Associates Inc. and has 30 years of experience as an OT. She feels very blessed to love what she does so much and thinks we have a wonderful staff whom all place patient needs first.

Rachel House | OTR/L

Rachel is from North Carolina, where she earned her Master's in Occupational Therapy at Lenoir Rhyne University in 2021. She recently got married and loves traveling, hiking, and camping with her husband. She also enjoys gardening, running, and cooking. She believes God led her to Key Rehab and feels so blessed to be apart of the team!

Christina Welch | COTA/L

Christina graduated as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2014. She is from north Louisiana but currently resides in Vidalia, LA with her husband Josh, sone Tony, dog Owen, and cat Nala. She enjoys traveling, reading, going to concerts, going to church, and watching sports with her husband and Dad.

Danielle Russell | OTR/L

Danielle is married to Jason and is the very busy mom of 3 girls. She is very devoted to her church and takes a mission trip to Haiti every year. Danielle has been with Key Rehab since its opening in 1999.

Lindsey Brallier, OTR/L

Lindsey is a 2009 graduate of LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport with a Master's of Occupational Therapy. She has treated adult clients in outpatient, inpatient, and home health for much of her career. She is now fulfilling her dream of working with children here at Key Rehab and the school systems we serve. She enjoys vacations, family time, serving the Lord alongside her lifelong church family, and living the simple life with her husband Ben and their children Thomas, Lily, and Caleb.

Ashley Hall | COTA/L

Ashley is a graduate from University of Louisiana's Occupational Therapy Assistant program in 2018.She enjoys spending time with her daughter, Adalyn, and going on weekend outings and traveling.

Robin Brown | OTR/L

Robin is a 2013 graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN receiving her Master’s of Occupational Therapy. She originally began her OT career in 2006 as an Occupational Therapy Assistant graduating from Holmes Community College. Robin is happily married to her husband, Jeff, a mother of 3 (Julianne, Lawson, and Tate) and enjoys family vacations, country living, music, and good food.

Anna Grace Yates | COTA/L

Anna Grace graduated as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from Pearl River in 2017. She is certified in both pediatrics and Manual Lymphedema Therapy. When she’s not at work, Anna Grace enjoys board games, trying new recipes, reading, and adventures with her husband, Chet.

When scheduling your appointments, we offer a variety of times to work around your schedule to the best of our ability. Our front office maintains direct contact with all of our therapists to better assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. We do not outsource your medical records or information to anyone. We have an in-office billing staff that handles all of your insurance questions and needs. We speak directly with your insurance company to work out any problems that may arise. Patient statements are printed and mailed directly from our office. If you have any questions or need to make a payment, we can handle that here in office, by phone, email, or mail. We feel that choosing where to attend therapy is an important decision. We offer facility tours to anyone looking to find a therapy home.

Meet The Team Office Staff

Physical Therapy

Speech Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Meet The Team
Office Staff