1. 127 SW 156
th
Street
Burien, WA 98166
253.216.0720
10811 SE Kent Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
253.854.5660
www.ctckids.org
8717 S Hosmer Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
253.531.8873
When Jon Botten was hired to be the CEO of Children’s Therapy Center in 1999, he came alongside a
non-profit organization that had a tremendous mission: provide excellent therapy services to all children that
needed them. So simply conceptualized, yet so challenging to accomplish. For the past seventeen years, the
fulfillment of this mission has been Jon’s passion.
Upon arriving, Jon recognized what was great about CTC: the excellence of our services, our dedication,,
and our dynamic culture. A priority for Jon has been to maintain these strengths in the face of unprecedented
growth and a host of challenges. Jon’s leadership style is to hire excellent people, maximize their strengths,
given them a voice, and empower them to be excellent in the fulfillment of their job duties. I simply cannot
imagine working for a better organization!
When Jon became CEO, Children’s Therapy Center was already providing great services, but it lacked the
infrastructure and efficient procedures needed to grow into the organization that it is today. In 1999, CTC was
renting a small building that was under-sized and under-staffed to meet the needs of the surrounding
communities. We were also struggling mightily with medical billing & reimbursements. Also at that time, CTC
was contracting out accounting and IT services, while our Development Department had great intentions, but
often poor results. Under Jon’s leadership, we have transitioned from renting one building to owning six. We
grew from one neurodevelopmental center to three. We can also boast now of maintaining professional Billing,
Accounting, IT, Facilities, and Development Departments ….with most of these services being hired out on
occasion to other organizations! On all fronts, Jon Botten has transformed a group of therapists with a dream
into a well-rounded, professional medical organization: CTC is now the largest and most comprehensive
provider of pediatric therapy services in the State of Washington!

2. 127 SW 156
th
Street
Burien, WA 98166
253.216.0720
10811 SE Kent Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
253.854.5660
www.ctckids.org
8717 S Hosmer Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
253.531.8873
When you get to know Jon Botten on a personal level, you will quickly realize that he is a life-long
learner. Two of Jon’s greatest strengths are to have the humility to embrace what he does not know, and the
tenacity to overcome any deficits thru extra college classes, books, blogs and conversations. Whenever
Children’s Therapy Center has been faced with a monumental challenge, Jon has studied the problem, sought
great advice, hired excellent people, and has gently guided us through to a resolution. At this time, Jon is able to
leave Children’s Therapy Center in pursuit of other opportunities because of the needs he identified and systems
he helped put in place. CTC had retained earnings this past fiscal year of $800,000, which was almost 10% of our
gross revenue. We now have a tremendous leadership team in place, excellent staff throughout, and our
internal processes are running smoothly.
I was hired in 2009 to manage in-house construction projects for CTC. As I came to know Jon, I was
surprised to discover that he did not have a formal background in the construction trades, because what I
observed would have led me to conclude otherwise. Jon had recently guided CTC through a complete remodel
of our Kent therapy center (2004), purchased & spruced up a property for our growing Development
Department & for SPIO, our orthotics-based social enterprise (2006), purchased & coordinated the construction
of our Tacoma therapy center (2007), and was gearing up for a remodel of another property that now houses
our Early Education program (2009). Jon could have continued in his role as a construction manager, but as
Children’s Therapy Center grew, so did a list of new challenges facing our organization. Not only did Jon have
the foresight to become a construction manager, he also the foresight to pass along those duties when more
pressing challenges lay on the horizon.

3. 127 SW 156
th
Street
Burien, WA 98166
253.216.0720
10811 SE Kent Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
253.854.5660
www.ctckids.org
8717 S Hosmer Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
253.531.8873
In whatever capacity you are considering Jon Botten, I would heartily recommend him to you. His
dedication to the mission of Children’s Therapy Center has left us in a much better position upon his departure
that what he inherited upon his arrival. You will never find a more passionate, even-tempered, hard-working,
forward-thinking, entrepreneurial-minded, problem-solving person. Jon has garnered the well-deserved respect
of his staff, leadership peers, Board of Directors, the families we serve, the non-profit community, and the cities
in which we provide therapy. If you give him the opportunity, he will soon earn your respect as well.
Feel free to call or email me for additional information; I am happy to expand upon these thoughts. You
are also most welcome to share this letter with others.
Respectfully,
David Buckles
General Manager, 501 Construction (CTC-owned)
Facilities Manager, Children’s Therapy Center
(206) 856-8019 Cell
david@ctckids.org