Rita is the Founder since 2014 of CIC. As a Registered Massage Therapist, Rita has experience working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health care professionals in the community to support families in order to live a sustainable quality of life. Since Rita had her 2 children, she was able to experience birthing at home alongside the support of her midwife as well as a hospital birth with an obstetrician. She began to understand how critical mother's and families need support in this aspect of their lives. Rita strives to continue growing professionally as a birthing support person and doula to advocate for women's and family perinatal health. Her goal is to help facilitate an understanding for mom-to-be's by providing emotional support giving the right tools to families for a smooth transition into parenthood.

Rita is a graduate from York University in 2008 with a Specialized Honours Bachelor Degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. She then completed a Diploma in Massage Therapy from Sutherland-Chan in 2009. Rita further advanced her studies by completing her continuing education courses at McMaster University in Medical Acupuncture and Pediatric Massage Therapy from Liddlekidz.

When Rita isn't busy in centre or outside managing the centre, she enjoys the simple pleasures of life such a hike or walk by the water, taking new exercise classes and finding a good read. You can often find her exploring new recipes in the kitchen or discovering artisan shops in the surrounding area. She loves her 2 boys, Giacomo and Angelo and her supportive husband Giuseppe. Family is everything to Rita and she ensures that her life is complete with them by her side.

Motherhood has been a stage of life that she admired and embraced fully as her heart and soul is with her children and husband. She comes from a family of two older brothers and supportive parents that raised their children in a household with rooted family traditions and morals. Rita has maintained a balance between being a mother, wife and entrepreneur, bringing her family qualities and strong work ethic to her business. She thrives to educate, enrich and inspire her patients and is a respectable person for that.