Our Team


The team that brings Comfort to life.

Robert “Bob” Maniere Jr.
President & Founder

Bob’s story starts at the age of 14, when he fell from a train and was almost immediately amputated below-the-knee.  ... more

David G. Ballantyne
Vice President & Founder

Dave started his career in Prosthetics in 1980 and has strived to provide high quality prosthetic devices ever since... more

Mark Eland
Director of Orthotics

Mark has been working in the orthotic and prosthetic field since 1975. Mark began his career working in downtown... more

Gordon Maniere
Research & Development Director

Gordon was born and raised around both prosthetics and amputees.  Growing up with Bob, he was often running around... more

Kelsey Ellis
ABC Certified Prosthetist

Kelsey is a Resident Prosthetist-Orthotist at Comfort P&O from Southgate, MI. She received her BS in Kinesiology... more