Certifications and Training

ACSM certified Personal Trainer
APEX Authorized bodybugg® Practioner
AFAA Primary Group Exercise Certification
Examiner for AFAA Primary Group Exercise Certifications
BODYPUMP Certification
Group POWER Certification
Group STEP Certification
American Heart Association CPR
AFAA Step Skills and Choreography workshop-summer 2003
BTS Super Atlanta 2004

Professional Experience

2008    Anchor Bay Entertainment - a Starz Company
Lead Talent
•    Dance off the Inches: Country Line Dance - Workout Video

1999-Present    YMCA Wellness Center    Bristol, TN
Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer
•    Classes taught include: Group STEP, Group POWER, and Cycling
•    Aerobic demo-team performances at Viking Hall (Bristol, TN) and Meadowview Convention Center (Kingsport, TN)
•    Individual and Group Personal Training
 

2003-Present    Great Body Company    Kingsport, TN
Group Fitness Instructor
•    Step, Cycle, and BODYPUMP instructor

1999-2006    Sullivan County School System    Blountville, TN
Teacher-Blountville Middle School
•    Sixth Grade Language Arts

Education

December 2001    Tusculum College    Greeneville, TN
Master of Arts  in Education

December 1998    East Tennessee State University    Johnson City, TN
Bachelor of Science in Education
•    Graduated cum laude

2007-2010  Director-Sullivan County Community Chest
Recipient of Academic performance scholarship
ETSU President’s Pride (nominated and selected)
Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society
Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society in Education