Afia Bediako Email & Phone Number

Independent trainer and instructor, working in various settings throughout Greater NYC area including Corporate, Hospital-based, Public institutions, Community facilities, and Private fitness clubs• Establish and maintain client relationships.• Develop programs/routines for mixed ability populations including Yoga, Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness, Spinning, External resistance and body weight training (including creative outdoor activities), Zumba, Pilates method, Older Adult Fitness and Specialty classes.• Motivate and engage 1 to 1 and in groups of 80+.

Brooklyn, New York

Compiled and analyzed demographic and health data to formulate community health assessments, and assessments of specific program components, including built environment and health behavior surveys.Planned and executed events including community conversations around healthy eating and active living, monthly and one time healthy food education and promotion events, community fairs, and physical activity sessions.Advocated for organization wide and community improvements in the areas of access to healthy food, safe places for physical activity, and breast feeding support. Authored monthly and long range reports cataloging project completion, projected outcomes and strategic vision.Spearheaded programming including “Fresh Food Days” at local head start centers, coordinating with multiple stakeholders and affecting 800+ families; and monthly healthy retail promotion and community input sessions with participation of 1000+ residents and surveying more than 250.

• Work independently organizing and presenting health education seminars, such as Stress Busters, 25 Tips and Tools for Weight Management, Heart Health, Exercise for Busybodies, Exercise at Your Desk, etc.• Offer health education in fast paced environments to as many as 100 people per presentation.• Aid behavior change using health education and coaching models, individually and in groups.• Facilitated 12-week weight management workshop with all 40+ participants’ successful completion. Average weekly weight loss, among those who lost weight, was 1 to 3 lbs.• Maintained 80%-85% attendance at weight management workshop each week.

Brooklyn District Public Health Office

• Provided technical and logistic assistance to mini-grant recipients, and generated and maintained mini-grant tracking tool.• Provided program implementation assistance and support for adult physical activity programming in 10 public schools.• Conducted program evaluation of three Central Brooklyn Farmers Markets.• Engaged multiple stakeholders acting as liaison between grant managers, school parent coordinators and principals, wellness committees and local food retailers; connected community resources to qualified community organizations.• Organized Community Food Access/Healthy Food workshops with more than 30 organizations represented.

• Supervised offsite contractors and onsite staff including hiring, evaluating and staff development.• Coordinated health promotion and fitness program planning teams and events. • Implemented and helped develop strategic plan based on client objectives and multiple stakeholder accountability.• Coordinated personal training and group exercise programs.• Managed multiple site profit and loss budget.• Oversaw facility operations at three locations.• Maintained external vendor relationships.

Master Of Public Health (Mph)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Applied Exercise Science