I provide students with tutoring and instructional support to prepare them to sit for and pass the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam. I tutor in-person and remotely, am embedded in the virtual classroom, assist students in the exercise lab, create handouts clarifying important and challenging topics, and provide opportunities for practical experience.Malcolm X College is a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) in which over ninety percent of the students are of color, over sixty percent are female, and over one percent are students with disabilities. MXC serves students from Chicago’s limited-income community areas, including Austin, East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Lower West Side, Near West Side, North Lawndale, and West Garfield Park. Although MXC students are eager to continue their education and carve out meaningful careers, far too many face challenges that will impede their ability to persist with their studies. Focused and individualized attention can have a positive impact on these students. Because many higher-ed instructors, especially those working in gloriously diverse institutions like MXC, rarely have the luxury of time or the bottomless well of energy necessary to provide this kind of assistance to each student, a robust Academic Support Center can help create an anthropogonic structure that reaches every student within an institution.

Deliver gym-based and in-home personal training services to clients with a wide variety of fitness levels and functional abilities.

Veggiecation® is a research based culinary nutrition education program that introduces children to the nutritious and delicious world of vegetables. I've taught the programs dozens of times in schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA. I get kids hands on with fresh whole ingredients preparing simple, delicious vegetable based recipes. I not only teach children what vegetables do for our bodies and minds, but also give them and their families the skills needed to incorporate vegetables into their lives forever. Engaging kids and empowering them to cook creates a significant positive response to wholesome new foods, grooving critical healthful behavior patterns that typically track right into adulthood.

OSH focuses on providing the highest quality health care tailored to the needs of older adults with Medicare. A strong emphasis on wellness and prevention supports patients in developing healthy lifestyle behaviors to maximize health and quality of life. My class, SIMPLY STRONG, focuses on improving strength, balance and flexibility. The last 15 minutes is dedicated to a lively and informative wellness discussion. Simply Strong is offered at the Edgewater and Portage Park sites.

I provide a variety of in-person and telephonic wellness presentations to older adults served by Mather. Topics include fitness, nutrition, stress, cognitive health, fall prevention and sleep.

Combining access with education, Cooking Matters, NKH's signature nutrition program, provides skill-based education about shopping, cooking and nutrition to help build the food skills needed to put healthy meals on the table every day. Cooking Matters at the Store is an interactive grocery store tour that empowers shoppers to make healthier choices more affordable. Participants learn to find whole grains, buy fruits and vegetables on a budget, compare unit prices, and read and compare food labels. As a trained Tour Leader, I facilitate and lead these tours by partnering with community based organizations that serve individuals and families who want to save money and eat better.

I help individuals uncover motivation, form commitment, and build and sustain momentum in order to achieve lasting, positive health behavior change.Progress Health Coaching and Consulting is comprised of a team of highly trained Certified Intrinsic Coaches who provide superior health coaching services to employees of businesses, government agencies and organizations who seek to maximize their personal and professional potential utilizing Intrinsic Coaching.

Mather LifeWays is a unique, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to developing and implementing Ways to Age Well by creating programs, places, and residences for today’s young-at-heart older adults.After 6 years in a Mather LifeWays community-based setting successfully helping older adults live a wellness lifestyle, I brought my skills and talents to a new opportunity with Senior Living. There I designed and launched engaging whole-person wellness programming for the residents of The Mather, a Continuing Care Retirement Community widely recognized as an innovative, industry leader. Accomplishments:~ achieved a physical activity prevalence rate of 62% among residents with an average age of 85 - national average is 21.2% in adults aged 75 years and older (Health, United States, 2009)~ expanded role to include wellness programming for over 100 employees~ co-authored Wellness Guide Toolkit: Helping Residents Maximize Well-Being for a Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Whole-Person Wellness Assessment project~ achieved Faculty Status with the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA), the leading resource and training organization for worksite wellness professionals

Guided by a whole-person wellness model, I created and coordinated wellness and fitness programming for 3 Mather’s – More Than a Café locations, collectively serving over 30,000 older adults living independently in the surrounding community. I provided opportunities for our older adults to explore multiple dimensions of wellness and create for themselves unique and personal experiences around a comprehensive and holistic approach to health. Successfully implemented and institutionalized programs include:~ Age Well Coaching, offering low-cost individual and group wellness coaching ~ Mather’s Summer Wellness Academy, an annual week-long program providing an array of diverse and informative classes, discussions and the opportunity for social engagement~ Prime Time Sister Circle, a nationally recognized, award-winning program empowering African-American women to make healthy lifestyle changesAwards and Honors:~ President's Award, Mather LifeWays, 2008~ NuStep Pinnacle Award, 2007

Taught, mentored and coached students enrolled in the Fitness & Exercise program in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Administrated a variety programs designed to address the diverse needs and interests of older Chicagoans - now Senior Services - Area Agency on Aging~ Coordinated and managed a comprehensive fitness and wellness program serving over 8,000 older adults~ Managed program budget of approximately $300,000 and oversaw programming at 6 regional senior centers and 45 community exercise sites

Developed and delivered worksite fitness and wellness programs to employees, firm wide including: ~ Fitness assessments and individualized exercise programs~ Weight management group~ Walking group~ Incentive programs~ Wellness workshops and education campaigns