1983-1993 Provided free classes & training informally for my friends.

1994 Earned my teaching certification--it was from some off-the-wall aerobic organization, but it made me legal--and so the journey began.

1994 Thanks to the graciousness of Carrie Smith (now a long time friend) the Group Fitness Director at that time for the West Chatham YMCA, she hired me as an instructor when I had no formal experience. She said, "you can count to eight and you can stay on the beat in the music--you're hired."

1994-2008 Taught classes at various facilities in the area, including:
Southside YMCA--Habersham YMCA--Gold's GYM--Cory Everson's Gym for Women--Fitness Quest--Oakridge Fitness Club (The Landing's).

1996 Earned another teaching certification for Group Fitness from AFAA: Aerobic & Fitness Assoc. of America. Since I now had some formal teaching experience I figured it was time for an internationally recognized certification.

1996-2001 Group Fitness Instructor and Director for WC YMCA.

1997 Earned Personal Training Certification from AFAA: Aerobic & Fitness Assoc. of America.  Have had 100's of sessions and everyone seemed pretty happy with the results. A couple of people where not, but I just could not get them to put the Little Debbies down and take things seriously.

1996-1997 Tideland's Residential Drug Treatment Facility for Teens. In my Sr. year at Armstrong my Professor lined me up with an internship as the Exercise Therapist for the teens at this treatment program. The internship was 3 months, but I was hired afterward and worked there until the teenagers made me nuts. Ha-just kidding...sort of. Anyway, office politics drove me off. I am sorry, I like to do things my way and do not handle authority well!

1997 Earned B.S. in Health Sciences Summa Cum Laude from Armstrong Atlantic State University.

2001-2008 Continued at WC YMCA as instructor.

2002 Spent 6 months as Fitness Director at Grand  Lakes Lodge & Spa (Southbridge). Again, being under someone else's constraints was just not my cup of tea. I just wanted to strike out on my own and try to build a better mousetrap.

2008-Present Owner of FitnessWitness Exercise Studio and lovin' it!