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Board of Education
Ron Clark - Director of the Board of Education |
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President & CEO, National Federation of Professional Trainers; Executive Director, International Association of Fitness Certifying Agencies; Board Chairman, Ethics & Safety Compliance Standards Committee; Owner & Publisher, Personal Trainer Today Magazine, Lafayette, Indiana; attended Saddleback University, Mission Viejo, California; Ivy Tech State College, Lafayette, Indiana. Relevant course work & self-study - Exercise Science, to include but not limited to Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Applied Nutrition, Business Administration and Management; Owner/Director, Fitness Clinic, Wellness and Research Facility, Lafayette, Indiana; Owner/Director The Gym, Inc - Lafayette, Indiana; Nationally Published Author (over 30 feature articles published): Ironman, Muscle Media 2000, MuscleMag, Muscular Development, Men's Health, EMO and others; Recognized expert in bodybuilding training; Competitive Bodybuilder, winner: Hoffmiester, AAU Mr. Indiana, NPC Mr. Indiana (middleweight); Co-developer & copyright owner of NFPT website exercise and nutrition prescription software. |
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Gene Kelly - Board Member |
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Master Fitness Trainer, instructor, and Life Coach, Gene Kelly is a former fire fighter with 25 years experience in fitness and nutrition consulting, recreational fitness, and group training. He is the Fitness Director of Bellingham Technical College and owner of One Life Coaching in Bellingham, Washington. Gene participated in specialized training as a paramedic emergency medical technician and has taught classes in advanced rope rescue, swift water technology, advanced weight lifting, and advanced sports nutrition. In addition, Gene is an experienced trail guide for Grand Canyon National Park. |
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Charles DeFrancesco - Board Member |
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Co-founder of Greenwich Sports Medicine, current owner of Fit and Functional, and Consultant to Westchester Sports and Wellness and Club@800 and Club@1133, where his company owns and operates the gym's personal training and corporate wellness program; Charles specializes in functional assessments, flexibility, and treatment of sports injuries. He is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) with his CPT and Master Fitness Trainer credentials, EFTI, AFPA and EFG. Charles has attended and hosted numerous strength and conditioning seminars as well as written numerous articles and presented various lectures on the essentials of core rehabilitation and flexibility. Amongst his certifications, Mr. DeFrancesco is a contributing author of the accredited NFPT standard CPT study manual, and various continuing education courses for NFPT, ACE, and NASM. Mr. DeFrancesco's understanding of active rehabilitation and conditioning are essential to injury prevention and performance enhancement concepts. |
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Thom Theis - Board Member |
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Thom is the PTT Program Director for Apollo College in Phoenix, Az. He has a BS in Health and Physical Education from SCSU ( Southern Connecticut State University). Thom served active military duty, working in a Physical Therapy Clinic in Nurenberg Germany Hospital, later working as a military ski patrol officer. In the alpine town of Garmish-Partenkirken, Thom trained with a number of athletes, patrolling the slopes and traveling throughout Europe. Thom has taught and trained Physical Therapy Technicians at A&P in Therapeutic Exercises and Modalities for the past 12 years in post secondary education. He is currently working on projects with NFPT in the areas of education as well as Therapeutics. |
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