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NFPT Headquarter Staff
Ron Clark - President & Founder, National Federation of Professional Trainers |
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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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Angela Wickstrom - VP of Operations / Director of Certification |
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Angie has a BS in Business Management with a minor in Human Resources from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. She has worked with the NFPT since 1992 with major organizational accomplishments that more recently include the coordination of NCCA accreditation activities and American Council on Education college credit award program. Ms. Wickstrom is acting supervisor of certification business functions and also handles certified affiliate customer relations.
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Tim Snider - Co-Founder and VP of the "NFPT Athletic Conditioning Division" |
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Today Coach Snider is the Co-Founder and Vice President of the "NFPT Athletic Conditioning Division" and possesses an NFPT credential of "Master Trainer", a most prestigious accomplishment.
Coach Snider spent his early years as an athlete having played football, soccer, baseball, wrestling, and martial arts. Coach Snider met NFPT President, Ron Clark in his teenage years, shortly thereafter enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. While in the Marines Tim competed successfully in bodybuilding winning his weight class in the "Mr. West Coast" and also was a successful powerlifter.
After leaving the Marines was when Tim took up coaching. Tim coached baseball, soccer, wrestling, and of course football. Coach Snider, after several successful seasons coached an undefeated team. It was then that Coach Snider started teaching NFPT Principles to teenage athletes. Coach Snider's hard work and ability to mentor teen athletes while using methods that worked resulted in the founding of the NFPT Athletic Conditioning Division.
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April Pattee - Director of Human Resources & Customer Relations |
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April graduated with a Bachelors degree from Purdue University's School of Technology with a degree in science, better known as Organizational Leadership and Supervision in December 2001. April has been a part of the NFPT staff since 1992. Her responsibilities include NFPT customer rep supervision, internal processing and business systems management, and customer service. However, April most enjoys making NFPT Affiliates and new customers happy. If anyone has questions about our program, April is definitely the person to ask for.
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Mark Kelly - Research and Development Director NFPT |
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Mark has a bachelors of science from UCLA in Kinesiology and Psychology. He completed the masters program in Exercise Physiology program at the University of New Mexico and obtained an M.S. in Physiology from Louisiana State University Medical Center. He is currently finishing up his doctoral work at the University of New Orleans in Education Administration and Exercise Physiology. Mark has been a personal trainer for about 10 years and a CSCS for 6 years. He has developed and managed two different fitness centers and has been a nationally ranked du-athlete and competitive bodybuilder. He has done extensive fitness assessments and corporate wellness presentations and has 6 published abstracts in the ACSM journal- Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise.
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Felix Doval - Practical Workshop Coordinator |
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Felix is the Founder and President of Pro-Active Wellness, headquartered in Davie, Florida, which also partners with Diesel Fitness Equipment. Pro-Active Wellness has multiple locations throughout Florida specializing in one-on-one personal fitness training and certifying students through NFPT. Felix is an expert in fitness marketing and consulting, he is responsible for successfully guiding hundreds of students in becoming part of the NFPT Organization.
Felix began his career in the health and fitness industry in 1997 as a graduate from the School of Fitness and Nutrition in Atlanta Georgia. He has established and coordinated wellness programs throughout the country, held seminars on fitness, and has educated hundreds on how to live a balanced healthy lifestyle with much success. His education has led him into specialty studies in the areas of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Asthma, Osteoporosis, "The Mattes Method" Active Isolated Stretching, and C.H.E.K. Institute Core Training. Holds an Honors Graduate Diploma as a Natural Health Consultant, Stratford Career Institute, and is certified as a Medical Exercise Therapist, Advanced Nutrition Expert, and Cardiovascular Trainer with The National Academy of Health and Fitness. He has been an NFPT Certified Fitness Trainer since 1997 and Proctor for many years. He is also certified in Advance Sports Nutrition and Advanced Personal Training with NFPT.
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