Alexa E.

Year: 4th year

Major: Political Science and Spanish

Certifications: BODYPUMP

Home Town: Acworth, GA

Experience:
One semester teaching

Alice M.

Year: 4th year

Major: Biology

Certifications: AFAA Group Fitness

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
Soccer, swimming, I've been taking aerobics glasses since high school and now I love teaching them!

Allison E.

Year: Graduate

Major: Psychology PhD student in the Program of Neuroscience and Behavior

Certifications: Zumba

Home Town: Charlotte, NC

Experience:
1st semester teaching

Amanda H.

Year: n/a

Certifications: Les Mills BODYATTACK, AFAA Group Fitness

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
Teaching Hi/Lo cardio classes for 6 months

Angela T.

Year: 3rd year

Major: Management Information Systems and Finance

Certifications: ACE Group Fitness and ACE Personal Trainer

Home Town: Alpharetta, GA

Experience:
1st semester teaching

Becky H.

Year: Graduated from

Major: Health Educator at Athens Regional (Job)

Certifications: AFAA Primary Group Exercise Instructor and CHES, Certified Health Education Specialist Les Mills BODYPUMP

Home Town: Montpelier, VA

Experience:
Have been teaching a variety of classes to a variety of populations for about 7 years

Bill C.

Major: B.A. Public Policy Michigan State University

Certifications: Certified RYT, Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance

Home Town: Detroit, MI

Experience:
I have taught Yoga at Namaste Yoga, Practice Yoga, and the Detroit Athletic Club as well as Yoga Workshops for Stay at Home Moms and Mindfulness Meditation...all in the Detroit area

Brendan

Carol B.

Certifications: Certified Personal Fitness Trainer (W.I.T.S), Certified Pilates Instructor (SCW) and Certified Aquatic Exercise Instructor (SCW)

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
I've worked at Ramsey since January 2008

Carolyn S.

Year: n/a

Major: Technology/Student Information, Clarke Co, Schools (job)

Certifications: Group Exercise and Mat Science, AFAA; IFTA Indoor Biking, Fitour Pilates, Les Mills BODYPUMP

Home Town: Fredricksburg, VA

Experience:
Over twenty years!!

Cathy. J.

Major: Yoga instructor (job)

Certifications: I have completed the Southeastern Yoga Teachers Conference in 2002/2003, the Western Yoga Teachers Conference also in 2003. My 200 hr. Yoga Teacher certification through Yoga Alliance

Home Town: Illinois

Experience:
I have been teaching some type of body or mind/body work for the past 23 years.

Charlotte W.

Certifications: Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified

Home Town: Winder, GA

Experience:
New to teaching yoga, been teaching at Rubber Soul and I teach classes in my home.

Cheney F.

Year: 3rd year

Major: Biology/Premedicine, Spanish minor

Certifications: Zumba

Home Town: Marietta, GA

Experience:
Have previously taught Zumba at Ramsey and YMCA

Chris C.

Year: Graduate

Major: Marketing Research

Certifications: Mad Dogg Athletics Spinning Certification

Home Town: Carrollton, GA

Experience:
Less than one year

Chris J.

Major: Proprietor of Athens Arena (Job)

Certifications: Sanctioned by USA Boxing; Licensed by Georgia Professional Athletics Commission

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
Promoted Georgia Golden Gloves, Georgia Junior Olympics, and many state championship tournaments; fought for Georgia Professionally; taught 5 years at Athens Arena; and worked 2 years at Gerrit's Leprechaun Gym in Miami, Florida.

Courtney R.

Year: 4th year

Major: Political Science

Certifications: AFAA Group Fitness, CPR, 1st Aid, Tapless Step

Home Town: Hartwell, GA

Experience:
teaching since March 2007

Cristina F.

Year: 2nd year

Major: Art

Home Town: Rome, GA

Experience:
Ballet, tap, jazz, modern for 15 years, Hip-Hop for 5 years, teaching at Ramsey for 1 year

Cynthia G.

Year: n/a

Major: Instructor (job)

Certifications: ACE in Group Fitness and Personal Training Mat Pilates; Physical Mind Institute; Pilates Aero Reformer; Reebok and Schwinn Cycling; BA in Behavioral Science and Education

Home Town: Boston, MA

Experience:
Twenty four years!! Several modes: cycle, muscle conditioning with hand held weights, bands and body bars, mat Pilates with tools, hi-lo aerobics, Natural Body competitions. BA in Education and Behavioral Science.

Emily W.

Year: 3rd year

Major: Psychology, CHFD and SPAN minors

Certifications: Zumba

Home Town: Woodstock, GA

Experience:
I have taught over a year at the YMCA in Athens, and at Ramsey.

Erin R.

Major: Bachelor Degree in Health Promotion Human Behavior

Certifications: AFAA Indoor Cycling and AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
2000 UGA Grad in HPRB; UGA Track & Field Athlete 1996 - 2000; Cycling Instructor since 2001; work full time at Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC - a locally owned investment advisory firm

Fatina

Experience:
Fatina is co-founder and Director of Southern Fusion Productions (SFP), and provides artistic direction for Troupe Hameeda. She is an extremely talented choreographer, teacher, and performer. She combines traditional and newer movements with her own creative innovations. My philosophy is to make sure that we learn this dance style in an open, welcoming & fun environment.

Gary P.

Year: Graduated from

Major: Pilates Instructor (job)

Certifications: AFAA Practical Pilates

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
Gary has been teaching Pilates for 4 years

Heather L.

Year: 5th year

Major: Health Promotion & Behavior

Certifications: AFFA Group Fitness Progressive Yoga Therapies RYT 200 Johnny G Madd Dog Spinning

Home Town: Albany, GA

Experience:
Teaching yoga and pilates for 7 years, Spinning instructor for 3+ years, Group exercise for about 2 years

Jamie P.

Year: n/a

Certifications: BODYPUMP, BODYATTACK, BODYSTEP

Home Town: Bogart, GA

Janay C.

Year: 2nd year PhD ca

Major: Linquistics

Certifications: BODYPUMP, SCW Group Fitness, SCW Personal Training

Home Town: Smiths Grove, KY

Experience:
Have taught Judo and group fitness, including step, cycle, and kickbox for the last 5 years and BODYPUMP for the last year.

Jaquelyn

Jennifer G.

Major: Advertising Teacher at UGA (Job)

Certifications: Power Pilates Beginner and Intermediate Mat

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
Pilates instruction at UGA Law School, Eastside Fitness, and Bodyplex.

Jessica H.

Major: Registered Dietician (Job)

Certifications: AFAA Primary Group Fitness Certification 45hr Vinyasa Yoga certification 200 hour RYT

Home Town: Waterloo, IL

Experience:
4 years teaching

Jessica P.

Year: 4th year

Major: Music Performance

Certifications: AFFA Primary Group, BODYPUMP, BODYJAM, AAAI-ISMA Pilates and Personal Training

Home Town: Fayetteville, GA

Experience:
BODYPUMP for 3 years, Pilates for 2 years, cycle for 1 year and personal training for 1 year

Kathryn M

Kathryn Z.

Year: Graduate

Major: Early Childhood Education

Certifications: BDOYPUMP, AFAA Personal Training

Home Town: Covington, GA

Experience:
Teaching BODYPUMP since November 2006

Kay G.

Major: Computer Programmer (Job)

Certifications: AFAA Group Exercise Instructor

Home Town: Athens, GA

Experience:
21 years as a group exercise instructor

Kelley H.

Year: 3rd year

Major: Marketing

Certifications: AFAA Primary Group Fitness

Home Town: Roswell, GA

Experience:
First year teaching

Kellie M.

Year: Graduate

Major: Social Work

Certifications: ACE Group Fitness, ACE Yoga, ACE Kickboxing, CrossFit Level 1

Home Town: Newport News. VA

Experience:
LA Fitness kickboxing instructor, BTB Fitness CrossFit Trainer, UGA Kickboxing instructor for one year

Kristen G.

Year: 4th year

Major: Early Childhood Education

Certifications: AFAA Primary Group Exercise

Home Town: Covington, GA

Melanie

Michelle I.

Year: 4th year

Major: Consumer Journalism

Home Town: Marietta, GA

Experience:
Have Been dancing all my life. High School Varsity Dance Team
Camptain, AACD top 10 in nation (hip-hop), pro bowl half time participant, Pamoja
Dance Company Choreographer for two years, Dance Aerobics, Conditioning, Hip-
Hop Instructor.

Myrna M.

Certifications: Yoga Alliance RYT 500

Home Town: Pittsburgh, PA

Experience:
Yoga teacher's training- 1976, Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Quebec, Canada, Attended 5 yoga conferences, 8 years experience in Ashtanga Yoga, 12 years experience in Bikram Yoga

Ramone H.

Year: n/a

Experience:
Ramone Hayes, a heavy-weight boxer, has maintained his profession over 14 years. With no amatuer fights, he competed in the Georgia Golden Gloves and finished as the runner-up. His career then continued to include over 45 professional bouts, and well over 200 unsanctioned. A former UBC Champion, he has traveled the world to work with countless national and world champions-current and former. Ramone has worked as a boxing instructor at Athens Arena, and is now pleased to bring not only his knowledge but experience to UGA.

Rhett

Rhett C.

Year: n/a

Major: Network Administrator Asst., UGA (job)

Certifications: RYT, Yoga for Stress Management Certificate, Thai Yoga Massage Certificate

Home Town: Marietta, GA

Experience:
Practicing yoga for 7 years, teaching yoga for 3 years, Thai Massage for 1 year

Ruth A.

Major: Yoga Instructor (Job)

Experience:
Ruth has practiced yoga for 14 years. Her favorite influences are Kali Ray, John Friend, and Erich Schiffmann.

Samira

Experience:
After years of traditional dance training, Samira discovered bellydancing, in Athens, and never looked back. Over the past 6 years, she has performed both cabaret and tribal dances with Troupe Hameeda and as a soloist. A perpetual student, she attends many workshops, including Aziza, Tamra-Henna and Mardi Love. Each of these dancers unique styles has left its mark on her own dancing. Her favorite aspect of belly dance is its all-inclusiveness. Her greatest joy is sharing an art form that embraces people of all ages and shapes.

Sarah P.

Year: 3rd year

Major: Romance Languages, History

Certifications: AFAA Primary Group Fitness, Les Mills BODYPUMP

Home Town: Norcross, GA

Experience:
2 years teaching (Since JAN 07)

Shannon

Tiffany

Vivian S.

Year: n/a

Major: Teacher (job)

Certifications: ACE Group, AFAA Personal Trainer, FiTour Pilates, IFTA Cycle, Schwinn Cycle Training, FiTouur Step

Home Town: Clarksville, TN

Experience:
30 years!!, BS in Biology/Chemistry from Berry College; MS from UGA in Science Ed; MS from UGA in Anatomy/Physiology