Meet the Staff

 
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  • michellekautzman
    Michelle Kautzman
    General Manager

    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Favorite Workout: Burpees

    Favorite Quote: “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You don’t blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny.” -Albert Ellis

    Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, traveling, working out, family and friends.

    Advice for New Members: Do not give up; starting your program is the biggest challenge. Keep your body and mind challenged by trying different classes and programs. Our staff is always available for you and my door is always open!

  • FranHessler
    Fran Hessler
    Operations Manager

    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Favorite Workout: TRX and playing any type of team sport.

    Favorite Quote: “You only live once.”

    Hobbies/Special Interests: Outside activities, sports and being around family and friends.

    Advice for New Members: To stay motivated, workout with friends and participate in exercise you enjoy!

  • Tracie Udes
    Tracie Udes
    Personal Training Team Leader

    410-370-5902
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACE Certified Personal Trainer
    • BA Graphic Design/Photography
    • Candidate for ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant
    • AHA Certified CPR/AED, First Aid and Wilderness Training

    Experience

    • Personal Trainer Since 2007
    • Youth group high adventure adviser since 2007

    Specialties

    • Weight Loss/Weight Management
    • Agility/Flexibility/Speed
    • Pre/Post Natal Exercise
    • Breast Cancer Recovery
    • Plyometric Training
    • Core Strength and Conditioning

    “Our health always seems much more valuable after we loose it.”

  • JaclynKram
    Jaclyn Kram
    Membership Counselor

    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Favorite Workout: Elliptical and Boot Camp Classes

    Favorite Quote: “The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live!”

    Hobbies/Special Interests: Spending quality time with my daughter, hanging out with family and friends and shopping at Target.

    Advice for New Members: Keep your workouts interesting, change things up once in a while. Take a class or workout with a friend to stay motivated.

  • Raadiya Washington
    Raadiya Washington
    Membership Counselor

    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Favorite Workout: BodyJam and Zumba

    Favorite Quote: “Do things with passion or not at all and wherever you go, go with all of your heart.”

    Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling, dancing and spending time with family and friends.

    Advice for New Members:  If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, and TRY again.

  • Alexis Mulava
    Alexis Mulava
    Personal Trainer

    410-377-4643
    Locations:
    Brick Bodies Padonia
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACSM (AmericanCollegeof Sports Medicine)
    • Certified Health Fitness
    • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer
    • Bachelors of Arts in Psychology 

    Experience 

    • 20 plus years personal training
    • 20 plus years in the fitness industry
    • Life

    Spelcialties

    • Program Design Special Populations
    • Program Design Elderly Populations
    • Post Rehab Program Design
    • Functional & Balance Training
    • Pre & PostNatal Fitness

    “Significant results can happy with small, consistent changes.”

     

  • Bethany Gentry
    Bethany Gentry
    Personal Trainer

    443-286-5023
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACE Certified Personal Trainer
    • CPR/First Aid Certified

    Experience

    • 4 years Division I Cross Country and Track at Loyola College

    Specialties

    • 5k/Marathon Training

    “It isn’t who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you are not.”

  • Caroline Fitzsimmons
    Caroline Fitzsimmons
    Personal Trainer

    410-433-8910
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
    • CPR/AED Certified
    • B.S. in Exercise Science from Towson University

    Experience

    • Worked as a fitness specialist and trainer since 2009
    • Youth Sports Coach
    • Leisure and Local Race Runner

    Specialties

    • Weight loss/Weight Management
    • Strength Training
    • Interval Training
    • Sports Conditioning
    • Group Personal Training

    “There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.”

  • Charlie Pistorio
    Charlie Pistorio
    Personal Trainer

    410-963-6113
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACE Personal Trainer since 2010
    • AHA Certified CPR/AED
    • Les Mills Group Exercise instructor since 2008

    Experience

    • Small and large group training since 1999
    • Managed personal 80lb weight loss since 1994
    • Played Soccer, Softball and Basketball Fitness trainer

    Specialties

    • Group training specialist
    • Weight loss planning
    • High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.)
    • TRX Suspension Training
    • Boxing Training
    • Abdominal/Core/Flexibility Training

    “I will help you realize that you can accomplish everything you put your heart and mind to!”

  • Karla Walawender
    Karla Walawender
    Personal Trainer

    443-801-1775
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • NASM – Certified Personal Trainer
    • EMPOWER Trainer

    Experience

    • Personal Trainer Since 2004
    • Personal Experience Training/Running Races from 5K – Marathons

    Specialties

    • Small Group Training
    • Working with Beginner/ Intermediate Runners
    • Weight Loss and Weight Management
    • Total Body Strength and Conditioning
    • Balance and Flexibility
    • Making People Feel Comfortable with Exercise

    “More powerful than the will to win is the courage to start!”

  • Katrina Perfidio
    Katrina Perfidio
    Personal Trainer

    443-921-5120
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • AFAA Personal Trainer since 2007
    • ASHI CPR/AED Certified
    • B.S. in Exercise Science from Towson University

    Experience

    • Les Mills BodyPump Instructor
    • Competitive Gymnastics and Soccer
    • Silver Sneakers Instructor

    Specialties

    • Weight loss/Weight Management
    • Strength Training
    • Interval Training
    • Sports Conditioning
    • Group Personal Training

    “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.” – Herschel Walker”

  • Kelly Gardner
    Kelly Gardner
    Personal Trainer

    443-739-3125
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • NASM Certified

    Experience

    • Lifetime Athlete

    Specialties

    • Strength and Endurance Training
    • Sports Conditioning
    • Weight Loss
    • Mass Gain

    “Set your goals high and don’t stop til you reach them!”

  • Lynne White
    Lynne White
    Personal Trainer

    443-453-7268
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACE Certified Personal Trainer
    • CPR/AED/First Aid Certified
    • BA Degree in Business
    • MAS Degree Management

    Experience

    • Fitness Trainer since 2008
    • Personal Trainer since 2010
    • High School and College Swim teams
    • College and post college rugby team

    Specialties

    • Weight Management
    • Novice exercisers
    • Special populations

    “You can’t achieve what you don’t try.”

  • Tiffany Bryant
    Tiffany Bryant
    Personal Trainer

    410-215-4266
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • B.S Kinesiology, Movement Science, Penn State University
    • American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified Personal Trainer
    • First Aid/CPR/AED

    Experience

    • Cheerleading Collegiate Athlete (2004-2008)
    • Intern, Johns Hopkins Clinical Exercise Center Cardiac Rehabilitation

    Specialties

    • Program design for elderly populations
    • Pre & post natal fitness
    • Interval training
    • Sports conditioning
    • Positive motivator

    “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”

  • Wajeeha ElBey
    Wajeeha ElBay
    Personal Trainer

    443-271-2273
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • ACE Certified Personal Trainer since 2011
    • AHA Certified CPR/AED

    Experience

    • Over 100 pounds personal weight loss
    • Over 8 years sugar free lifestyle
    • 5K Training/Running

    Specialties

    • Weight Loss/Maintenance

    “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?”

  • Sonia Leaman (web)
    Sonya Leaman
    Personal Trainer

    240-477-2343
    Locations:
    Lynne Brick’s Belvedere Square

    Qualifications

    • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer since 2010.
    • AHA Certified CPR/AED
    • Fitness coach since 2002

    Experience

    • High School Volleyball and Basketball player
    • Warrior Dash/Tough Mudder participant since 2011
    • Mom to three wonderful children

    Specialties

    • Working with de-conditioned clients
    • Core/strength/flexibility training
    • Motivational support and accountability

    “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
    – Maya Angelou