Our Industry Experts help provide an invaluable amount of insight. These individuals are not only experienced, but have been recognized by their peers to be experts in their fields. Our industry experts, along with our Advisory Board, provide the educational content found on the MedFit Network’s website. They are fitness & healthcare professionals who are passionate about a national network that serves the community & patient organizations, and creates a strong collegial relationship among various fitness & healthcare partners.
MFN Industry Experts
G. Richard (Dick) Ambrosius
Founder and Principal, Positive Aging, LLC
Naomi Aaronson
Founder, Recovercises For Wellness
Dr. Michael Arloski
Director, Real Balance Wellness
Dianne Bailey
Founder, Open the Door to Tai Chi
Sherri Betz
Director, TheraPilates Physical Therapy
Heather Binns
Fitness Expert, Wellness Educator, Personal Trainer, Best-selling Author
Sharon Bourke
Founder & Owner, Life Energy Fitness, LLC
Dr. Tim Brown
Founder, IntelliSkin
J.R. Burgess
CEO, Rejuv Medical
Dr. Tonya Butler
Owner, Dynamic Therapeutics and Sports Performance
Kelli Calabrese
Fitness, Nutrition and Lifestyle Professional
Kris Cameron
Owner, ReNu your Life Personal Training and Wellness
Carisa Campanella
Program Manager, Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s
Robyn Caruso
Founder and President, The Stress Management Institute for Health and Fitness Professionals
Matt Cavallo
Chronic Illness Coach, Author
Eric Chessen
Founder, Autism Fitness
Jaclyn Chadbourne
Research and Development, UMedTech
Nancy Clark
Sports Nutritionist & Author
Avril Coakley
Owner, Ruidoso Athletic Club
Fabio Comana
Faculty, SDSU and NASM
Sheri R. Colberg
Founder, Diabetes Motion and Diabetes Motion Academy
Lucho Crisalle
CEO, Exercise & Nutrition Works, Inc
Jane Curth
Co-founder & CEO, FitFixNow
Reed Davis
Founder, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
Dr. Nona Djavid
Founder, The Wellness Choice Center
Lisa Dougherty
Founder, Whole Body Fitness; Founder & President, Medical Fitness Network
Catherine Cram
Owner, Comprehensive Fitness Consulting
Dr. David Cruz
Founder, Chief XO, WebExercises, Inc
Nicholas DiNubile
Orthopaedic Surgeon & Best-Selling Author
Eric Durak
Founder & President, Medical Health & Fitness
Dr. Jennee Evans
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Veteran Health Administration
Francesca Fisher
Founder & Creator, Geri-Fit
Dr. Steve Feyrer-Melk
Chief Science Officer, Nudge, LLC
Kathy Flippin
Certified Massage Therapist, Owner Dynamic Touch
Gina Fontaine
Founder, Power of Pregnancy
Dr. David Franklin
Co-founder, UCI Comprehensive Concussion Program
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Family Physician, Author and Nutritional Researcher
David Geslak
President & Founder, Exercise Connection
Riva Greenberg
Diabetes Advisor, Author and Health Coach
Ari Gronich
Owner / CEO, Achieve Health USA; Developer of Performance Therapy Academy
Dr. Linda Gogl
Director of Development, Instructor, Partner, Real Balance Wellness
Dr. MaryAnne Harrington
Owner, Sports Chiropractor, Maximum Performance Chiropractic
Diane Hart
Owner, Hart to Heart Fitness; President, National Association for Health and Fitness
Mirabai Holland
CEO, NuVue Digital Media Inc.
Kristin Hirahatake
Clinical Dietitian, Kaiser Permanente
Nick Jack
Owner & CHEK Practitioner, No Regrets Personal Training
Laticia Jackson
Author, Speaker, Olympian, U.S.A.F. Veteran
Alice Kahl
Founder & Owner, Alice Kahl, LLC
Phil Kaplan
Founder, A.L.I.V.E. Across America
Dr. Mark Kelly
CEO, Principle-Centered Health, Inc.
Ashley Koff
Nutrition Expert and Author
Diane Kress
Bestselling Author, Certified Diabetes Educator, Registered Dietitian
Eric Lemkin
Founder, Functionally Active Fitness
Andrea Leonard
Founder & President, Cancer Exercise Training Institute
Greg Mack
Founder/CEO, Physician's Fitness
Kristy Manuel
Director, YogaFit Therapy Program; Senior Master Trainer, YogaFit
Dr. Rick McAvoy
Owner, Rick McAvoy Aquatics
Dianne McCaughey
Speaker, Author, Consultant, Master Trainer, and Presenter
Josh Leve
Founder & CEO, Association of Fitness Studios (AFS)
Stewart Levy
President and Founder, Health Promotion Solutions
Dr. Steffany Moonaz
Founder, Yoga for Arthritis
Shira Litwack
Cancer Exercise Specialist & Master Trainer, Cancer Exercise Training Institute
Mark Mueller
Director of Training, MS Fitness Challenge
Dominick Nusdeu
Owner, MotionMechanix, Muscular System Optimization LLC
Mark Nutting
Owner & Master Trainer Jiva Fitness
Dr. Evan Osar
Co-Founder, The Institute for Integrative Health and Fitness Education
Carole Osborne
Founder, Body Therapy Education
Anita Parker
Founder, Fitness Matters
Dr. Jennifer Patterson
Supervisory Psychologist and Clinician, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
Gina Piazza
CEO & Founder, GMP Fitness
John Platero
Founder & CEO, NCCPT
Justin Price
Creator, The BioMechanics Method®
Nicholas Prukop
Founder, Happy, Healthy & Fit
Susan Randall
Senior Director of Education, National Osteoporosis Foundation
Kristy Richardson
Founder, OC Nutrition
Rick Richey
Owner, Independent Training Spot; NASM Sr Faculty Instructor
Dan Ritchie
President, Functional Aging Institute
Mark Roby
Integrative Clinician, Speaker, Cancer Coach, Survivor
Dr. Irv Rubenstein
Co-founder, Steps Fitness
Deena Russo
Certified Personal and Group Trainer
Greg Salgueiro
Nutrition Director AASDN
Jeffrey Segal
Owner, Balanced Personal Training
Beth Shaw
Founder & President, YogaFit
Karl Sterling
Creator, Parkinson's Regeneration Training
Jodi Stolove
Founder, Chair Dancing® Fitness
Connie Stoltz-McDonald
Health Educator & Lifestyle Expert
Cody Sipe
Co-founder Functional Aging Institute
Dr. Kevin D. Steele
President, PTAGlobal / PTontheNet
Michelle D. Talbot
Owner, Pleasures II Wellness Natural Health Center
Julie Tupler, RN
Creator, Tupler Technique® Treatment for Diastasis Recti
Tyler Valencia
Owner, Kinesiology Institute for Performance Specialists (KIPS)
Lindsay Vastola
Founder and President, Body Project Fitness; Editor, PFP Media
Trevor Wicken
Medical Exercise Coach; Creator, R.I.S.E. Movement Solutions
Sheila Watkins
Founder, Healthy Moms Fitness Programs
Leigh-Ann Webster
Director of Marketing and Operations, NCCHWC
Dr. Gail Wetzler
Owner, Wetzler Integrative Physical Therapy Center
Ruth Werner
Past President, Massage Therapy Foundation
Maurice D. Williams
Owner and Movement Specialist, Move Well Fitness, LLC
