College Coach - College Access & Success AmeriCorps Program

• Aug 2022 - Present

Adjunct Instructor

• 2021 - Present

Create and lead asynchronous online instruction on Blackboard learning management system to meet department and general education requirements. Implement diverse instructional approaches to meet the needs of students. Topics include Health and Wellness. Create and lead asynchronous online instruction on Blackboard learning management system to meet department and general education requirements. Implement diverse instructional approaches to meet the needs of students. Topics include Health and Wellness.

Fitness and Nutrition Coaching Program Manager, Lead Instructor

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

Collaborated with management team to assess student needs and opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the Fitness and Nutrition Coaching department. Manage instructors within the Fitness and Nutrition Coaching department. Facilitate solution discovery events to address student needs and increase department effectiveness. Contributed towards many education initiatives. - Program Accreditation and Curriculum Updates - Online Course Building and Administration - Student Recruiting and Social Media Strategy - Community Outreach and Partnership Development Lead instructor for Essentials of Personal Training, Coaching 1 & 2, Fitness Assessments, Program Design, Special Population Fitness Prescription, Nutrition and Coaching, and NASM-CPT Exam Prep. Show less

Health Coaching Program Lead, Personal Trainer

• Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

Collaborated with management team to assess member service needs and opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the personal fitness training department. Facilitated solution discovery events to address service needs and increase department effectiveness. Contributed towards many company initiatives. - Health Coaching Program Launch - Employee Education - Member Retention and Marketing Strategy Collaborated with management team to assess member service needs and opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the personal fitness training department. Facilitated solution discovery events to address service needs and increase department effectiveness. Contributed towards many company initiatives. - Health Coaching Program Launch - Employee Education - Member Retention and Marketing Strategy

Health, Strength, and Conditioning Coach

• 2015 - 2018

Applied an integrative approach to supporting health and fitness goals. Assessed performance potential, health, and injury risk utilizing effective tools. Facilitated the goal achievement process for special population clientele. Collaborated with critical team members to maximize client success. Clients achieved goals in many aspects of life. - Physical health - Sport and work performance - Mental wellbeing Applied an integrative approach to supporting health and fitness goals. Assessed performance potential, health, and injury risk utilizing effective tools. Facilitated the goal achievement process for special population clientele. Collaborated with critical team members to maximize client success. Clients achieved goals in many aspects of life. - Physical health - Sport and work performance - Mental wellbeing

Athletics Team

• 2015 - 2016

Collaborated on the development of a virtual reality-based cognitive training game. Participated in customer identification, product development and testing. Collaborated on the development of a virtual reality-based cognitive training game. Participated in customer identification, product development and testing.

Professional Athlete - Speed Skating

• May 2002 - Jan 2014

Devoted 6-10 hours a day, 6 days a week to training in pursuit of making the Olympic Team and winning an Olympic medal. Served as an ambassador of the sport while competing and traveling nationally and internationally. Collaborated with staff representing US Speedskating high performance, United States Olympic Education Center ("USOEC") and US Olympic Committee ("USOC") sports medicine teams. - Developed and implemented individualized training programs. - Performance analysis and assessment. - Injury prevention and treatment. Successfully completed athlete media training. - Interviews and press conferences. - Responsible and effective social media use. - Communication during a crisis. Managed collaborative performance improvement projects for speed skating equipment and tools. - Hand held gauges for precisely measuring blades. - Template for cutting blades to a compound radius. - Blade bending tool. - Blade sharpening jig. - Blade brackets. Participated in 30+ print, internet, radio, and television interviews and stories. Supported and promoted 30+ sponsors through community outreach programs, increasing product and/or service visibility, partnering to improve innovation and technology, and serving as a national and international brand ambassador. Accomplishments 2006, 2010, and 2014 Olympic Trials Competitor, 2007 Winter World University Games Team Member. United States Olympic Education Center Speed Skating Development Team. US Speedskating National Racing Program. 11x Recipient: B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship. USOEC Athlete of the Semester - Short Track Speed Skating. Show less

Community Outreach Specialist

• 2013 - 2014

Organized and developed key talking points and scripts for guest speakers, highlighting the activities offered by the Pettit National Ice Center. Priorities included educating children and increasing community awareness. Recruited high quality guest speakers. Executed strategies to increase learner participation during events for 60-80 6th-8th grade children. Organized and developed key talking points and scripts for guest speakers, highlighting the activities offered by the Pettit National Ice Center. Priorities included educating children and increasing community awareness. Recruited high quality guest speakers. Executed strategies to increase learner participation during events for 60-80 6th-8th grade children.

Coach

• 2003 - 2014

Organized and instructed coaching education and youth development camps and clinics accross the midwest. Provided training program consultation and coaching for World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic speed skaters. Created electronic data storage of training programs for development and national team athletes in the sport of speed skating. Implemented a variety of base fitness and sport specific testing and created a data base to track results for improvement. Organized and instructed coaching education and youth development camps and clinics accross the midwest. Provided training program consultation and coaching for World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic speed skaters. Created electronic data storage of training programs for development and national team athletes in the sport of speed skating. Implemented a variety of base fitness and sport specific testing and created a data base to track results for improvement.

Sports Law Office Intern

• 2012 - 2013

Conducted extensive research and analysis involving compliance by National Sport Governing Body with federal law and the Bylaws of the United States Olympic Committee. Served an active role in researching the basis for, and the drafting and prosecution of, Demands for Arbitration involving two disputes brought on behalf of athletes under the Sports Act before the American Arbitration Association involving National Governing Body compliance. Served as liaison while maintaining the confidentiality of privileged attorney-client information. Show less