Training Coordinator

• Oct 2022 - Present

Organizes and facilitates training to certify all staff in CPR/AED/First Aid. Coordinates specialty certifications including Red Cross Lifeguard and Babysitter training. Oversees all emergency equipment needs throughout organization and upholds training quality standards for the programs.

Group Fitness Director

• Oct 2020 - Present

This leadership position enhances the member experience and creates value through group fitness programming. Oversees the operations of the group fitness department and specialty fitness programs, including staff supervision, budget management, and planning. Coordinates and supervises the day-to-day operation of group fitness programs at the Bismarck YMCA and Mandan Family Wellness locations. Maintains records, schedules staff, and ensures proper studio maintenance. Provides group exercise instruction as necessary. Schedules and facilitates staff in-services and meetings. Coordinates and facilitates special programming. Manages biweekly payroll, recruitment, hiring, orientation, performance evaluation and retention of all group fitness staff.

Specialty Wellness Coordinator

• Aug 2017 - Present

Supervise community wellness programs that address the daily needs of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease and provides year round access to PWR!Moves™: A Parkinson's–specific exercise program and MStrong! A free community based fitness program for those with Multiple Sclerosis. Quarterly Functional movement and Quality of Life testing is completed for the Parkinson’s Program. Reporting all program numbers to United Way, scheduling and hiring instructors, posting registration modules for classes, organization and oversight of medical documentation and communication with primary physician.

Aquatics Director

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2020

Oversees the operations of the aquatics department and programs, including staff supervision, budget management, and planning. Coordinates and supervises the day-to-day operation of aquatic programs. Maintains records, schedules staff, and ensures proper pool maintenance. Provides swim instruction and life guarding as necessary. Schedules and facilitates staff in-services and meetings. Coordinates all swim lesson sessions and special programming. Facilitates Red Cross lifeguard certifications and ASHI first aid/CPR/AED certification courses.

Adjunct Professor

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

Adjunct professor of an undergraduate Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation course under the direction and support of the department chair and professor on leave. Prior to and during contracted time I developed and managed syllabus materials, coordinated coursework and curriculum, facilitated class instruction, actively evaluated student performance, graded coursework in a timely manner, organized guest speakers and laboratory activities, and communicated and updated the course regularly on the academic program CANVAS.

CHI St. Alexius Cardiac Rehabilitation and Human Performance Intern

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

Administered maximal exercise tests on the Bismarck-Mandan Police, Fire, and Ambulance departments as well as assisted in interpreting results. In the assessment, administered functional movement screenings, anthropometric measurements, and assessed resting and maximal exertion vitals. Independently supervised the outpatient cardiac rehabilitation classes, gave education on various topics, and charted all interactions. In the inpatient setting was part of making first contact and motivating early ambulation in patients post cardiac intervention. Monitored vitals while exercising paying special attention to signs and symptoms, electrocardiogram readings, and blood pressure responses. Observed several cardiac interventions, was part of communicating in an interdisciplinary team, and implemented personal exercise prescriptions for those with several comorbidities.

Waterfront Director/Interim Assistant Program Director

• May 2015 - Aug 2017

St. Cloud Hospital Exercise Physiology Intern

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

Helped administer exercise stress tests in clinical and non-clinical populations, helped supervise and educate in inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs, evaluated a person’s overall health, lead group fitness classes for respiratory and cardiac rehabilitation patients, with special attention to cardiovascular function and metabolism, developed individualized exercise prescriptions to increase physical fitness, strength, endurance, and flexibility, and designed customized exercise programs to meet health care needs and personal goals.