• Has presented lectures, workshops, master classes and fitness instructor trainings in over 25 countries
• Three times named to Maryland's Top 100 Women, thus qualifying for The Circle of Excellence
• Named Maryland's Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, 2004
• Has been the feature present in over a dozen exercise videos including Buns of Steel 6 and How To Teach Aerobics
• Has authored several books, including Consumer Guide's Step Into Shape and Fitness Aerobics by Human Kinetics
• Has appeared on radio and television, including endorsing home fitness products in infomercials and on QVC home shopping channel
• Extensive charity work including serving on the board of Cystic Fibrosis, the Board of Visitors of Maryland School of Nursing, the American Heart Association and The Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in nursing
• Played on the varsity tennis team and performed with the dance ensemble
• Worked at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, the first shock trauma center in the world, for seven years
• Performed in the theater
• Married with two children, Vicki and Jon

HONORS, AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS

• 2005- Honorary Chair, First Annual "Sister to Sister": Everyone Has A Heart Foundation, Inc., National Woman's Heart Health Day, Baltimore
  
  
• 2005- Appointed to the Maryland Commission for Women by Governor Ehrlich
  
  
• 2004- "Entrepreneur of the Year", Consumer & Retail Division, Ernst & Young, LLP
  
  
• 2004- First Annual William Donald Schaefer "Industrialist of the Year" Finalist
  
  
• 2004- Top 100 Women in Maryland, Circle of Excellence inductee (The Daily Record) 1996, 1999, 2004
  
  
• 2004- Appointed to Council of Healthcare Advisors, Gerson Lehrman Group
  
  
• 2002- Mrs. Maryland Business 2002 Award (The Daily Record)
  
  
• 1995- "Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur", named by Network 2000
  
  
• 1994- "International Presenter of the Year", named by BodyLife, largest fitness organization in Europe
  
  
• 1990- "Fitness Instructor of the Year", named by IDEA, The Association for Fitness Professionals
  
  
• 1986- "Outstanding Woman Fitness Entrepreneur", named by Club Business Magazine

BOARD MEMBER

• International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Board of Directors, Member 2006 (>>read more)
  
  
• Can-Fit-Pro (Canadian Association of Fitness Professionals) Advisory Board (2003-present)
  
  
• Board of Visitors, University of Maryland School of Nursing
  
  
• American Heart Association (Heart Walk Community Liaison 2004, Dance for Heart 1985-89)
  
  
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Board (1990-present). Co-Chair of Great Strides.
  
  
• Towson University Foundation Board
  
  
• Previously on Board for the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Friends of St. Vincent's