Christine Conti, M.Ed.
Christine Conti is an international fitness educator, business consultant, and CEO of Conti Fitness & Wellness, LLC. She is a former investment banker, English teacher, coach, and 20-year veteran in the industry. Christine is the co-host of Two Fit Crazies & A Microphone Podcast and owns TFC Productions, LLC. She is the author of the Arthritis Fitness Specialist Course and co-author of the Eating Disorder Fitness Specialist Course sponsored by the MedFit Network Education Foundation where she serves on the board. Christine teaches virtual classes for special populations and certifies instructors in her program, Let’s FACE It Together™ Facial Exercise and Rehabilitation. Christine is also an autoimmune disease fighter with 30+ marathon and 2 IRONMAN finishes.

https://www.contifit.com/

Dr. Serena Ma

Dr. Serena Ma is the owner and founded Serenity Natural Health in 2007. She considers herself a general practitioner, offering personal insights to issues such as stress, dermatology, gynecology, asthma/allergies, fertility, and pregnancy. She enjoys working with all her patients but is especially inspired by her cancer patients. She currently geeks out to the microbiome and talks about that with all of her patients.

Dr. Serena Ma loves her student-teacher roles. She attended Bastyr University, graduating with her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) and Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MSAOM) and received special training in oncology and dermatology. Before medical school, Dr. Serena attended Boston University and graduated pre-med with honors from Sargent College with a degree in Human Physiology. After college, she learned about Sleep Medicine and what effects the circadian rhythm, as a research assistant at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. She finds the human body and how it functions extraordinary, eagerly studying it for most of her life. Dr. Serena is a former professor of Biochemistry at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Nowadays in practice, she appreciates her doctor as teacher job by enthusiastically educating her patients about their health. She finds that she learns just as much from her patients.

www.serenitynaturalhealth.com

Julia Smith, MD, PhD

Medicine was a natural career choice for me. As a student, I was always interested in science and literature, and I was drawn to working with people. I wanted to understand their personal stories, and apply scientific advances to improve their lives.

I specialize in cancer risk assessment, screening, and prevention for people who have an elevated risk of developing cancer. When this subspecialty was first emerging, I became involved because it seemed like the ideal way to combine my PhD work in cell biology and retroviral genetics with my clinical specialty of medical oncology.

I have been recognized by Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” series for the New York Metro Area and by SHAPE magazine as one of the “Women Who Have Shaped the World” in 2007. I am the recipient of a clinical research fellowship from the American Cancer Society and I was awarded the Ovarian Cancer Research Award by the Lynne Cohen Foundation, among other awards.

Gail Bannister-Munn

Gail Bannister-Munn is the Flexibility Specialist, Core, Yoga, Pilates Coach with the New York Jets football team, and with The Pro Hoops Basketball Training Programs. Gail runs her own Company The Bannister Method Studio out of Long Island, West Babylon, New York. Gail is a National presenter for her Brand The Bannister Method™, Fitness Educator/Trainer. She teaches other class formats at national conferences and is a Fitness Consultant for professional athletes. Gail holds numerous certifications in several disciplines, including NASM, AFAA, FST L3, YogaFit 500+ hrs, STOTT PILATES® Mat 1 & 2, PowerHouse Mat Pilates I & II, Vbarre and is an NASM & AFAA Continuing Education Provider.

http://www.thebannistermethod.com

Dr Jill R. Baron, MD

Jill R. Baron, MD, is a board certified Family Physician, who practices Integrative Medicine and Functional Medicine in New York City.  A graduate of Princeton University,  and The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, she is certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine, the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and the North American Menopause Society. 

She is one of New York Magazine's "Best Doctors."  Dr. Baron combines conventional primary care with holistic and mind-body therapies to optimize patients' health.  She is a Visiting Attending Physician at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.    

Dr. Baron lectures and speaks about optimal health, and has been a featured guest on several radio and media programs.  She is a Consultant on Dr. Oz's Sharecare.com website.   She loves to dance, laugh, have fun, and occasionally play the violin, piano, and tennis, and most of all, use her intuition to guide her life and her patients.  She is the author of the recently released Amazon Best Seller,  "Don't Mess with Stress! ™--A Simple Guide to Managing Stress, Optimizing Health, and Making the World a Better Place."

https://drjillbaron.com/

Karli Taylor, PhD

Karli Taylor is an entrepreneur and leader passionately working to shape the nation’s fitness and wellness industry though innovative programming that can be incorporated into any lifestyle.

Karli has been in the industry for over 20 years. Beginning as a group exercise instructor and personal trainer, she worked her way to an executive position at a fitness chain in the northeast where she worked behind the scenes for 5 years until her love of teaching drove her leave the corporate office for the gym floor.

She pursued and completed her 200 Hour RYT with Pure Warrior Yoga School as well as over 500 additional hours of yoga training including various trauma sensitive courses.
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Karli needed to find a way to bring her yoga, fitness and business experience together. She is the co-founder and creator of BarreFlow through which she certifies fitness professionals around the globe.

http://www.barreflow.net

Kari Wilkinson

Kari Wilkinson has over 25 years experience as a competitive age group triathlete and multi distance runner qualifying and competing in many national and international events.   As a trainer, she specializes in fitness training with individuals and groups in the areas of strength and flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, improving eating habits, and those who lead sedentary lifestyles.  Whether you're training for a marathon, triathlon, Ironman or looking for help and motivation with your fitness regimen, Kari will tailor the appropriate workout so her clients can be in the best shape of their lives!

Kari works with both recreational and competitive athletes writing training plans, holding clinics and workshops.  She is a contributor to the UNC Wellness Center newsletter, Endurance Magazine as well as the Chi Running/Chi Living Website.

Qualifications:
Nationally board certified teacher - Chemistry
USA Triathlon Coach Level 2
USA Track and Field Level 1
ChiRunning and ChiWalking master certifying  instructor
Road Runners Club of America Certified Coach
ACE personal trainer
Metabolic Efficiency Level 2 Specialist

http://kariwilkinson.com/
Elissa Hyman, MA

Elissa Hyman was in the fitness industry for 33 years. She began her career teaching group fitness at NY's premier facilities such as The Vertical Club, The Jeff Martin Studio and The Molly Fox Studio.  She taught at the renowned Karen Voight Fitness and Dance  Center in LA. Elissa was known for her super energy High Impact Aerobics class as well as her signature Abs, Thighs and Buns and Body Sculpt classes.  Besides holding  several certifications - Group Fitness, Personal Trainer, Pilates, and Pre and Post Natal- Elissa holds a Masters Degree from Columbia University in Exercise Physiology. 

In 1994 Elissa founded Elissa's Personal Best Gym, a personal training studio (http://www.elissaspersonalbest.com/), which she operated for 22 years, trained clients ranging in age from 13 to 90 and included athletes, brides, moms to be, and people who just wanted to be fit.  She lived her passion and dedication to fitness up until June 2016  when  she was struck with a rare autoimmune disease - Transverse Myelitis- - which attacks the central nervous system and spinal cord and left Elissa paralyzed.

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