Meet Your Fitness Instructors

Get To Know Our Great Fitness Trainers!

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aft Amanda T.
Certified AFFA Group Fitness Instructor, Keiser Cycle Instructor,Groove Method© Facilitator. 4 years experience teaching a variety of formats including Step, Body Sculpt, Kickboxing, Cycle, and Cardio. Graduated from James Madison University with a B.A in Communications.
carolena Carolena
Certified Spin, Body Works, and Pink Gloves Boxing Instructor. Undergraduate Biology major at Stony Brook University. 1 year experience teaching at Stony Brook University. Strives to ensure that everyone gets a great workout no matter what!
dan Dan
Certified AFAA Personal Trainer with 20 years of experience. Graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Binghamton University, and Doctorate Degree from NY Chiropractic College. Knowledgeable, driven and great motivator.
dawn Dawn
Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor. Instructing fitness classes at Stony Brook University for the past 15 years. Ability to teach a variety of group fitness classes. Enjoys running, mountain biking and taking other fitness classes. Hopes to inspire others to stay active, fit and healthy.
dean Dean
Certified NETA Group Fitness Instructor and NETA/ACSM Personal Trainer. Certified TRX Suspension Trainer, Keiser Cycling, Pink Gloves Boxing, Insanity and Pound. Over 12 years of Experience. Received a BS in Physical Education and an MSed in Adapted Physical Education from the College at Brockport, S.U.N.Y.
devin Devin
Certified Zumba® Basic I and Basic II, Zumba® Toning and Zumba Sentao™. Group Fitness Certification Prep Course Graduate Fall 2013. Current SBU Junior, Linguistics major. Dancing since she learned to walk!
erica Erica
Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor. Instructing aerobics, indoor cycling and yoga for the past 3 years. Loves to work hard in order to encourage others to do the same. Currently a Physical Therapy student at Stony Brook University.
estelle Estelle
Certified Zumba®. Group Fitness Certification Prep Course Graduate Fall 2013. Current SBU Sophomore, Health Science/Athletic Training major. Enjoys teaching toning and cardio classes. Loves dancing hip hop, ballet and reggae.
kristen Kristen
Certified AFAA Group Fitness and Zumba® Instructor. Holds Zumba® Fitness Basic I & II, Zumba® Toning, Zumba® Sentao, Aqua Zumba® certifications. Certified in Turbo Kick®and Hip Hop Hustle® Zumba® Fitness completely changed her life in more ways than one. Loves sharing her passion, energy and knowledge
lisa Lisa
Zumba® Certified since 2012. Certifications include Zumba®, Zumba® Toning and Aqua Zumba®. 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Karate.
lucille Lucille
Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. Certified Zumba®, Cycle and Pilates Instructor. Instructing fitness classes at Stony Brook University for over 20 years. Enthusiastic about teaching a variety of class formats.
marina Marina
Group Fitness Certification Prep Course Graduate Fall 2013. Current SBU Freshman, Biology major. Enjoys teaching cardio classes. Group Fitness classes inspired her to love to workout!
melissa Melissa
Certified in Zumba®. Group Fitness Certification Prep Course Graduate Fall 2013. Current SBU Junior, Health Science major and member of Kappa Phi Lambda, Inc. and PUSO. 15 years of dance experience.
patricia Patricia
Certified through the Indo-American Yoga-Vedanta Society. Teaching yoga for over 20 years. Learned yoga from world renowned master, Swami Bua. Believes that yoga is a lifestyle and a passion.
sara Sara
Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor for over 15 years and PiYo® Certified (Pilates/Yoga). Loves to teach Kickboxing, Yoga, Toning and Step Aerobics. Dedicated fitness professional who enjoys challenging all fitness levels to meet fitness goals and see real results.
sharon Sharon
Over ten years experience as Qigong and Tai Chi instructor. Certifications through Dr.Paul Lams Tai Chi for Arthritis and Tai Chi for Energy. Other forms include: 24 Yang, 52 Wudang, Shibashi, 108 Yang and working on 72 Chen. Masters in HR Management from SBU in extensive research in Tai Chi as an EAP program focusing on the benefits for employer and employee.
xristos Xristos
BOC Certified Athletic Trainer. New York State Licensed Athletic Trainer. 5th Dan Black Belt Licensed Master Instructor Tae Kwon Do. 30 years Tae Kwon Do teaching experience. Owner Dae-Han Tae Kwon Do School Mount Sinai, NY. MA Sport Medicine/Athletic Training, Western Michigan University. BS Physical Education/Athletic Training, Cortland State College.
belly_dance Belly Dancing
SBU Belly Dancers, a multicultural and performance group on campus. Trained by renowed Belly Dancer Yoco Yoshikawa in proper technique and isolation. We love to dance!
bellydance Rebecca
Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor with a variety of experience with formats like Cadio-Sculpt, Core classes. Loves sharing her passion for fitness with others, inspiring them to challenge themselves to become stronger inside and out!
dominique Dominique
Certified in Pilates and also instructing some cardio sculpt classes. Her fitness journey has been so much fun that she wants to help others along their journey to realize fitness isn’t unattainable and working out can be fun. She loves when participants realize they’re improving and the spark of confidence that’s ignited when they realize yes, they can do it and yes, they are strong!
 krista1 Krista
Certified Pink Gloves Boxing Trainer and instructing our Tier I classes. Two of her greatest passions are cooking and running. Chances are you’ll see her running around Circle Road or on the treadmills at some point in the semester. She loves the smiles she see’s on the participants’ faces when they master something that had been a challenge for them before.

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