Amie Cunha has always had a passion for movement. She began her career in fitness just out of college in 1997. She loves teaching private pilates sessions, but has always enjoyed teaching groups as well. She teaches pilates, Trx, barre and indoor cycling classes. Amie was first certified to teach pilates in 2001. She bridged into the Power Pilates Program in 2013 and fell in love with the classical method. She became a teacher trainer for Power Pilates in 2018.
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Anne Marie Schultz has been teaching Pilates since 2005, and the Gyrotonic method since 2009, and is the owner/director of Center Works Pilates and Wellness Studio on Orcas Island, WA. A multisport athlete all her life, particularly enjoying volleyball, swimming, biking, and hiking, Anne Marie was delighted to find an intelligent way to work out, and had been stronger and more flexible ever since. She has also been tickled to use the anatomy and physiology she studied at the University of Oregon (BS Anthropology, Minor Biology, Phi Beta Kappa) in her everyday life!
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Anmarie received her B.F.A from the University of Utah. She is Power Pilates Certified Teacher and has been teaching since 2001. As well as Pilates, she danced professionally with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland for 13 years. She enjoys working with clients at all levels, especially clients with special needs, "Everything counts. I enjoy supporting and motivating my clients in their own personal Pilates journey and help teach that Pilates can be very functional in people's everyday life and activities."
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Alexis is originally from Virginia and relocated to Windsor, England in 2008. As a classically trained ballet dancer, she danced professionally for 10 years. Alexis danced with the Richmond Ballet in Richmond, Virginia for 3 years; The Lexington Ballet in Lexington, Kentucky for 3 years; and danced for 4 more years with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis, Maryland, finishing her career in the spring of 2008.
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Kira is a NYS Licensed Massage Therapist and Classical Pilates Teacher certified through Power Pilates and The New York Pilates Studio. While currently in private pracice, she began her teaching career in 2002 at boutique studios and luxury fitness clubs in Los Angeles and NYC. She was also the Resident Pilates Teacher & Therapeutic Massage Specialist at COMO Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos for 2.5yrs.
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Julie has been teaching Classical Pilates since 2004 and owns BodyMind Balance, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. She is a Power Pilates Senior Teacher Trainer, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer. She has recently completed the PPATT training with Kathi Ross-Nash, and The Work with Jay Grimes. She originally trained with Bob Liekens for her first certification with Power Pilates. Inspiring clients and nurturing teachers is her passion and she strives to keep the quality and integrity of teaching at the highest level in the Cincinnati area. Her background also includes leadership development, small business management and environmental education. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Cheryl Turnquist is the owner of the Providence Pilates Center in Providence, RI. She has been teaching Pilates since 1999 and was first trained by the Physicalmind Method of Pilates. She then began studying the Power Pilates method and earned her Bridge certificate in 2006. Cheryl became a Teacher Trainer for Power Pilates in 2012 and is also Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) certified.
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Gali Fitoussi is from Philadelphia, PA. She got certified in Boca Raton, Florida in 2010. It was love at first sight for Gali! She started classes to help with her knees and lower back pain and became hooked. She felt energetic, stronger, and the pain was gone. Gali decided to get certified in Pilates to help others. Her piece of advice for those who want to become a certified Pilates instructor is to keep it simple and stay grounded with the classical method. Read the room and allow yourself to be flexible and creative! Gali served in the Israeli Army, and she and her husband have two boys and a bunny.
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With over 20 years of teaching experience, Carrie Campbell, PMA CPT, has built an extensive client base that ranges from prenatal clients to senior citizens and includes everyone in between. She has trained many celebrity clients including Naomi Campbell, Whoopi Goldberg, Laura Linney, Mandy Moore and Mary-Louise Parker. She has been featured in several Pilates DVD's, training manuals and recently recorded an audio CD of mat work, called "Pilates on the Go!" In addition, Carrie has been written up in Womens Health, Fitness Magazine, Us Weekly, Quest, and Allure and has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show and the WB news. Formerly a professional ballet dancer, Carrie was introduced to Pilates in 1992 as part of her physical therapy to help her rehabilitate chronic dance injuries.
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Pedro Grey was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and has lived in New York City since 1998. Pedro is an independent Audio Engineer who studied audio recording at SAE Institute New York where he was awarded a professional degree in audio engineering in early 2006. Pedro found Pilates after suffering from a painful lower back injury. After experiencing the dramatic improvement due to his work in Pilates, Pedro was inspired to help others and became a Pilates Instructor himself. Pedro has since been teaching Pilates at Power Pilates and to private clients throughout New York City.
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Dr Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist who translates brain research into strategies for professionals working in health, education and coaching. She received her PhD from Oxford, but after four years postdoc research, hung up her lab coat to set up a communications business bridging the gap between the lab and everyday life. Sarah is the author of The Women's Brain Book—The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness which explores the female lifespan through the lens of neurobiology.
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Jenny brings more than a decade of experience as a comprehensive certified Pilates instructor, with multiple certifications and expertise in serving special population clientele. Jenny fell in love with Pilates while receiving her BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University. After graduation, Jenny completed her Pilates Apparatus and Mat Certification from The Lab in Dumbo, Brooklyn in 2011, and has been teaching full time ever since. Jenny received her second Comprehensive Certification through Power Pilates as a bridge student in 2018. She has completed the Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries Workshop at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan along with numerous continuing education courses and classes with master teachers.
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Bethanie Buckingham is a Master Teacher Trainer for Power Pilates. She is the Regional Director for education in the Chicagoland area. An avid runner and cyclist, Beth found Pilates in search of rehabilitating injuries from Pregnancy and years of running/gymnastics. Getting certified in Mat in 2002 and following with a Comprehensive Certification in 2004, she taught at Body Endeavors Pilates studio and Fitness Formula Clubs both in Chicago. Beth left her corporate career entirely in 2008 to open her own studio in Elmhurst, IL (a close suburb west of Chicago) and started her Teacher Trainer journey with Power Pilates in 2010.
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A lifelong dancer, Meaghan was first introduced to Pilates at a young age as a complement to her dance training. During college she began practicing Pilates more intensely, and found that many of her existing injuries and imbalances improved greatly. The more she learned about the method the more she was convinced of its merits, and she knew then that she wanted Pilates to be part of her career. After receiving a BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University, she moved to New York in 2008.
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Sara Vincent has danced since she could walk. She received a B.A. in Dance and Minor in Kinesiology from Cal State University Fullerton in 2011. Chronic pain started holding her back from dancing which led her to her first classical pilates session where she was immediately hooked. She wanted to share this secret with anyone she could, as everyone deserves to reap the benefits that Pilates has to offer. Luckily, she was able to find a Power Pilates training site near her where she completed Core Mat I & II (2013) and Comprehensive (2014).
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A lifelong health and fitness devotee, Jordana was looking for a smarter way to stay in shape after the birth of her son in 2001. She wanted something that not only made her look good, but feel good too. She tried Pilates and was hooked. It was the perfect combination of strengthening, stretching, connecting the mind and the body. Pilates made her feel healthier and stronger than ever - it was like finding the fountain of youth. She was so inspired she decided to make a major life change - she closed her health food store to pursue a career in Pilates. Studying with Susan Moran and Bob Liekens of Power Pilates in New York City, and Teacher Trainer Juliet Harvey in Beacon, NY only left her wanting more.
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Katherine and Kimberley Corp, former fulltime dancers for the Radio City Rockettes and touring stunt perfomers, the twin sisters learned over a more than 20 year career as owners of the Manhattan, New York studio, Pilates on Fifth, that alleviating aches and pains and restoring symmetry to battered frames using a daily Pilates regimen helps practioners like no other exercise system. "Because we had enjoyed such remarkable results with our initial Pilates training, we were determined to create in our own New York Pilates studio a warm, welcoming and compassionate atmosphere in which we could deliver great Pilates workouts. Now, 20 years later, we are so happy that we took the first step!"
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