Falcon Fitness Staff

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: It brightens my day to lead others to ENJOY exercise while building relationships with others in our special Falcon Fitness Family!

Personal Interests: Staying active is definitely one of my favorite hobbies! In my spare time, I love choreograph for the BGSU Dance Program. When I’m not teaching or training or staying active, you can find me spending time with loved ones or snuggling with my 3 sweet kitties.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I’m newly hired but cannot wait to start and meet all the lovely people in the classes!

Personal Interests: Working out, hanging out with friends, taking long walks in beautiful places

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: As a BGSU alum with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, I'm excited to join the Falcon Fitness staff. I started my fitness journey while attending group exercise classes at the Student Rec Center as a student, and it's full circle to return as an instructor.

Personal Interests: I enjoy running, reading, traveling (especially to a sunny beach), and spending time with my husband and two dogs.

Training Philosophy: It's your workout, you get out of it what you put into it.

Personal Interests: I am a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. I am a former basketball player and coach.  I am a graduate of BGSU. As a former (and current) Group X participant, the instructors inspired me so much that I made the decision to live a healthy lifestyle, and I decided to become a fitness instructor.  One of the best decisions that I have ever made in my life!

Training Philosophy: My favorite part about Falcon Fitness is their honest drive to create a community of people who want to better themselves and live healthier lives. I’m looking forward to being a member of that team!

Personal Interests: I love the feeling of pushing through a difficult exercise class and feeling stronger at the end! I also love dance, ice cream, the beach, and spending time outside!

Training Philosophy:  I strive to motivate others to achieve their personal success one step at a time.  I enjoy celebrating the mini-successes of realistic achievements which in turn become the foundation for greater triumphs.  Sometimes, the toughest thing to do is to take that first step.

Personal Interests:  A native of Northwest Ohio, Jodi has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree specializing in Marketing, as well as, a Master’s degree in Workforce Development and Education from Bowling Green State University.  Back in the summer of 2012, I caught the BGSU Falcon Fitness “bug” and haven’t looked back since.  In my free time, I enjoy participating in various sporting activities with my kids, spending time with my family, and soaking up the quiet calm a great run affords me.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love providing different fitness formats to participants and watch them fall in love with exercising and sweating!

Personal Interests: I enjoy spending quality time with my family and gardening in the warmer months.

Training Philosophy: Coming Soon

Personal Interests: Coming Soon

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love being a part of our Falcon Fitness family as an instructor and as a participant because our team is so supportive and positive!  Being at the Rec is the best part of any day on campus.  It’s where the fun is!

Personal Interests: I love going place and being a tourist, in Ohio and beyond.  I enjoy walks in the park, being by water, and I have 5 grandkids who keep me busy.

Training Philosophy: The ability to share my love of fitness and dance, especially after coming back from a C-Section, with people of all different ages.

Personal Interests: I have been breeding/showing rabbits for the last 17 years. I help out various 4H clubs in the area and also judge 4H rabbits including showmanship and meat pens in Northwest Ohio. I live on my husband's 150-year-old farm in Pemberville.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love the energy of working hard, and resting hard! Yoga really empowered me to own my path towards healing and strength and I love helping others to find their way on this path. Community is powerful! Come take my Vinyasa class for a challenge, fun, and appreciation of just laying on your back and breathing after working up a sweat.

Personal Interests: Cats, Yoga, Intersectional Feminism, Jazz, Fashion, and Anime.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love that I am able to share my love and knowledge of fitness with participants. I’m glad to know that I am able to make them more comfortable in the gym and teach them the proper technique for them to continue their fitness journey on their own!

Personal Interest: I love to spend time traveling and exploring the outdoors! I spend a lot of my free time hiking, paddle boarding, and camping. I also enjoy sports and spend a lot of time playing basketball. 

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: My favorite thing about being a part of falcon fitness is being able to collaborate with my coworkers and being able to share my passion for exercise with other members of our community.

Personal Interests: My personal interests are working out and doing community service and philanthropy events with my friends.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: All the people that I get to meet and connect with over working towards a healthier lifestyle.

Personal Interests: I love dance, going to get coffee, going to the lake, and doing anything with my family and friends.

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love staying active while making connections with members of our community.

Personal Interests: I enjoy walking, hanging out with friends, and spending time with my family. 

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: Getting to work with all sorts of different people and share my same passion for exercise with everyone else.

Personal Interests: I am currently on the women’s swim and dive team here at BGSU as one of the swimmers and I specialize in breaststroke and IM. Additionally, I enjoy coaching swimming and in my free time I like to bake!

Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I always appreciate being able to connect with people through exercise and help them towards their own personal and fitness goals.

Personal Interests: I enjoy staying active and working out. I also am a musician and love to play guitar and piano.