2016 Annual Awards Ceremony

1. 2016 Annual Awards Ceremony

2. Fellowship Fellowship provides a means to recognize excellence, innovation and significant contributions to the medical fitness industry, and leadership in the Medical Fitness Association. All current MFA Fellows please come to the podium at this time for recognition

3. Global Wellness Partner

4. Thanks to our Partners • MediFit • Meritage Healthcare Strategies • MicroFit • NuStep • Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative • Population Health Consultants • Power Wellness • Retention Management • Technogym – Global Wellness Partner • TMI Sustainable Aquatics • Vector Wellness • Wellcoaches

5. Best Practice Partner of The Year

6. 2016 Excellence in Management

7. 2016 Technology & Innovation

8. MFA Staff Members Bob Boone Rebecca Nordan Margaret Crow Mary McKay

9. MFA Board Members

10. MFA New Board Members and Incoming Officers

11. MFA New Director Credential Exam Big Thanks to Todd Galti for Proctoring our First Sitting of our two new Director Credentials. The Fitness Facility Director Credential and the Medical Fitness Facility Director Credential

12. MFA 2016 Speakers Let us all say thank you to our 2016 Speakers And we are now accepting proposals for 2017 events at www.medicalfitness.org

13. MFA 2016 Conference Committee

14. MFA 2016 Conference Assistant Program Aids Yvette Dixon Cadeidra Green Jonathan Markret Regina McWhirter Valerie Perkins Brianna Stephens

15. MFA 2016 Regional Chairs Jamy McGee – South East Collette Carter – Central Jayne Presnell – West Lisa Gallagher – South Central Pat Laus – North East

16. MFA 2016 State Captains Central Region Julie Kirk – IA Francie Habash – IL Yvette Dixon – IN Stephanie Howie – ks Collette Carter – KY Herman Louw – MO Adam Sorum – ND Jeannie Hannan – NE Troy Clevenger - OH

17. MFA 2016 State Captains North East Region Jinger Berry – CT Lloyd Gainsboro – MA Sharon Bourke – MD Rob Stedman – NH Kevin McHugh – NJ Jim Simpson – NY Dave Hopkins – PA Kristy Harvey – WV

18. MFA 2016 State Captains South Central Region Kara Saunders – FL Christy Miller – FL Amanda Posey – GA Carrie Dodds – NC Lisa Minges – SC Becky Polite – VA

19. MFA 2016 State Captains South East Region Kevin Fortenbery – AL Melissa Ziegler – MS Jeramie Hinojosa - TX

20. MFA 2016 State Captains West Region Patrick Tazio – CA Hannah Schultz – XA KjellSchioberg – ID Bob Norwood – MT Charles Sandia – NM Tim Petsch – OR Lindsey Boyd - WA

21. AKTA

22. 2016 Medical Fitness Week

23. 2016 Walk10K Winner for the Highest Steps & Highest Average

24. 2016 Move150 Winnersand Charity Donations

25. 2016 Rising Stars

26. 2016 Central Rising StarLeah Okner

27. 2016 North East Rising StarKathy Guibord

28. 2016 South Central Rising StarHeather Biddle

29. 2016 South East Rising StarDanette Askew

30. 2016 West Rising StarRegina McWhirter

31. 2016 Facility & Professional Winners The Medical Fitness Facility & Professionals of the Year Awards celebrate and honor the best and the brightest in medical fitness center management. Awards, in a variety of categories, identify those facilities, programs and individuals that are deserving of recognition for their achievements.

32. 2016 Certified Facility of the Year The Distinguished Facility Award is presented to the certified medical fitness facility that clearly serves as a benchmark for the industry, and whose results others can emulate. This award is sponsored by NuStep.

33. 2016 Certified Facility of the Year The Distinguished Facility Award is presented to the certified medical fitness facility that clearly serves as a benchmark for the industry, and whose results others can emulate. This award is sponsored by NuStep.

34. 2016 Certified Facility of the Year Honorable Mention ProMedica Wellness Center

35. 2016 Certified Facility of the Year – Runner Up

36. 2016 Certified Facility of the Year – 1st Place

37. 2016 Certified Facilities Augusta Health Lifetime Fitness Avera McKennan Fitness Center Cadence Fitness & Health Center Chelsea Health & Wellness Center Dedham Health & Athletic Complex Dexter Wellness Center GalterLifeCenter Hampshire Wellness Hancock Regional Health & Fitness Center at Washtenaw Community College Inspira Health Network Fitness Connection Kirmayer Fitness Center LECOM Medical & Fitness Center Loyola Center for Fitness Martin Health & Fitness in Hobe Sound Martin Health & Fitness in Palm City Martin Health & Fitness in South Hospital Martin Health & Fitness in Treasure Coast

38. 2016 Certified Facilities McConnell Heart Health Miramont NMMC NorthPoint Wellness OHSU March Wellness & Fitness Center Omni Health & Fitness in Chesterton Omni Health & Fitness in Schererville Owensboro Health Healthpark Palos Health & Fitness Center ProMedical Wildwood Athletic Club Reh-Fit Centre Rudy A. Ciccotti Family Recreation Center The Atlantic Club The Center for Health Improvement at Hays Medical The Summit Medical Fitness Center TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion Valley Health Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness Virtua Center for Health Fitness Moorestown Virtua Center for Health Fitness Washington Township W.G. Rohrer Center for Health & Fitness Wellness Institute

39. 2016 Professional Awards The Distinguished Professional Awards recognize those who have displayed significant achievements as administrator or facility director. Recipients of these awards reflect outstanding accomplishments in their professional and personal lives. These individuals are recognized as an exceptional executive who has significantly advanced the welfare of his/her facility, company and/or community; contribute significantly and consistently to the advancement and/or recognition of the profession through service to the Medical Fitness Association and related organizations; share openly their valuable experience with other health and fitness executives; and serve an active role in civic and community affairs.

40. 2016 Clinical Director of Medical Wellness/Fitness – Sponsored by Keiser Bob Brown, DirectorOutpatient Cardiology Services Spartanburg Medical Center

41. 2016 General Manager Sponsored by Life Fitness Deb Riggs, General ManagerTriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion

42. 2016 Medical Director Aaron MichelfelderLoyola University Medical Center

43. 2016 Program Innovation • Awarded to facility or to an individual who has designed the most innovative program that meets the following criteria: • Facility or individual must be a current member of the Medical Fitness Association for at least one year • Program provides a needed service that benefits the membership or the community at large • Program addresses at least one of the following categories: Clinical Integration; Member Retention; or Community Outreach • Program has demonstrated growth over the past year (s) • Program is reproducible

44. 2016 Program InnovationHonorable Mentions

45. 2016 Program InnovationFirst PlaceSponsored by NuStep August Health Fitness with “RxEX Medical Program”

46. 2016 Marla Richmond Memorial Education Award Sponsored by Healthy Learning • The winner has contributed significantly and consistently to the advancement and/or recognition of the profession through service to the Medical Fitness Association and related organizations. • Winners share openly their knowledge and expertise with other health and fitness professionals. • This award includes $10,000 worth of educational materials from the Healthy Learning Catalog to be used by the facilities of the winner.

47. 2016 Marla Richmond Memorial Education Award Sponsored by Healthy Learning Catherine Lisowski, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Clinical Manager, The Summit

48. 2016 Hank BoernerPioneer Award Sponsored by Technogym • The Hank Boerner Pioneer Award is presented to an individual who has significantly advanced the medical fitness industry. • This award comes with a trip to the world headquarters of Technogym at the Wellness Village in Cesena, Italy

49. 2016 Hank BoernerPioneer Award Sponsored by Technogym Deb Riggs, General ManagerTriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion