Drexel University Athletics
Mike D’Arco
Mike D’Arco has been a Personal Trainer for over 2 years. He holds his primary certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) for Personal Training and also has the Town Sports International Foundations certification. He has worked for Town Sports International in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, instructing classes and Personal Training. Mike is avid about fitness and is an amateur bodybuilder, competing in contests in the tri-state area.
Emily Foote
Emily is a first year law student at Drexel University College of Law. For the past five years she has taught school students in addition to coaching track and lacrosse. She holds a certification in Pilates through Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and Power Pilates.
Johanna Hernandez
Johanna comes to Drexel with lots of experience. She holds certifications in Group Exercise and Personal Training through Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, AFAA and she is Turbo Kick™ certified. She received her kickboxing certification through Interactive Fitness Trainers of America. As well as instructing classes at Drexel, she teaches fitness classes at University of Pennsylvania.
Marie Hilferty
Marie Hilferty has had a life long passion for fitness. She taught her first fitness class at the age of 18. She graduated from Temple University in 1992 with her BFA in dance. Now forty, Marie is a center city personal trainer, fitness instructor, and yoga instructor. She enjoys continuing education in her field and meeting new fitness enthusiasts!
Whitney Kummerow
Whitney taught power vinyasa yoga, pilates and a yoga-pilates hybrid, yogalates, in Rochester, New York for several years before coming to Drexel this fall. Holding certifications in Yogafit Levels 1-3 and Integrated Movement Xercize (IM=X) Pilates, she enjoys challenging students —body and mind. Whitney currently is working on her law degree at the Drexel College of Law.
Sierra Dean McCreary
Sierra has been instructing for over 6 years at Drexel and other gyms in the city. She is certified by AFAA in Kickboxing and Personal Training, and is also a certified TurboKick instructor. She graduated from Drexel University with a Master's in Environmental Engineering, and currently works for a consulting firm as an engineer in the water/wastewater field.
Jenna Simone
Jenna has her certification through Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) in Primary Group Exercise. She graduated from Drexel with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. She will be continuing her education at Drexel in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, class of 2010.