Presenters

Team Summit is hard at work finalizing presenters for this year’s event. A full list of presenters and their bios will be posted before registration opens in June.

Here is a sneak peak at some of our already confirmed presenters:

Kelli Calabrese
Kelli Calabrese is a 21 year fitness industry leader and clinical exercise physiologist. She is the International Master Instructor for Adventure Boot Camp and the editor of Personal Fitness Professional Magazine. 

Fabio Comana
Fabio Comana, MA, MS is a research scientist, educational curriculum developer, and spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise. He teaches at the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University, instructing courses in exercise science and nutrition. Prior to joining ACE, Comana served as wellness manager at Club One, opening and managing fitness clubs. Additionally, he spent seven years as a head coach, and strength and conditioning coach for division I athletics.

Alwyn Cosgrove
Alwyn Cosgrove is one of the most in-demand and exciting coaches, writers and speakers in the fitness industry today. He currently spends his time lecturing, teaching, training and writing and as the owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, CA. Alwyn has been a featured presenter at several national conferences in the fitness industry and has produced several training manuals and educational DVD's. In addition to being featured in several national magazines, Alwyn is a columnist for Men’s Health magazine and has authored two books - The New Rules of Lifting and the New Rules of Lifting for Women with Avery Publishing.

Dixie Douville, RN, BSN
Dixie Douville has been a nurse for 22 years specializing in cardiovascular medicine.  She is the owner of Pursuit of Wellness, a health and wellness consulting company.  A member of the Spinning Master Instructor Team and 2007 Spinning Master Camp leader, she has been a certified fitness professional for 21 years. Dixie is well recognized for her knowledge in the areas of heart rate training, special populations and weight loss.  She has extensive experience focusing on the practical application of sport-specific and cardiovascular training to group exercise as well as health and weight management.  She is recognized by ACE and AFAA as a continuing education specialist, a certified Pilates instructor, serves on the Editorial Board for the Canadian Personal Trainers Network and is a USATF certified coach for track and field.  As a consultant Dixie has published articles, consulted for major corporations and is a public speaker in the areas of wellness, health and fitness.  An avid runner, Dixie has completed several marathons and multi-sport events and coaches adult distance runners as well as the Cross Country and Track and Field teams at the middle school level.  Currently, she also practices as the coordinator for community based cardiac rehabilitation for a hospital in N.J.  Dixie is the mother of three and has a very patient husband.

Dr. Len Kravitz
Len Kravitz, Ph.D., is the Program Coordinator of Exercise Science and Researcher at the University of New Mexico where he recently won the "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" award.  Len was honored with the 1999 Canadian Fitness Professional “International Presenter of the Year” and the 2006 Canadian Fitness Professional “Specialty Presenter of the Year” awards and chosen as the American Council on Exercise 2006 "Fitness Educator of the Year”.

Lenny Parracino, CMT, FAFS
Lenny is a former author, hands-on instructor, and clinician for The National Academy of Sports Medicine.  Currently he serves as a faculty member of the Gray Institute of Applied Functional Science.  He has spent over 20 years serving the health industry as an international lecturer, soft-tissue therapist, and movement practitioner.  Lenny has performed over 200 lectures, has written educational materials and consulted/lectured for organizations such as: The National Academy of Sports Medicine, Perform Better, PTontheNet.com, Cooper Clinic in Dallas Texas, Tennis Clubs of America University, IDEA World Health and Fitness Conference, 24 Hour Fitness, and Sports Club Company, as well as other fitness and educational facilities around the world.  Lenny has earned his degree in Health Science, is a Fellow of Applied Functional Science, holds a California certification/license to practice soft tissue therapy and is a certified provider of the medically patented Active Release Techniques®.  As a full-time practitioner, he integrates an eclectic approach of soft-tissue therapy and movement conditioning at Kinetic Conditioning in Montrose, California.

Keli Roberts
Keli Roberts is one of the most respected professionals in the fitness industry. Known worldwide for her award-winning videos, books and training seminars, she has been honored numerous times for her professional accomplishments, including receiving the 2003 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the year award, 2003 OBOW ECA award for Best Use of Equipment, and 2005 OBOW ECA award for Best Female Presenter.

She is the Director of the KettleBell Concepts Group Fitness Program as well as an ACE Continuing Education Specialist, who specializes in group strength and stability training, indoor cycling, personal training and motivation.

Joshua Taylor
Joshua is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program and a professional cyclist. A seasoned athlete who has been competing at the highest levels of bike racing for over 17 years, Joshua is a two-time PA state road race champion and has raced against some of the top international cyclists in the world in events such as the San Francisco Grand Prix. Josh is currently the team manager/rider for Rite Aid Pro Cycling Team.