rachel abelow

Rachel Abelow Career Objective: A position in the field of Physical Education and Health Promotion Education: Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Degree in Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Science Bachelor of Science GPA: 3.62 / 4.0 Cum Laude Deans List: 6 semesters International Study: Student- University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia February- July 2002 Related Coursework: Business and Professional Communications, Persuasive Argument, Statistics, Psychoactive Drugs, Emergency Health Care, Biology I and II, Graded Exercise Testing and Prescriptions, Anatomy and Physiology, Physics I and II, Sociology, Developmental Psychology Certifications: ·CPR, AED, and First Aid Certified by American Red Cross October 2004-October 2005 ·American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Instructor May 2003 ·USWFA Certified Water Fitness Instructor June 2004 ·Pilates Institute of America Certified Level I Mat Pilates Instructor June 2004 Professional / Fitness Experience: Assistant Fitness Director- Jewish Community Center Newton, MA November 2005-Present ·Managed and organized the schedules and appointments for all other fitness staff ·Created and implemented a successful member retention program ·Personal trained and taught several group exercise classes Exercise Physiologist- Dedham Health and Athletic Complex Dedham, MA September 2003-November 2005 ·Created exercise prescriptions for clients that combined expert instruction with individual attention and motivation ·Directed the Fitzone for Kids which involved teaching children how to exercise and conducting research involving obese children and the positive effects of exercise ·Instructed group exercise classes such as Yogaflow, Sports Conditioning, Mat Pilates, Water Aerobics, Absolute Arms, Spinning, and Tennis lessons for high school students Intern – Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA June-August 2003 ·Instructed Cardiac Rehab and Pulmonary classes in an outpatient hospital setting ·Set up and carried out treadmill stress tests ·Educated patients about risk factors and treatment of cardiovascular disease Athletics: Camp Counselor / Tennis Instructor / Gymnastics Instructor- Camp Laurel South Casco, ME June-August of 2000 and 2001 ·Cared for middle-school children at a residential camp ·Taught tennis and gymnastics lessons at all skill levels ·Revised and improved the existing gymnastics program by adding skill levels to progress through and reorganizing the room set-up ·Coordinated and produced several gymnastics shows which were performed for the entire camp Women’s Varsity Tennis - Ithaca College Ithaca, NY August - May of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 ·Placed fourth in the Empire Eight (New York State) doubles tournament in 2001 Professional Affiliations: ·American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) National member 2003-2004 ·ACSM, Mid Atlantic Regional Chapter Special Skills: ·Proficient in MS Office ·Skilled in web page design / HTML ·Refereed and actively participated in Intramural Volleyball at Ithaca College References: Available upon request