Jacqueline Carson

Jacqueline Carson, M.S. – Certified Personal Trainer and Health Advisor Jacqueline received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science from Mississippi Valley State University and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. She became a certified AFAA personal trainer in October 1999 and has been a health and wellness provider for over 10 years. In April of 2001, Jacqueline stepped out on faith and opened Temple Fitness. Temple Fitness was brought to life in order to provide an environment for women to feel comfortable in creating a healthy life through exercise. The experience that she has obtained from operating Temple Fitness has made her a leader in the wellness industry. In her career, Jacqueline has served as a Fitness Center Supervisor at Lawndale Christian Fitness Center where she managed day-to-day operations and coordinated several fitness and wellness classes for two years. She currently serves as a wellness interventionist specialist at University of Illinois at Chicago where she provides healthy lifestyles instruction for the National Institutes of Health Research Intervention Program –ORBIT (Obesity Reduction in Black Women Intervention Trial). Jacqueline also has worked with the Chicago Department on Aging to provide senior exercise and wellness programs as an instructor sponsored by Health Resource Alliance. Currently Jacqueline is responsible for creating health and wellness programs for the Greater Chicago American Heart Association’s Search A Heart Program. As owner and operator of Temple Fitness, Jacqueline also works with Oak Park Arms Retirement Home, the Oak Park Health Department, the American Cancer Society and various community-based organizations to provide lectures, seminars focused on wellness and healthy lifestyles, and teaching classes. Jacqueline enjoys reading and motivating individuals.