Jill Wheeler
Hometown:
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Education:
Bachelor’s in Human Development
Masters in Psychology
Previous Career:
Outward Bound Course Director + Social Services Caseworker + Therapist
Biggest Accomplishment:
Motherhood
Awards + Achievements:
2010 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40
2014 Naples Illustrated Leading Lady
Family:
Husband Carter and 2 Daughters
“Just as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise nor blame.”
– The Dhammapada
Founder & Creative Visionary Officer
Colby Robertson
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Education:
Bachelor’s in Psychology
Broadcast Journalism
University of Miami (FL)
Previous Career:
TV Reporter
Marketing/PR Specialist
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completing TransRockies Run in 2019. TRR is a 120 mile stage race that includes 20,000 feet of elevation over six days.
Awards + Achievements:
2014 Naples Area Chamber Young-
Professional of the Year
2015 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40 Leadership Collier (’18)
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
Co-Founder
Brooke Spencer
Hometown:
Naples, Florida
Education:
Bachelor of Communication Studies
Minors in Business Management and Gender Studies
Master of Public Administration
Previous Career:
Lacrosse Coach, Serving, Nonprofit Human Resources
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completing my Master’s Degree. The first of my family!
Completing a Spartan Beast Race and my first half marathon.
Awards + Achievements:
Wilderness First Responder
200 Hour RYT
Certified Health and Life Coach
Level 1 Personal Training Certification
Family:
Puppy Walter Cronkite
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Executive Director
Jessica Hurley
Hometown:
Fort Myers, FL
Education:
Bachelor’s in Business-University of Miami
Master of Science in Leadership and Administration-Boston College
Career:
Student-Athlete Development Intern and Assistant Swim Coach at Boston College, Marketing
Biggest Accomplishment:
First person in my family to be a scholarship Division I Student-Athlete and the first person in my family to get a Master’s degree!
Awards + Achievements
Captain of University of Miami Swim Team
ACC Top 6 for Service Award
Chosen as one of the two University of Miami Student-Athletes for the Coach for College Program in Vietnam
Family
My Mom, Dad, and younger siblings Sam and Cole!
Dog Mom to the greatest, Brewer Hurley
“A person really doesn’t become whole, until he becomes a part of something that’s bigger than himself” – Jim Valvano
Program Director
Lianne Martin
Hometown:
Naples, Florida
Education:
Bachelor’s in Psychology Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies
Career:
Dermatology Physician Assistant
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completing the Caloosahatchee Ultra a year after my daughter was born.
Who has been the biggest influence in your life:
My parents. They always made time for our family, their respective careers, and giving back to the community. My dad’s favorite saying is “from those to whom much is given, much is expected.”
Family:
Husband Larry and daughter Riley
“This moving away from comfort and security, this stepping into what is unknown, uncharted, and shaky – that’s called liberation.” – Pema Chodron
Program Facilitator – Volunteer
Laura DalSanto Wu
Hometown:
Pasadena, Maryland. Moved to Naples in 2005
Education:
University of MD, Baltimore School of Massage-Medical Massage
Career:
Personal Trainer & Health Coach
Biggest Accomplishment:
Developing a brand to help empower women of all ages through fitness, nutrition, mindset all on my own called Bella Diva Fitness. I just launched my own product line called Bella Diva Fit Decks. Workout cards that give you endless combinations of workouts that can be done anywhere and for any level. As well as an App called Bella Diva Fit that has the same intentions as the Bella diva fit cards. Now I am able to motivate people all over the world!
Awards + Achievements:
1. Top 40 under 40 here in Naples. I was recognized as being in the top 40 people under 4o for developing a small business for Gulfshore Life
2. Lululemon Ambassador Naples, Fl
3. Recently going through yoga teacher training for self.
4. Voted and selected as the Inaugural Power Women of Naples
Family:
My Husband, Ernest Wu (still newlyweds) & step son, Charlie, step daughter Hannah. They are my whole world
My parents, sister, brother in law and my niece & nephew reside in Maryland who I am extremely close to.
“Should you meet Resistance, Take Comfort & Build Strength”
“Got it goin Strong, Got it goin ON!”
Julio Morel
Kelly Clark
Hometown:
Born in Galion, OH but grew up in Florida; Most of my life has been spent in Naples.
Education:
Currently pursuing my MBA at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Career:
I have been a Telecommunication Engineer for over 25 years. Currently I am working with my husband as a Realtor and I also teach a wide variety of classes all around Collier County.
Biggest Accomplishment:
Having my 2 boys; I absolutely LOVE being a Mom.
Awards + Achievements
Completing 2 Ironman distance races and qualifying for the Boston Marathon this past Saturday!!
Family
Married 20 years this year and have two beautiful, amazing boys.
“Work hard in silence, Let your success be the noise.”
Fitness Trainer – Volunteer
Jamie DePaola
Hometown:
Born and raised in Maryland. Moved to Naples, FL to pursue training career.
Education:
University of Bridgeport collegiate gymnast. Transferred and graduated from Salisbury University in 2011
Career:
Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor
Specializing in functional fitness, balance, core strength, calisthenics, and sports performance.
FMS Certified
Pose Method Running Certified
Biggest Accomplishment:
100 mile ultra marathon
Awards + Achievements
-2x Maryland State All Around Champion in Gymnastics
-Level 8 Regional Vault Champion
-Collegiate National Champion in Gymnastics 2009
-4x 50 mile ultramarathon finisher
-100k ultramarathon finisher
-82 mile ultramarathon finisher
-100 mile ultra marathon finisher
Family
Very close, supportive, tight knit family.
Older brother with huge impact on my life.
Fitness Trainer – Volunteer
Chanel Pinder
Hometown:
Born in Key West FL, but spent most of my life in Naples FL!
Education:
Graduated high school in 2017, then became certified through NASM as a Personal Trainer. Soon after, I became a certified Nutrition Coach through Precision Nutrition. CPR and AED certified through the American Red Cross.
Career:
Women’s Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach
Biggest Accomplishment:
Accomplishment: Starting my own business and being my own boss doing my dream job!
Awards + Achievements
I believe my most notable achievements in life are still yet to come!
Family
I have a mom & dad who I love, and two younger sisters and a younger brother, who all don’t live too far away!
“Do what is right, not what is easy.”
-Unknown
Fitness Trainer – Volunteer
Amy Voelkl
Hometown:
Rochester, NY
Career:
Esthetician/Yoga Teacher
Biggest Accomplishment:
Co-leading 3 successful Wellfit Girls expeditions
Family
One adorable pup named Uno who was brought into my life on a Wellfit Girls alumna trip in Baja, Mexico
Program Facilitator & Alumnae Relations
Avorie Anderson
Hometown:
Naples, FL
Education:
Graduated from Lely Highschool and is currently working on a B.S. in Aeronautics with a minor in Aviation Safety and Emergency Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Career:
Previously a Veterinary Technician Assistant, now a Wellfit Girls Program Facilitator and Administrative Assistant
Biggest Accomplishment:
Being part of the first team in five years to complete one of the most rigorous Outward Bound courses
Awards + Achievements
Private Pilot
Commercial Drone Operator
Gene Doyle Adventure Scholarship Recipient
Family
My dad and two sisters
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
-Winston Churchill
Program Facilitator & Administrative Assistant
Kendall Klein
Hometown:
Naples, FL
Education:
Barron Collier High School Graduate 2019, 200 Hour RYT, WFR, Life & Health Coach, Body Language Mastery Certification
Career:
Wellfit Girls Program Facilitator
Biggest Accomplishment:
Facilitating Wellfit Girls programs using the leadership skills that I learned as a Wellfit Girl participant
Family
My mom, dad, and two older brothers
“If service is below you, leadership is beyond you” – anonymous
Program Facilitator
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