Jill Wheeler
Founder/CEO
About Jill
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
Colby Hazewinkel
Executive Director
About Colby
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Education:
Bachelor’s in Psychology
Broadcast Journalism
Previous Career:
TV Reporter
Marketing/PR Specialist
Biggest Accomplishment:
Completing my first marathon
Awards + Achievements:
2014 Naples Area Chamber Young-
Professional of the Year
2015 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40
Family:
Husband Jake + Puppy Kirby
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
– Wayne Dyer
Andrew Miranti
Director of Fitness
About Andrew
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Education:
Bachelor’s in Biology
Minor in Secondary Education
Previous Career:
High School Teacher
Football and Track Coach
Biggest Accomplishment:
Being a father
Awards + Achievements:
Performance Enhancing Specialist certification
Level 1 Sports Performance Certification from USA-W
Family:
Wife Shanna and 4 Children
“Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”
– Lolly Daska
Amy Voekl
Program Coordinator
About Amy
Hometown:
Rochester, New York
Education:
Associates in Business Administration
200 Hour ERYT
Previous Career:
lululemon athletica
Biggest Accomplishment:
Trekking the Lares Trail and climbing Machu Picchu in Peru
Who has been the biggest influence in your life:
My mother. She has shown me how to be a successful, educated, and independent woman my whole life. I’m forever grateful for her guidance, love and patience.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rio DeArmond
Program Coordinator
About Rio
Hometown:
Fort Myers, FL
Education:
Bachelor’s in Business Administration + Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership
Previous Career:
Director of Alumni Relations, Marketing + Fundraising
Biggest Accomplishment:
Juggling being a single-mom, having a full-time job, taking six college courses and volunteering all at the same time!
Awards + Achievements:
2014 News-Press “Newsmaker”
2015 RSW Living “Making Waves” Spotlight
Family:
Rob, daughter Carlin and step-kids Justin and Haley
“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.”
– Carly Simon