Internship Recruitment &

 GRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION

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INTERNS - ALL internship information and forms are now on WebCT - HPES 4880

 

YSU ALUM AGENCY INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
     

Joy Polkabla-Byers, M.S.

Mandi Campana, B.S.

*YSU-Campus Recreation

Internship Procedures

Amy O'Leary, B.S., BSN

Jessie Hickerson, B.S.

McConnell Heart Health Center <- Requires Acrobat Reader. Get it for free at the Adobe site!
Donnie Cheffo, B.S. *Quantum Fitness  Howland, OH 330-856-4777
Adam Guzman, B.S. Lifetime Fitness in Minneapolis, MN Lifetime Fitness
Bill Sarisky, MPT  Action Physical Therapy  Hubbard, Ohio Phone330-534-8500
Missy Pochiro, B.S., HFI MediFit Corporate Services, Inc at Ford Motor Co, 5600 Henry Ford Boulevard            Cleveland, OH 44142 Internship Description

Larry Jensen B.S.:

Fitness Director 

330-480-5659

*Davis YMCA

Boardman, OH

Davis YMCA

Lisa Roth-Winebold, B.S., HFI

Fitness Specialist

 

GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, NC. 

Corporate Wellness managed by:

L&T Health and Fitness

919.483.4399 (Phone)
919.483.0138 (Fax)
Adam Masternik, B.S., PT Advanced Fitness and Wellness Louisville, KY 40241 www.advancedfitnessandwellness.com

Doris Bullock, B.S.

Co-owner

 

*Fit Woman

330-793-4466

45 North Canfield-Niles Rd. (Rt. 46), Suite 200

Austintown, OH

http://www.fitwoman1.com/

Ryan Collins, M.S. certified ACSM Exercise Specialist

*Akron General Medical Center

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Akron, OH

Brandice E. Miller, B.S., NSCA-CPT
Associate Health & Wellness Director
YMCA Phone: 412-745-0710

YMCA at U.S. Steel Tower

Pittsburgh, PA

Josef Schaffer MS, CSCS, USAW Sports Performance
Director of Strength & Conditioning
 
University of Northern Colorado
Butler Hancock 160
Greeley, CO 80631
(970)-351-1727
Strength & Conditioning Internship

Jon Wills, B.S.

LifeCenter Plus
5133 Darrow Road
Hudson, OH 44236

 330-655-2377

Abby Prokop, B.S.

Director of Health & Fitness

Trumbull County YMCA
210 High St NW.

Warren, Ohio, 44481.

(330) 394-1565

 

Kim Groves, B.S

Fitness and Wellness Manager
Phone: (724)452-3534
Fax: (724)452-3530

*Passavant Retirement Community

401 S Main St
Zelienople, PA 16063
(724) 452-5400

Mike Cochran

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Coach Cochran's Profile

Marshall University

 

Jason Groves, B.S.

Senior Physical Director

Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA
2001 Ehrman Road
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-452-9122 

Jason Wills, B.S.

330-612-5026

Jon Wills, B.S.

330-801-0305

Break Away Sports Training

881 Tallmadge Road

Suite E

Brimfield, OH 44240

Jacob Haus, Ph.D

 

Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic,

Cleveland, OH

Description of Research Internship

Samantha 'Sam' Thompson, B.S. Complementary Medicine Coordinator
(724) 699-9710

*The Primary Health Network
197 Silver Street
Sharon, PA 16146

Working with clinical patients and doing initial assessments, treatment plans, and reassessments, instructing some evening wellness classes and some clinical chair exercises.

Josh Congelio,B.S., CSCS
330-856-4777
General Manager

Q-Club Fitness and Aquatic Center 8098 E. Market St.
Howland, OH 44484

Mark Raseta, B.S. C.S.C.S.

*Ironman Warehouse

1629 Wilson Ave
Youngstown, OH 44506

 

NON-YSU Alumni Sites AGENCY INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
     

University/Community

   
 

*Slippery Rock University

Campus Recreation

 

Gretchen Julian

Director

Kent State University Recreation

(330-672-2799)

Kent State University

Recreation & Wellness Center

330-672-0475

Internship Description

http://www.interactivetours.com/ksudev/reccenter.htm

Heather Young

Executive Director

*Salem Community Center

Salem, OH 44460

Tony Musto, M.S.

tmusto@miami.edu

University of Miami (FL) 3/1/04

Description of Internship
 

Cuyahoga Falls Recreation Center

Only 1 hour from Youngstown

 
  Lake Erie College of Medicine Health & Wellness Center  Erie, PA Managed by PowerWellness
     
Medically Based Wellness    
Jason Ivory (Stow) OR Karen Child (Akron) *Akron General Hospital's LifeStyles Health & Wellness Center 2 locations: Akron (West) & Stow (North) Stow: 330-945-3100 OR    Akron: 330-665-8000  jivory@agmc.org   OR    kchild@agmc.org  

Sandy Kieffer-Takacs

Program Director

330-342-4400 Ext 205

skieffer-takacs@SummaWellness.com

Summa Wellness Institute

Hudson, OH

Summa Health Care System

Akron, OH

Summa Wellness Institute - Internship Details
Mr. Jon Kolb, M.S. *Specialty Orthopaedics
3120 Highland Rd # 202
Hermitage, PA 16148-4512
(724) 342-2663
 

Eldon Jones

Director

eldon.jones@csauh.com

*Mercy Health & Fitness Center

North Canton, OH

Internship Description

http://www.cantonmercy.com/

LifeWorks of Southwest General Hospital Middleburg Heights, OH  (Southwest of Cleveland, near I-71) http://www.lifeworksfitness.net

Bill Ryder

Director of Wellness

email: billrymca@hotmail.com

*Beaver County YMCA

2236 Third Avenue

New Brighton, PA  15066

Phone: 724-891-8439

 
Amy  L Sherman

St. Joseph's Health and Fitness Center

Tampa, Florida

Phone 813-554-8602 (Posted 4/01)

INFO            APPLICATION

 

*MedX of Estes

Estes Park, CO

 
  Power Wellness  
     
Clinical    
Susan  J. Rupert, M.S.

*MetroHealth

Medical Center

Cleveland, OH

Purpose & Policy

Internship Description

Expectations

Application Letter

Application

http://www.metrohealth.org

{Posted 9/29/01}

Michelle Sheedy

(412) 664-3010

*UPMC Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

2001 Lincoln Way

White Oak, PA 15131

 

 

Sharon Regional Health System...Hermitage, PA http://www.sharonregional.com

Phone: 724-983-1139

 

Dunbar Center for Sports Therapy

Sports Rehab and Wellness

Orrville, OH

 

Debra Pope-Franckowiak M.S. Heart Health /Cardiac Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
 
  *Michigan Heart 

Ypsilanti, MI

734-712-8012

Located inside Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute on the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital campus. Cardiac Rehabilitation & Stress

Offers the interns a comprehensive curriculum directed toward competency in the areas required by the ACSM Exercise Specialist Certification.

Angela Fern, M.S.

afern@beaumonthospitals.com  

Beaumont Hospital

3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road

Royal Oak, MI 48073

248-551-5000

http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=heart_rehab  

This is one of the best programs in the country! Offers the interns a comprehensive curriculum directed toward competency in the areas required by the ACSM Exercise Specialist Certification.

Sarah Ainsworth

The Wellness Centers of Lee Memorial Health System     

Fort Meyers, FL

http://thewellnesscenters.20fr.com/

            {Posted 8/01/01)

 

Wellness Connection

Dayton, OH

 
     
Corporate Wellness    

Kelly L. Bottone, B.S.

*Progressive Insurance Co., I-271 & Wilson  Mills Road, Highland Heights/Mayfield Village, OH

Kelly_L_Bottone@progressive.com

440-395-2701

                    {Posted 6-14-04}

Molly Bruner

Program Manager

*Bank of America-Medifit

Located in Beachwood, OH

(I-271 & 422)

Tel: 216-545-0524
Fax: 216-545-0526

Jackie Kendziorski, M.S. Fitwell Office
17800 Jefferson Park Road Suit #107
Cleveland, OH 44130
Ph: 440-325-0019
Fx: 440-826-3752
Internship Information

{Posted 12/08}

Mary Lynne Zahler, MA, CHES, LSW, CCLS, CFLE, CWP
Wellness Coordinator
Sixth Floor, Room 6316
Human Resources Department
Akron Children's Hospital
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308-1062
330-543-4708
*Akron Children's Hospital

Akron and Boardman

 
SUSAN VAUGHAN

Assistant Manager

 

Cardinal Health Fitness Center

7200 Cardinal Place West

Dublin , Ohio 43017

614-757-FITT 

Managed by Health Fitness

Internship Brochure  & Specific Information

Jennifer Neuper

Program Director

*L & T Health & Fitness, Inc., site at:

GlaxoSmithKline- Robinson Township, PA (North of Pittsburgh)

jennifer.l.neupert@gsk.com

Phone: 412-200-3940 

            {Posted 5/18/08}

Jenn Targett

1109 Ford St WC 707

Golden, CO 80401

 

or Fax:

Attn: Jenn Targett- 303-277-5194

MillerCoors Wellness Center

Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-277-3584
Fax: 303-277-5194

Description of Internship

Internship Application

Christina Fones

Christina.Fones@healthways.com

Healthways, Inc.
6629 W Central Ave
Toledo, OH 43617
P: 419.885.5100
F: 419.885.1614

http://www.healthways.com/

 

Example of a Healthway Program

Cathy L. McConnell
cathy.mcconnell@schaeffler.com
LuK USA LLC
3401 Old Airport Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Internship Information

{Posted July, 07 (PAID?)}

*L & T Health & Fitness, Inc., site at GlaxoWellcome, NC Internship application

Jim Nord

jmnord@scj.com

S.C Johnson

Fitness Center Racine,WI

four fitness centers in the Racine area with the largest consisting of over 100,000 square feet of indoor area located in a 146 acre park

     
Strength and Conditioning    
Josef Schaffer MS, CSCS, USAW Sports Performance
Director of Strength & Conditioning
(YSU Alumnus)
University of Northern Colorado
Butler Hancock 160
Greeley, CO 80631
(970)-351-1727
Strength & Conditioning Internship

John Patrick, Head

Strength & Conditioning Coach

*Youngstown State University - Athletics
Jeremy Quinn, BS

330-729-1440

*Competitive Edge - Boardman, OH  

Mark Raseta, B.S. C.S.C.S.

*Ironman Warehouse

1629 Wilson Ave
Youngstown, OH 44506

Mr. Jeff Oliver, MS

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

*The College of Holy Cross

 

Mike Cochran

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Coach Cochran's Profile

(YSU Alumnus)

Marshall University

 

Anthony Glass

OSU Director of Strength & Conditioning

(Olympic Sports)

aglass@buckeyes.ath.ohio-state.edu  

*The Ohio State University http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=925490
Steve Halloran

House of Speed

3485 Dobbins Rd.

Poland, Ohio 44514

p/f:  330-953-1518

 
Juan Carlos “JC” Santana

*Institute of Human Performance

1950 NW Boca Raton Boulevard
Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Phone: 561-620-9556
Fax: 561-620-9690

 

Kevin M. Sowers

kmsowers@comcast.net

*High Intensity Training Center (HIT)

Morgantown, WV and other locations including Ohio

 

Larry Miller

330-405-3343

fitness@athleticedgefc.com

Athletic Edge

Twinsburg, OH

Athletic Edge Information

{Posted 11/20/05}

Peak Performance Center Broadview Heights, OH  (South of Cleveland, near I-77/I-80) http://www.peakperformancecenter.com/
Aaron O’Conner

aoconner@velocitysp.com

Velocity Sports Performance

Mayfield Village, OH  (SE of Cleveland)

440-684-0100

For details, visit: http://www.velocitysp.com/

Jen Crouch-Kopac

Head Performance Coach

jkopac@velocitysp.com

Velocity Sports Performance

Gibsonia, PA  (~15 miles N of Pittsburgh)

724-444-8850

For details, visit: http://www.velocitysp.com/

  *Explosive Performance Sport Training - near Washington, DC EPST
  National Strength & Conditioning Association  
  *Accelerate Ohio  
  Frappier Acceleration  
  Parisi Speed School  
  Institute of Human Performance  
     
Private/Misc.    
 

Oxford Athletic Club

Wexford/Monroeville, PA

www.oxfordathleticclub.net
  National Institute for Fitness & Sport in Indianapolis, IN NIFS
Donna Latona *Camp La Jolla Weight loss camp for kids, teens & adults
  Camp Shane  
  New Image Camps  

Jennifer Ricupero

Internship Coordinator

Green Mountain at Fox Run Nationally-renowned, professionally-directed, weight and health lifestyle program, exclusively for wormen.
John Bates, President
Wellness Proposals / Infinite Wellness Solutions
3300 Reynolda Road
Winston Salem, NC  27106
P: 336.725.8624
F: 336.725.6018
john@WellnessProposals.com
Wellness Proposals

Infinite Wellness Solutions

 
Nancy Wolff 
Texins Activity Center, (Texas Instruments) Dallas, Texas INFO & APPLICATION           Nancy's email: wolff@ti.com

Melissa Aresti

The Athletic Club

Brandon, FL 33511

INFORMATION-CONTACT

Melissa's email: salsa4455@aol.com                 {Posted 10/01}

   

Dublin (OH) Recreation Center has an area of 110,000 square feet. and it is only a few years old. Two pools, two gyms and a nice aerobic and weight lifting area. So if anyone is interested they have a website. The website is http://www.dublin.oh.us

 {Contributed by Keith Pruitt  8-24-01}

  HealthWorks Fitness Center El Dorado, Arkansas
Bob Lewis 800-250-8252 Great summer camp for boys!  We've had an intern here! www.takajo.com
Professor Scott Drum at (970) 943-2104; Fax: (970) 943-7125;
or e-mail:
sdrum@western.edu

High Altitude Performance Testing

Western State College of Colorado

Internship description

{posted 8-30-08}

US Navy: Morale, Welfare and Recreation
(MWR)
US Navy : Fleet and Family Readiness Program http://mwr.navy.mil/mwrprgms/intern.html
 
* indicates a YSU student has done an internship here.  Check with a HPES faculty member to learn the details.
     

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS!!!!

Multiple Sites! www.internsearch.com
Multiple Sites! Premier Health & Fitness Resources www.phfr.com
Multiple Sites! www.mwacsm.org
Multiple Sites!--HFC Corp.   400 Locations! www.healthfitnesscorp.com
Multiple Sites!--MediFit, Inc. www.medifit.com
Multiple Sites!--fitcorp www.fitcorp.com

Multiple Sites!--L & T Health & Fitness

(Cleveland and Pittsburgh sites for corporate fitness/wellness)

Brochure    Application

www.ltwell.com
Multiple Sites! Medical Fitness Association: Use the 'Facility Finder' or see 'Internship Opportunities' http://www.medicalfitness.org/
Multiple Sites!--FitWell Assoc., Inc http://www.fitwellinc.com/
Multiple Sites!--Corporate Fitness Works http://www.corporatefitnessworks.com
Multiple Sites!-NIRSA's career site http://www.bluefishjobs.com/
Multiple Sites!-NSCA's career site http://careerresources.nsca-lift.org/search/browse/
Multiple Sites!-Pioneer Health's  (MidAtlantic & Mountain West) http://www.mountainwestch.com/  
Multiple Sites!-ProFitness Healt Solutions  Includes Cleveland http://www.pfhsolutions.com/html/internships.htm
Multiple Sites!-Power Wellness  
Multiple Sites-Find College/University sites http://www.nirsa.org/networking/websites.htm
Multiple Sites-find club locations http://www.gympost.com/
Multiple Sites-find club locations http://www.healthclubdirectory.com/
Searchable by term:  'internship' http://www.gymjob.com
Searchable by term:  'internship' http://www.exercisejobs.com/
Searchable by term:  'internship' http://www.healthandwellnessjobs.com/
   

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS!!!!

Intern Abroad http://www.internabroad.com
Cultural Enbrace http://www.culturalembrace.com

GRADUATE SCHOOL &

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

General Information:

'Official GRE' website  Take the GRE and other national exams on YSU's Campus -YSU Testing Center -

LearningExpress Library: study for GRE, MCAT, LSAT, etc via OhioLINK

Peterson's Graduate School Guide

Gradschools.com

Gradsource

Gradschool Profiles

Graduate Schools USA

Physical Therapy:

Physical Therapy Programs & Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)

Occupational Therapy:

Occupational Therapy Programs

Physician Assistant (PA):

Physician Assistant Programs & Physician Assistant Education Association

Kinesiotherapy:

American Kinesiotherapy Association  Find accredited programs (CAHEP)

Exercise Science, Exercise Phsyiology/Sport Science Related Graduate Degrees:

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMS  or GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

ACSM Endorsed Programs  or ACSM's 'Degree Path' or www.gradschools.com

Exercise Physiology Graduate Programs Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAHEP) [search using 'exercise physiology'

Selected Graduate Programs Offering Graduate Assistantships

Find a Graduate Assistantship by searching 'Google'!  Just type in "Graduate Assistantship" "Exercise Science" or "Exercise Physiology"  http://www.google.com
Find a Graduate Assistantship by searching  National Intramural-Recreation Sport Association's (NIRSA) 'Bluefishjobs'! 
Find a Graduate Assistantship by searching National Strength and Conditioning Association
 
University of Pittsburgh  Feb 08
West Virginia University  Feb 08
CLEVELAND STATE: 2007-08    FITNESS    FACILITIES
Wright State University       Dayton, OH
Bowling Green University   Bowling Green, OH
University of Toledo (Graduate Assistantship, Jan 2004)
Ohio State University
Ohio University
East Stroudsburg University (cardiac rehab) Oct 09
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (Clinical Exercise Physiology)
Ball State University (Clinical Exercise Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Sports Performance, Biomechanics)
Bloomsburg University (PA) (Clinical Exercise Physiology)
 

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