"The choices are to be a non-entity or an exception. You either disappear
into a plebian background or move forwards to where most others fear to follow."
-Bryce Courtney, The Power of One
My Story
Competition Highlights
Magazine Appearances
Personal Mission Statement
Competitive Personal Trainer
Canadian National Fitness Champion, IFBB Fitness Pro
Fitness Author
Show Promoter
Honours BA English/Drama, McMaster University, ESL
"My Story"
I started weight training in the off season for track and field and immediately fell in love
with building my body. In university I earned my degree in English and Drama, while also
becoming certified as an aerobic instructor and personal trainer.
I worked in our university
gym, and I looked up to women like Cory Everson and Anja Schriner. Someone at the gym told me
I should enter a fitness competition, but I hadn't really seen or heard of them before. After
university I went to live in Whistler, BC and spent much of my time working in a gym, working out
and snowboarding. I thought about entering a provincial competition, but just didn't have the support
and guidance that I needed. I went backpacking overseas to New Zealand and Australia, and stayed in
Brisbane, training at a gym there. The owner of the gym suggested I do a competition. He said, there's a
competition in 5 weeks, if you start training right now, you could do it. So I did! And I loved it!
I placed second, losing by only one point to a local! When I returned to Canada, I just had to
keep with it, so I entered the Gators Island Classic and won! I really have not stopped since!
The girls keep getting better, the competitions keep growing, and now I am helping other girls
get into the sport. When I started, there wasn't really anyone you could turn to for help and
advice because the sport was so new. Now there are many veterans out there getting more girls involved
every day. I plan to keep competing, and improving, and learning as much as I can!
I have been training women
to compete for four years now, helping many women reach their dreams of competing on stage.
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Competition Highlights
August 25th, 2006 10th Place IFBB Fitness Europa Super Show
Oct 22nd, 2005 6th Place IFBB Sacramento Pro Fitness Show
April 29th, 2005 13th Place IFBB Pro Fitness Emerald Cup
July 3rd, 2004 2nd Place Canadian Nationals Medium Class**
**Awarded IFBB Pro Card
July 5th, 2003 2nd Place CBBF World Qualifier
June 22, 2002 1st Place Canadian Nationals Medium Class
April 21st, 2001 1st Place West Coast Naturals-Fitness
September 1999, 6th
Place Canadian National Fitness Competition
April 1998 1st
Place Fitness-Gator’s Island Classic, Victoria BC
October 1997 2nd Place–Ms Fitness Queensland, Australia
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Media Coverage-Magazines
2008 Magazines
Oxygen Magazine
Ironman Magazine
MuscleMag Magazine
Ms Fitness Magazine
Action Canada Magazine
Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness Magazine
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PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
In the area of health and fitness, the goals that I set and
achieve will be those that honour my moral values, my greatest dreams, and my
limitless potential. My influence over
others will occur when I live true to my beliefs that health and fitness is a
lifelong commitment to be approached with knowledge, consistency, faith and
excitement.
