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    Phase II Millpond's certified personal trainers are hand-selected for their knowledge, skill, and teaching ability.

    Owners

    • Cory - President & Certified Personal Trainer
    • Melissa - Vice President, Operations

    Trainers

    • Peggy -  Certified Personal Trainer
    • Donna -  Certified Personal Trainer
    • Megan -  Certified Personal Trainer
    • Jordan -  Certified Personal Trainer


    Cory - President & Certified Personal Trainer

    - B.S. Sports Medicine - Over 15 years of personal training experience

    Cory started his love of fitness when he was only 15 years old. His parents bought him a weight set and he started using those weights in the family basement in upstate New York.  Through trial and error he learned how to use the weights and he saw results from his long hours in the basement.  When it was time to go to college, Cory knew his passion was fitness and helping people get fit.  He started college at Radford in southeast Virginia with a major in Sports Medicine.  After graduation, Cory started an internship at The Fitness Connection, a wellness center owned and operated by Montgomery Regional Hospital in Virginia.  After his internship, he was hired by The Fitness Connection to start and manage a personal training program for the facility.  It was during this position that he received his certification by the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

    In 1993, Cory moved to North Carolina to start working with Phase II as a personal trainer. For seven years, Cory helped clients young and old to reach fitness goals. Cory's passion, knowledge and commitment to his clients made him one of the most successful and respected personal trainers in the area.  In 2000, Cory started thinking about opening a Phase II of his own and in just a few months he found the perfect site for his business.  Cory came across a new shopping center being built in Cary, named Millpond Village.  Over the next year, Cory and Melissa started the American dream of opening their own small business.

    You can email your health and fitness questions to: cory@phase2millpond.com

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    Melissa - Vice President, Operations

    Melissa had a different passion when she was growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, she had a love of animals. Throughout her childhood she brought home every hurt, homeless or just lost animal. In her senior year of high school, she met and became friends with the school nurse. It was during her senior year, that Melissa learned how a nurse could help people. Melissa started college at the University of Massachusetts, majoring in nursing. After graduation, she worked for a short time in a state hospital in the emergency department. Melissa moved to North Carolina in 1995 to be with her mother who was fighting breast cancer. She continued her nursing career at Wake Medical working weekends and caring for her mother during the week. Over the next few years, Melissa injured her back and eventually had to undergo back surgery. After recovering, Melissa tried to go back to nursing in a management position but she felt it was a waste to be stuck behind a desk and not working with the patients. It was after that realization and her mother's death that Melissa left nursing and started working as a recruiter finding nurses and technical candidates. It was during this time that a friend set Melissa up on a blind date. 

    On that blind date, Melissa met Cory and they have been together ever since 1998. A few months before the opening their own business, Melissa got laid off from her recruiter position with a dot.com company. Cory and Melissa felt that it was a perfect time to be laid off! Melissa jumped into the business. It was a perfect blend: Cory was the expert on fitness and personal training facilities and Melissa had a marketing, sales, and medical background. Cory and Melissa love working together and enjoy helping their clients reach their fitness goals!

    You can email health and fitness questions at: melissa@phase2millpond.com

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    Peggy - Certified Personal Trainer

    Peggy is a certified trainer through A.F.P.A and has been involved in the fitness industry for over six years.  Peggy lives a fully active lifestyle, she runs daily and loves to play volleyball.  Peggy was born and raised in Spain and has been with Phase II at Millpond Village since our opening.






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    Donna - Certified Personal Trainer

    Donna has been an AFPA certified personal trainer since 1997. This former “Jersey Girl” taught step aerobics, pilates, spinning, and strength training, but her passion is one-on-one training. She practices what she preaches by living and breathing the fitness lifestyle. Her love of fitness is contagious and she makes exercising challenging but fun for all of her clients.


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    Megan - Certified Personal Trainer

    Megan is originally from central Pennsylvania where she received a B.S. degree from Millersville University. Upon graduation, she moved with her boyfriend Shaun to Clemson, SC where he received his master’s degree and she decided to pursue the fitness industry more seriously. She decided to take some personal training classes at a local college and then received her certification through ISSA. After becoming certified, she and Shaun relocated to the Raleigh area for job opportunities.

    Megan has been active all her life. She began playing soccer and running track at a very early age and competed throughout high school. She was also a collegiate track athlete. Megan now enjoys running, walking, lifting, hiking, mountain biking and anything else that is outdoors. She also loves spending time with family, friends and her pets which include two cats, Tommy and Willy and a Vizsla named Parker.


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    Jordan - Certified Personal Trainer





    Jordan has a B.S. degree in Exercise & Sports Science in Health & Fitness from East Carolina University. She is IFTA certified in personal training and IFTA certified in mat pilates. She has also been a physical therapist for 2 years. Jordan grew up playing sports and has always had an active lifestyle.






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