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Maria Bella has been active in the aquatics industry for more than 30 years. She provides training and consulting services to owners and operators of municipal, residential, institutional, and resort aquatics facilities. She participates in national standards writing committees and is an authorized instructor for the American Red Cross, the National Recreation and Park Association, and the National Swimming Pool Foundation.
Latest Article - Life Savers: Drill, Baby Drill (November/December 2009)
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Larry Benz is national sales and technical manager at Lawson Aquatics Inc., based in Naples, Fla. For more than 30 years, he has built, supervised and consulted on all aspects of commercial pool design, engineering and construction issues. Benz has written several articles on rim-flow pools, including a recent publication on the impact of the VGB 2008 Safety Act and the commercial pool industry.
Latest Article - Risk Management: Cover Flow (November/December 2009)
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Jim Clark is assistant general manager at LifeCenter Plus in Hudson, Ohio, and a 2007 Best of Aquatics winner. He holds WSI, LGI, CPO, designations and is NAUI Scuba Instructor. He has also presented several seminars at industry events.
Latest Article - Lessons Learned: Home Made (October 2009) |
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Scott Hester is a professional engineer and partner at the aquatic engineering, planning and design firm Counsilman-Hunsaker in St. Louis. As a studio director, Scott oversees engineers, architects and CAD design support on a broad range of aquatics facilities, including waterparks, resorts, community aquatics facilities, therapeutic, K-12, hospitality and collegiate-level facilities.
Latest Article - Bottom Line: Hitting the Mark (October 2009)
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Judith Leblein Josephs is president of JLJ Enterprises, LLC, in Wayne. N.J. She is an operations consultant specializing in operations of large recreation and aquatics venues. She’s a speaker and trainer in the aquatics, commercial waterpark and recreation fields.
Latest Article - Life Savers: Satisfaction Guaranteed (October 2009) |
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Randy Mendioroz is a principal at Aquatic Design Group. The Carlsbad, Calif., consulting firm specializes in the programming, planning, design and engineering of competitive, recreation and leisure-based aquatics facilities.
Latest Article - Viewpoint: Green Solutions (October 2009) |
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Rebecca "Boo" Pfeiffer, JD, MPH, is the innovator of the Poolates method and founder of Pfeiffer Fitness Education. She has served as a health policy specialist in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to presenting Poolates instructor education courses and workshops, Pfeiffer lectures on a variety of wellness topics, consults for equipment manufacturers, and contributes articles to trade and consumer publications.
Latest Article - Water Fitness: Tools of the Trade (November/December 2009)
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Kevin Potucek is vice president of product management at Hayward Pool Products in Elizabeth, N.J. A 30-year veteran of the swimming pool industry, he’s been a senior product development and marketing executive for leading industry manufacturers for the past 18 years.
Latest Article - Tech Talk: Rosy Future (November/December 2009) |
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Michelle Schwartz is a contract writer for the Counsilman-Hunsaker team. She focuses on research and writing feasibility studies, master plans, strategic plans and marketing narratives. Schwartz also assists engineers and architects in writing articles for publication.
Latest Article - Bottom Line: Hitting the Mark (October 2009) |
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Craig Stuart is the founder/director of HYDRO-FIT Inc. in Eugene, Ore. He is a master instructor trainer for the HYDRO-FIT Academy and a certified fitness professional with AEA and ACE. Stuart is well-known for his innovative teaching techniques and has starred in several acclaimed water fitness DVDs.
Latest Article - Water Fitness: Going Deep (October 2009) |
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Jordan Wienke is the private lesson coordinator for the city of Clayton, Mo. She has 18 years of aquatics experience. Wienke holds American Red Cross WSI and LGI certifications. She’s also a certified operator and an Ellis & Associates certified LGI.
Latest Article - Lessons Learned: False Alarm (November/December 2009) |
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