INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES

DEBI BALMERT, certified personal trainer, Founder and Lead Coach of Debi’s Backyard Boot Camp, the Ultimate 6 week Shape Up, Lunch Crunch/Express Workout and Butts, Guts & Thighs Specialist.

NORMAN BEZNOSKA, CPM, Director of Enterprise Security for the Infiniti Systems Group, a major information Technology consulting firm.  He has extensive experience in IT Security, Identity Theft, Disaster Recovery, and IT auditing and also taught IT Awareness Training courses at Cleveland State University.    

MICHAEL CAMBURAKO, Compensation and Benefits System Administrator at the Cleveland Clinic, has been teaching computer courses for Cleveland State University Continuing Education and Strongsville Adult Education.

LYNNE CARDILINO, MSSA, LISW, is the owner of Stony Hill Mental Health and Wellness, where she provides clinical consulting and training services.

JEFFREY CHEN, born and educated in China, B.A., M.A., P.H.D., Director of Institutional Research at Cleveland State University.

RACHEL HALLELAND, Spanish major at Cedarville College, also studied in Spain and Costa Rico.  She now teaches a before school class for elementary students and adult education class with Strongsville Schools.

SUZANNE COX-HUDSON, interior decorator and owner of What a Lovely Home Interior Redesign in Avon, member of IRIS and the one Day Decorating Association, staff home décor writer for Simply Home Magazine.

JANE DeLOOF, MBA, mother of three, previous assistant soccer coach, head t-ball coach and coordinator, and head flag football coach.

DALE S. DENGERD, BA of Science in Photo-Illustration, Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale and the little girl on the Kinetico Water Softener label are just two widely recognized images from my portfolio.  Dale’s photography career has spanned 35 years in commercial photography.

DAVID DICICCIO, owner/instructor of SuperCourse Reviews Test Preparation.

ERIN DILAURO, graduated B.A. in Musical Theatre at Ashland University in 2006, has taught theatre classes and theatre camps at Tri-C, Brecksville Theatre, Hudson Barlow Community Center and the All-Ohio High School Thespian Conference.

CAROL DOMBROSE, M.A. in Clinical Psychology with 17 years experience doing marriage, family and individual counseling.  Owner/Director of Angel House-a retreat center in Strongsville.

ANTOINETTE ELLIS, American Council on Exercise certified Personal Trainer, and certified Black Belt instructor.

FRAN FISHER, 23-year business owner-Fisher Holdings Company- and training coach.

FUNUTATION TEKADEMY, objective: to be an adjunct to school computer classes, teaches children 8-15 the skills they need to compete in this ever changing computer oriented society.

ROSEANN GAGE, certified in Hatha Yoga and Reiki Level II, registered member of Yoga Alliance.

GROWTH STRATEGIES, is a wholesale course provider to the community education industry that provides exciting, dynamic classes using the latest web technologies.

SUSAN HARR, worked in veterinary field since 1981, taught pet first aid classes for 12 years, employee Cloverleaf Animal Hospital.

LESLIE HOHENFELD, educated in psychology, art and interior design, owner of Leslie Hohenfeld Interiors.

CATHERINE HOLLOWAY, owner ETIQUETTE Consulting Services for protocol, customs and manners, has been an instructor for over 10 years.

CANDY JELINEK, certified in Pet Massage, Reiki Master and Reflexology from the Institute of Pet Massage/Training of Toledo.

JOSEPH A. KELLER, full-time Realtor with Realty One Real Living, perennial Mega Million Dollar producer, 2004 Ohio Association of Realtors President’s Sales Club-Award  of Distinction.

CATHERINE S. LEE, 20 years experience in the jewelry industry, graduate gemologist (Gemological Institute of America), accredited member of The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers and consultant for News Channel 5 (segment Diamond Buying & Appraisals of Diamonds.

CAROLYN LESNAK, B.S. in Education-Comprehensive Science from Kent State.

THERESA M. LISKA, R.N., Basic Life Support Instructor-American Heart Association, President-Family Health Educator.

TROY M. LUM, M.A. in Leadership, owner of Lum & Associates, motivating trainer offering solutions that benefit individuals in their life, careers, and business.

DONALD MANNARINO,M.A., nationally certified Clinical Hypnotist, developed and conducted his popular hypnosis programs for over 28 years.

WILLIAM M. MARCH, CFP, Financial Planner/Business Owner/Financial Advisor, March Financial Group, Inc.

LAURA MAZUCCA, has over 10 years of experience in the fitness realm dating back to her time in the United States Navy, is a certified Personal Trainer through NESTA.

WENDY MILLER, M.Ed. is a National Certified Career Counselor and a Certified Job and Career Transition Coach with over 20 years of experience in the counseling and career development field.

LAURA MITCHELL, cake decorating instructor, creates/teaches youth & adult food craft classes.

BETSY B. MULLER, MBA, C.EHP, CEC, is a Certified Energy Health Practitioner and Energy Coach with over 26 years of business and healthcare management experience.

TOM NAGY, owner of ON TARGET FENCING, 20 years experience teaching Fencing classes, member of USA Fencing Coaches Association.

STEPHANIE PAGANINI, daughter of Loretta Paganini and the great new force in the LPSCInc. Company.  Previously a lawyer, now part of the family business, received her culinary certificate from ICASI in Pastry Arts.

BUD PRESTON, Instrumental/Accoustic guitarist, member of a band, performer and teacher at his “Fall’s Kiss Studio” in Medina.

DEBRA ROTKOWSKI, 30 year member of NDGA and APDT and 4H advisor-Dog Training- Cuyahoga County.

PAMELA REGRUT, adult education computer instructor, past Training/Productivity engineer for Armco Steel.

JACQUELINE ROBERTS, is a local attorney admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, and the United States Bankruptcy Court.  She is a member of Kim Roberts & Steiger, LLC.

MAHA, co-owner of Maha’s Falafil in Strongsville, Maha is an expert chef in authentic Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking.

GREG PONOMARENKO, studied design, illustration and painting at Cooper School of Art

and received a bachelor’s degree in painting from Baldwin-Wallace College.

SAMI ROMAN, B.A. in Education, Master's degree student in Computer Science at CSU, adult education computer instructor.

SANDRA SMITH, is the owner of her own company, Sandra Smith Graphic Design.  She is a freelance graphic designer and has been teaching Adobe Photoshop for over four years.

WILLIAM STEIGER,  is a local attorney and accountant at Kim Roberts & Steiger, LLC.  He has over 20 years of experience in personal, corporate and fiduciary income tax matters and business planning.

ROSA STORM, worked at Rito’s Bakery, Tresanti’s Restaurant and Bistro 82 and owner of her own catering business.

JOHN STUCHAL, owner of The Monastery, food consultant, catering, cooking classes and lecturer.

WENDY SUTO,  B.A. BGSU, certified SEO consultant,  diverse background in information technology, including computer software instruction, internet marketing, BLOGS, web site design and creating content for websites.

PEGGY SZCZESNIAK, a former high school teacher, who is self taught in a variety of cake and cookie decorating techniques. 

JOANNA THOMAS, Certified Arborist & Master Gardener, owner of Gardenscapes by Joanna, teaches Landscape Horticulture at Cleveland State University and other educational institutions.

PAULA VETTER, RN, MSN, FNP, CDE, Holistic Family Nurse Practitioner, Personal Wellness Coach, Certified Herbalist, Certified Diabetes Educator and Reiki Master.

VIVA dance!, Rebecca Sweet, owner of Viva dance! Studio, B.A. in Dance from Smith College, world-renowned competitive dancer, and member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Dr. BONNIE WESTON, American Naturopathic Certification Board, American Association of Drugless Practitioners, has over 29 years experience as a healthcare professional.

CAROL WILLIAMS, retired elementary school teacher, has been involved in researching family history about 50 years and is a life member of Ohio Genealogical Society.

SANDRA ZEDNIK, owner of Parma Hobby since its opening in 1995, she likes to introduce youngsters to hobbies and has taught classes for many years.