Renee graduated from Lynchburg College with a B.S. in Athletic Training and earned a Master’s degree in Health and Movement Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. For the past four years, she directed the GirlForce program at the YMCA of Greater Richmond, and assisted with the implementation of YMCA GuyForce. These youth fitness programs include curriculum in fitness, nutrition, body image (for girls), emotional intelligence (for boys) and smoking prevention. She is an experienced, AFAA-certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer, and also has experience in coaching youth sports and triathlon. In her free time, she can be found running, biking or swimming as she trains for her own upcoming half-ironman triathlon.