Name: Shawn Adams
Undergraduate Degree: Professional Studies
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Union City, PA
Hobbies: Working out, watching movies, sports (football, wrestling, etc.), hunting, and fishing
Goals: I would like to get a job teaching so that I would also be able to coach. Or I would like to be a director of an organization so that I could run programs for people with and without disabilities.
Name: Rebecca Bailey
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a Minor in Adapted Physical Activity
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Houtzdale, PA
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking, and exercising
Goals: To possibly continue my education by attending Physical Therapy school and opening my own facility where adapted programs are needed.
Name: Carrie D. Clark
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Professional Studies, Minors in Adapted Physical Activity and Gerontology
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Butler, PA
Hobbies: Reading, shopping, volunteering, and hanging out with friends and family.
Goals: I really enjoy the rehabilitation field and would like to work as a Kinesiotherapist or Physical Therapy Assistant. I also want to focus on older adults with disabilities.
Name: Marcel Coleman
Undergraduate Degree: Exercise Science and Sports Studies
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
Hobbies:
Goals: To become a physical therapist with a concentration in people with disabilities, or a program director for the Special Olympics/Paralympics.
Name: Brandon Ezzo
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Exercise Science
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: New Castle, PA
Hobbies: Exercising and competing professionally in mixed martial arts fighting
Goals: My goal is to work in an exercise setting with people with disabilities near Charlotte, NC after receiving my MS in Adapted Physical Activity from SRU.
Name: Bonnie Hoolahan
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Sport Sciences
Undergraduate School: Ohio University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies: Sports, skiing, cooking, and traveling. Worked previously as Athletic Director at Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, and Sports Coordinator at NAS Key West
Goals:
Name: Sara Kozloff
Undergraduate Degree: Exercise Science with a Minor in Adapted Physical Activity
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Erie, PA
Hobbies: Sports, camping, hiking, reading, and walking my dog Bailey
Goals: To get my master's degree in Adapted Physical Activity and also get a master's degree in Occupational Therapy. I want to work with children with physical or developmental disabilities in a hospital or outpatient setting.
Name: Lindsay Savaet
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with minors in Gerontology and Adapted Physical Activity
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Poland, Ohio
Hobbies: Going to the beach and lake, hanging out with friends, and going on walks.
Goals: To obtain a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.
Name: Lauren Slampak
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor's in Biology
Undergraduate School: Washington and Jefferson College
Hometown: Uniontown, PA
Hobbies: Basketball, running
Goals: After completing this program, I hope to continue on to Physical therapy school and work in the field. I also want to stay involved in adapted physical activity and take some of the things I learned here and incorporate them into the area I live.
Name: Samantha Slawich
Undergraduate Degree: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Undergraduate School: Washington and Jefferson College
Hometown: North Tonawanda, New York
Hobbies: Basketball, reading, music, concerts, and crafting.
Goals: To work in an area of sports medicine associated with working closely with those with disabilities.
Name: Marissa Wagner
Undergraduate Degree: Exercise Science with a minor in Adapted Physical Activity
Undergraduate School: Slippery Rock University
Hometown: Chicora, PA
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, working out, playing with my puppy, and spending time with friends and family.
Goals: To continue working with individuals who have disabilities, possibly go to school for Occupational Therapy, and eventually own and manage my own adapted facility.
Name: Brian D. Washington
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Biology
Undergraduate School: St. Bonaventure University
Hometown: Huntington, WV
Hobbies: Backpacking, rock climbing, soccer, cycling, intramural/recreational sports, travel, food and beverage sampling, cooking, video gaming, and gardening.
Goals: Work to establish community health programs while continuing education in the therapy field, then ultimately establish and run my own therapy center with public health programs integrated into the business.