Amanda Breon, MS, CHES

Experience

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  Metropolitan Ballet Theatre & Academy

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2006

  Dance Instructor

  Dance Instruction for children and adults. All levels of classical ballet, pointe, creative movement and Pilates mat work.

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  Dance Place

  May 2000 - Feb 2004

  Membership Coorordinator

  Fundraising through individual member donations

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  Excel Pilates DC

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  Certified Pilates Instructor

  Pilates Instruction, customer service

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  Self Employed

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2010

  Freelance Pilates and Dance Instructor

  As owner/operator, responsible for extensive networking to establish professional relationships, created a community dance program for an underserved community, recruited new clients, developed new classes, while managing the business. Instructed Classical Pilates and dance in group and one-on-one format in Pilates and dance studios and community centers in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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  Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2010

  Dance Instructor

  Dance Instruction and choreography for children in Ballet, Pointe and Modern Dance.

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  Excel Pilates Annapolis

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2018

  Pilates Instructor

  • Instructed private and semi-private groups in the classical Pilates method of body conditioning• Possess extensive knowledge of all ages and levels of fitness, including contraindications regarding injury, pregnancy and post-pregnancy as well as injury prevention and rehabilitation from surgeries and breast cancer• Participate in 16 hours/year of continuing education with master teachers in the Pilates industry • Received client intake forms, assess needs and develop action plans for achieving client fitness goals• Trained and mentored apprentice teachers in one-on-one and seminar format• Contributed articles to studio electronic newsletter Show less

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  Ballet Theater of Maryland

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Instructor

  Instructed ballet, pointe, and creative movement classes to adults and children ages 4 and up

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  Maryland University of Integrative Health

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Intern

  • Created You Wellness, a pilot workplace wellness program for the staff and faculty of Maryland University of Integrative Health • Proposed and received approval by Presidential Executive committee for a multi-modality, first ever university workplace wellness program • Conducted needs assessment through validated measurement tools with Human Enrichment (HE)• Conducted research and provided literature review with evidence-based reasoning for workplace wellness programs• Gathered and developed data results for presentation to management• Developed all tools that will be available to assist the participants• Created and developed marketing tools for implementation• Developed program evaluations to monitor and modify through validated assessment tools Show less

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  Prince George's County Health Department

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  Community Health Educator

  • Educate culturally diverse families on lead poisoning prevention and asthma management in children• Collect and analyze data to assess community needs for program planning and development;• Evaluate, analyze, and report on educational outcomes providing resources and recommendations to further promote community wellness• Coordinate and assemble promotional tools for use at schools and community health events• Directly input data in the appropriate data fields of databases such as Excel for use by the state Show less

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  The Johns Hopkins University

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Wellness Program Coordinator
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  Towson University

  Jan 2020 - now

  Adjunct Professor
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  University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

  Jan 2022 - now

  Senior Assistant Director, Wellness