Falcon Fitness Staff
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- Falcon Fitness Staff
Join our Falcon Fitness Team! If you are interested in becoming a certified Group Fitness Instructor or Personal Trainer, Contact Karyn Smith at karync@bgsu.edu for more information.
All Falcon Fitness staff members are certified in first aid and CPR/AED.

Karyn Smith
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Position: Group X Instructor | Personal Trainer
Profession: Assistant Director - Fitness and Wellness
Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer and Health Coach, AFAA Group Exercise Instructor, ViPR® Instructor

Adrienne Letner
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Position: Fitness Instructor
Profession: Fitness and Wellness professional and small business owner
Certifications: Masters of Education in Kinesiology, ACE, Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Les Mills BodyPump™ Instructor, and SilverSneakers® Instructor
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: It brightens my day to lead others to ENJOY exercise while building relationships with others in our special Falcon Fitness Family!
Personal Interests: Staying active is definitely one of my favorite hobbies! In my spare time, I love choreograph for the BGSU Dance Program. When I’m not teaching or training or staying active, you can find me spending time with loved ones or snuggling with my 3 sweet kitties.

Shannon Fisher
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Position: Older Adult Fitness Instructor
Profession: Workforce Development and Social Services
Certifications: AFAA Group Exercise Instructor, Licensed Zumba® and Zumba Gold® Instructor
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: As a BGSU alum with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, I'm excited to join the Falcon Fitness staff. I started my fitness journey while attending group exercise classes at the Student Rec Center as a student, and it's full circle to return as an instructor.
Personal Interests: I enjoy running, reading, traveling (especially to a sunny beach), and spending time with my husband and two dogs.

Jodi Schroeder
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Position: Budget Coordinator - Intercollegiate Athletics
Certification: BODYPUMP™ and Cycle Instructor
Training Philosophy: I strive to motivate others to achieve their personal success one step at a time. I enjoy celebrating the mini-successes of realistic achievements which in turn become the foundation for greater triumphs. Sometimes, the toughest thing to do is to take that first step.
Personal Interests: A native of Northwest Ohio, Jodi has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree specializing in Marketing, as well as, a Master’s degree in Workforce Development and Education from Bowling Green State University. Back in the summer of 2012, I caught the BGSU Falcon Fitness “bug” and haven’t looked back since. In my free time, I enjoy participating in various sporting activities with my kids, spending time with my family, and soaking up the quiet calm a great run affords me.

Claire Semer, Ph.D.
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Position: Group X Instructor
Profession: Assistant Director, Office of Residence Life
Certification: AFAA Group Exercise Instructor, WERQ Dance Fitness Certified, BUTI Yoga Certified, and SilverSneakers®
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love providing different fitness formats to participants and watch them fall in love with exercising and sweating!
Personal Interests: I enjoy spending quality time with my family and gardening in the warmer months.

Theresa Torio
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Position: Personal Trainer
Major:
Certification(s):
Training Philosophy: Coming Soon
Personal Interests: Coming Soon

Ashley Welling
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Position: Instructor
Major: Graduated from The Ohio State University in 2010 with a Major in Food Business Management and a minor in Dance
Certification(s): Barre Intensity, Tabata Bootcamp, and Balletone former Professional Cheerleader for MLS Columbus Crew and AHL Cleveland Monsters
Training Philosophy: The ability to share my love of fitness and dance, especially after coming back from a C-Section, with people of all different ages.
Personal Interests: I have been breeding/showing rabbits for the last 17 years. I help out various 4H clubs in the area and also judge 4H rabbits including showmanship and meat pens in Northwest Ohio. I live on my husband's 150-year-old farm in Pemberville.

Rebekah Monroe
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Position: Fitness Instructor
Profession: 1st-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student & Graduate Assistant
Certifications: Yoga Teacher Training 200-HR, CPR, and First Aid
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: I love the energy of working hard, and resting hard! Yoga really empowered me to own my path towards healing and strength and I love helping others to find their way on this path. Community is powerful! Come take my Vinyasa class for a challenge, fun, and appreciation of just laying on your back and breathing after working up a sweat.
Personal Interests: Cats, Yoga, Intersectional Feminism, Jazz, Fashion, and Anime.

Dalton Curran
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Position: Personal Trainer
Major: Exercise Science
Certifications: Certified Personal Trainer through ACTION
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: My favorite thing about being a part of falcon fitness is being able to collaborate with my coworkers and being able to share my passion for exercise with other members of our community.
Personal Interests: My personal interests are working out and doing community service and philanthropy events with my friends.

Alli Daly
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Position: Fitness Instructor
Major: Physics with a minor in Spanish
Certifications: Zumba Instructor License, AED/CPR First Aid
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: All the people that I get to meet and connect with over working towards a healthier lifestyle.
Personal Interests: I love dance, going to get coffee, going to the lake, and doing anything with my family and friends.

Grace Perlberg
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Position: Personal Trainer
Major: Exercise Science on the Pre-Physical Therapy track
Certification: NASM-CPT
Favorite Thing About Being a Part of Falcon Fitness: Getting to work with all sorts of different people and share my same passion for exercise with everyone else.
Personal Interests: I am currently on the women’s swim and dive team here at BGSU as one of the swimmers and I specialize in breaststroke and IM. Additionally, I enjoy coaching swimming and in my free time I like to bake!
Falcon Fitness
Student Recreation Center
1411 Ridge Street
Bowling Green, OH 43403
419.372.2348
Fax: 419.372.8454
fitness@bgsu.edu
Updated: 06/18/2025 02:05PM