Meet Our Trainers
Choose the personal trainer that's just right for you!
The JCC employs men and women with a variety of backgrounds at both locations. To help find the right fit for you, call our Personal Training Supervisors.
Justin Dominick
Senior Fitness Director
Justin Dominick is the J’s new Senior Fitness Director and will oversee the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC Fitness Center and the Weinberg Park Heights JCC Fitness Center. Justin comes to the J from the corporate wellness side of the fitness industry, where he served as a Program Manager, overseeing the employee health and wellness programs for a local Baltimore County company. He earned his B.S. in Exercise Science from Salisbury University and has worked in various roles within the fitness industry for the last 13 years. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has been married for 3 years and he and his wife have a 4 month old daughter named Emerson.
Denard Smith
Fitness Supervisor and Personal Training Coordinator, Park Heights JCC
Denard joined the J’s Fitness Center Staff in June of 2008. Denard supervises the Weinberg Park Heights JCC’s Fitness Center, fitness center staff and personal trainers, and manages the Center’s operations. A Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a Concentration in Recreation and Parks Management, Denard also holds his AFAA and ISSA Personal Trainer certifications. Denard’s hobbies include “anything involving sports — the more physical, the better.” A semi-professional football player since 2004, Denard loves cinema, playing video games, and being with family and friends.
Questions? Contact:
Owings Mills: Justin Dominick | 410.559.3548 | jdominick@jcc.org
Park Heights: Denard Smith | 410.500.5921 | dsmith@jcc.org
Park Heights
Chana Selig
CE Certified Personal Trainer; Associates Degree in Health and Fitness from CCBC; B.S. in Exercise Science from Towson University
Currently an exercise and physical education teacher, Chana is also a yoga and group fitness practitioner, who specializes in working with children and adolescents.
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Yaakov Bar Am
Senior Fitness Coordinator/Personal Training: Certified from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Personal Trainer, NCCPT Certified Weight Management Specialist, Schwinn Certified Cycling Instructor
Specializes in working with men and women over 40, physique competitors, and injury rehabilitation.
Avi Finkelstein
AFAA-Personal Trainer (pending)
Teaches and runs sports clinics, coaches Table Tennis and children’s basketball.
Michelle Mannes Mandell
NSPA Personal Trainer, CPR Certified Weight Management Specialist
Experience in training Spinal Stabilization and PNF Stretching. Expertise on core and balance and how it relates to functional training.
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Jackie Foreman
AFAA Personal Trainer & Fitness Instructor, Exercise Nutrition and Life Coaching, and Les Mills Instructor
Experience in teaching pelvic floor exercises, BodyPump, BodyVive, BodyFlow, Sh’Bam Pilates, Barre, Bender Barre and Core, and Kettle Bells.
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Abbie Friedberg
Certified from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Personal Trainer, Behavior Change Specialization
Focuses on innovative training, concentrating on transforming the body and mind through exercise and nutrition.
Lori O'Donnell
International Sports Professionals Association (ISPA) Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer
Believes that everyone is capable of doing some sort of exercise or activity to stay fit
Owings Mills
Alek Groopman
ACE-Certified Personal Trainer, ACE-Certified Group Trainer, Certified Shockwave Coach
Low to High Intensity Interval Training, Sports Athletics Training, Lifestyle and Nutrition Balance.
Larissa Unger
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor also certified instructor for Pilates Mat and Schwinn Cycling
Voted one of The Baltimore Sun’s Top Fitness Leaders in Baltimore. Specializes in weight loss, post-natal fitness, teenage fitness, and bridal shape up.
Emily Goren
AAAI/ISMA Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Total Body Strength. Certified Older Adult Fitness Specialist, Drums Alive instructor , Licensed Shockwave Coach
Weight loss management, postural improvement, sports conditioning, and resistance training to increase bone strength.
Jill Cohen
NCSF Certified Personal Trainer
Deploys comprehensive approach to both power and endurance training.
Harold Harris
NSPA Certified Personal Trainer. Fitness trainer as well as Lifeguard and Swim Instructor
Specializes in one-on-one and small group training for all ages and Boot Camp.
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Yaakov Bar Am
Senior Fitness Coordinator/Personal Training: Certified from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Personal Trainer, NCCPT Certified Weight Management Specialist, Schwinn Certified Cycling Instructor
Specializes in working with men and women over 40, physique competitors, and injury rehabilitation.
Ann Berey
AFPA Certified Personal Trainer; Also certified Reebok and Schwinn Cycle Instructor
Specializes in working with clients who desire a fat burning routine.
David Van Dinter
ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Schwinn Cycle Instructor
Specializes in endurance athletics, multisport athletics and weight loss.
Amy Schwartz
AFAA certified Personal Trainer, AFAA certified Group Fitness Instructor. Certified Les Mills in six formats: BODYPUMP, BODYSTEP, BODYFLOW, BODYCOMBAT, BODYVIVE, and Born To Move
Group Cycling certified through Schwinn Indoor Cycling and Cycle Reebok. Specialty certifications in SHOCKWAVE, TriggerPoint SMRT-Core, and youth fitness as well. Actively working as a fitness professional since 1986.
Karyl Rosen
NSPA Personal Trainer Certified, ACE Gold Certified Group Fitness Instructor Drums Alive Certified Instructor, Matt Pilates Certified Instructor
Focuses on strength training, core stability, balance, weight loss and functional training post-rehabilitation for seniors.
Bernie Bondroff
AAAI/ISMA Certified Personal Trainer. Masters of Ed. in Guidance and Counseling, and a Bachelors of Ed. in Counseling and Human Development
Focuses on strength and endurance training for all ages.
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Jackie Foreman
AFAA Personal Trainer & Fitness Instructor, Exercise Nutrition and Life Coaching, and Les Mills Instructor
Experience in teaching pelvic floor exercises, BodyPump, BodyVive, BodyFlow, Sh’Bam Pilates, Barre, Bender Barre and Core, and Kettle Bells.
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Abbie Friedberg
Certified from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Personal Trainer, Behavior Change Specialization
Focuses on innovative training, concentrating on transforming the body and mind through exercise and nutrition.
Sean Shuman
AFAA Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, and TRX RIP Trainer
Specializes in functional body weight exercises and is an active member of the renowned Bartendaz from Harlem U.S.A.
Jamie Bandelin
NCCPT, CPR, AED and First Aid
She believes that fitness and nutrition go hand in hand, and wants to help you reach your fitness and weight loss goals. She combines HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) with strength training to keep you working hard.