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Meet the Trainers
 The personal training staff at Alpha Fitness is committed to each and every client's needs and goals. With a wide range
of specialities including weight loss, children's fitness, body building/figure competitions, sports specific, Pilates, post rehabilitation, medical conditions, senior fitness, obesity and more; we are sure that you will find a trainer that matches your needs.
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Doug Dorsey, Owner, CPT, Group Instructor
Education 
- B.S. Business Administration, University of Maine
- MBA, Providence College
Certifications
- NCSF, Certified Personal Trainer
- AFAA, Group Fitness Instructor
Motivation for Fitness
Educating people on the use of exercise and nutrition to reach their health and fitness goals. Helping people live, look and feel their best.
Hobbies/Interests
Fitness, Children, Teaching, Reading, Learning, Sports and Business
Preferred Clients
Motivated individuals who want to learn how to improve their health. Individuals who believe in working hard, playing hard, enjoying life and all that it has to offer.
Favorite Quotes
“Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.”
— A. Sachs
“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
— John F. Kennedy
“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
— Edward Stanley
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
— Yoda
Devon Bernier, CPT
EDUCATION
- Farmington High School, Farmington, CT
- Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- The National Personal Training Institute, Orlando, FL
CERTIFICATIONS
- NSAM
- Educated under NSCA
- WSI; Aquatics
- Cycle, Yoga, Prenatal, Group Exercise (Les Mills)
MOTIVATION FOR FITNESS
- PERSONAL MOTIVATION; Training gives me mental clarity, and an outlet which allows me to work in a creative spectrum. As a constantly evolving concept, fitness progresses and keeps me progressing with it, learning and developing for my clients and myself.
- PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION; Opening a doorway for people to realize their full potential makes my job worth while. Helping a person obtain a better mind/body connection, and being in tune with their self also motivates me. It's the "Aha" moments that every trainer loves.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
- BBQ's (winter or summer)
- Running with my two crazy dogs
- In the company of my 9 siblings. Family is everything.
- PIXAR movies; they make you feel like a kid again.
PREFERRED CLIENTS
Any individual that desires to see their full potential and be pushed out of the comfort zone they have created for themselves. A person devoid of excuses, takes responsibility for them self, wanting to learn and grow. Anyone that really WANTS to be there, no matter what their fitness level.
Favorite Quote
"Life isn't about finding yourself --
Life is about creating yourself."
-George Barnard Shaw
Carmen Hormanza, CPT
Education
- B.S., Health and Physical Education, Eastern Connecticut State University
- B.S., Spanish, Eastern Connecticut State University
Certifications
- AAAI/ISMA – Certified Personal Trainer
- AAAI/ISMA – Certified Kick Boxing Instructor
- Partner-Assisted Stretch
- Bosu Certified
Hobbies / Interests
Volleyball, bodybuilding competitions, weight training, Tae Kwon Do, mixed martial arts, Plyometrics, sports specific conditioning, interval training, nutrition and healthy cooking, the beach, anything that involves outdoor activities
Preferred Clients
Someone who is motivated and determined to improve and live a healthy lifestyle. Anyone willing to put in the effort to make their goals a reality.
Favorite Quotes
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act, but a habit.”
— Aristotle
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Craig Chivers, CPT
Education
- U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd class
- Naval Medical School of Health Science
- Balba Medical Center, SanDiego, CA
- Regent Cert. Degree Exercise Fitness Therapy, Virginia State University
Certifications
- National Federation of Personal Trainers – First Class
Hobbies / Interests
Seeing the look on people's faces when they reach their goals. All Sports, coaching, kids, reading, just relaxing.
Preferred Clients
People who are motivated in making a change to a healthy lifestyle.
Favorite Quotes
“To not give all of yourself is to sacrifice the gift.”
— Pre Fontaine
Judy Morosky, CPT
Education 
- B.S N, S.C.S.U.
- M.S.N, Yale University
Certifications
- World Instructor Training School, W.I.T.S, - Certified Personal Trainer
- W.I.T.S, Certified Core Specialist
- P.N.C.B, Certified Nurse Practitioner
- C.P.R--American Red Cross
- First Aid--American Red Cross
Motivation for Fitness
Helping individuals achieve their fitness goals by providing nutritional guidance and education on the use of exercise. Encouraging clients to make a lifetime commitment to looking and feeling their very best. Being a positive role model for my two children and an inspiration to family and friends.
Hobbies/Interests
Playing with my children, reading, learning new things, aerobics and resistance training, tennis, dancing, shopping for shoes.
Preferred Clients
Motivated individuals who have made the decision to make a positive lifestyle change.
Favorite Quotes
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
~ Maya Angelou
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”
~ Beverly Sills
“Exercise is good for the mind, body and soul.”
~ S.M. Cortright
“Commit to be fit”
~ Author Unknown
Jessica Pizano, CPT, Corrective and Clinical Exercise Specialist
Education
- B.M. Music Theory – The Hartt School, University of Hartford
- Graduate work, Music Theory, The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Certifications
- NASM – Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM – Corrective Exercise Specialist
- PHI Pilates – Mat Certified
- ACE - Clinical Exercise Specialist
- Partner Assisted Stretch
Motivation for Training
Helping people reach a fitness/health goal through a personalized, progressive training program that starts wherever the client comes in, takes them to their goal, and to places they never even dreamed where possible.
Hobbies/Interests
Running, weight lifting, functional training, Pilates, ballroom & Latin dancing, nutrition, post-rehabilitation training, medical training
Preferred Clients
Anyone who is serious about their goal; whether its weight loss, athletic, health, medical or post-rehabilitative in nature.
Favorite Quote
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Lorelei Sowa, CPT
Education
- B.FA – Art, Institute of Chicago
Certifications
- NASM – Certified Personal Trainer
Motivation for Training
Improving quality of life through feeling & looking good.
More energy.
Hobbies/Interests
Children, Skiing, Sailing, Running, Figure Competitions, Shopping and Traveling
Preferred Clients
Motivated individuals who are ready to make changes in their life for the better
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