Elaine C. Schwager
CEO/President

Elaine and her Fitness For You staff aim to be “YOUR best health club in the Merrimack Valley” by standing by her simple business philosophy, which is; “to provide members and guests unsurpassed customer service.  Listening to our customers and the cleanliness of the facility is essential.  We must produce a good first impression and make it a long lasting one.”

Elaine quickly established herself in the athletics industry soon after earning her master’s degree, holding positions such as administrator, teacher, athletic director, and coach. 

Having coached softball at the collegiate level for over 10 years, Elaine continues her passion, as she currently serves as the head softball coach at Merrimack College.  Prior to opening Fitness For You, Inc. in 2005, and her inaugural season at Merrimack, Elaine spent 5 years as associate athletic director as well as head softball and volleyball coach at Suffolk University, (Boston, MA).  Other softball coaching stints include Regis College, The Croatian National Softball Team, UMass Lowell and Boston University. 

Elaine spent her college career behind the plate for the Boston University Terriers, earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Human Movement.  A Salem, N.H. native, Elaine currently resides in North Andover with her chocolate labrador, Vino.

elaine@fitnessforyougym.com

Donald T. Waldron
General Manager/Exercise Physiologist

Donny serves as general manager here at Fitness For You where he administers health club operations and also directs the personal training department.  His expertise enabled him to facilitate Fitness For You with the most advanced, state-of-the-art equipment for our members.

Prior to Fitness For You, Inc., Donny served as Fitness Director at Salem Athletic Club, Salem, N.H.  He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a B.S. in Exercise Physiology, minors in both Athletic Training and Coaching, and a certificate in teaching health education.  Donny has over 29 years of working in the fitness industry and has worked with many professional and collegiate athletes.

He holds several certifications in personal training from national associations such as, The American College Sports of Medicine, National Strength & Conditioning Association, and The National Association of Sports Medicine.

Donny currently resides in Windham, NH , with his wife Tricia and three children; Abigail, Broderick, and Chloe.

donny@fitnessforyougym.com

Charlene A. Morin
Group Fitness Director/Personal Trainer

As Group Fitness Director at Fitness For You Gym, Charlene has constructed a group exercise schedule that is unmatchable in both its diversity of programs and caliber of instructors. Operating under the philosophy that any person of any age or ability can participate in group fitness, Charlene creates an effective yet non-intimidating schedule of classes.  Prior to joining Fitness For You Gym’s staff, Charlene worked for a regional chain of health clubs in the Salem & Portsmouth, New Hampshire area.

A native of New Hampshire, Charlene began working in the health and fitness industry at age 19. She received her bachelor’s degree in Fitness and Leisure Studies from the University of New Hampshire, and holds multiple certifications, including her personal trainer certificate, through The National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise.  

Charlene resides in Salem, NH with her husband, Rob, and two children Shane and Haley. Outside of Fitness For You Gym, she is an active volunteer and administrator in Salem youth sports. Dancing, reading, and music are among some of Charlene’s other interests.

charlene@fitnessforyougym.com

Ashley Brooke Morgan
Assistant General Manager

As Assistant General Manager for Fitness For You, Inc., Ashley handles a bit of everything.  From managing to marketing, accounting, and most recently, earning her certification in BODYPUMP®; she feels that, “consistency, cleanliness, and superior customer service is what makes Fitness For You a great environment for everyone”.

Ashley loves the wide-range of happenings that Fitness For You brings and one of her favorite jobs is organizing various events such as the annual Fitness For You Invitational To Cure Scleroderma Golf Tournament and 24-Hour Spin To Win the Fight Against A.L.S.

Before joining the Fitness For You team in 2005, Ashley worked in Boston in the administrative field and prior to that, the National Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, N.Y.  She is a 2003 graduate of Quinnipiac University where she received her B.A. in Communications and a minor in Marketing.  She was a lead-off hitter and centerfielder for Quinnipiac’s Division I softball program.  In her senior year, while serving as team captain, Ashley lead the team to the Northeast Conference Championship game and in that same year, the team also broke the school record for most wins in a single season.

Her other interests include traveling, cooking, snowboarding and golf.  A native of Everett, MA, Ashley currently resides in North Andover.

ashley@fitnessforyougym.com

Naomi Najarian
Membership Director

Hailing from Albuquerque, this New Mexico native anchors our sales department here at Fitness For You, Inc.  Naomi earned an Associates Degree in Business from the University of New Mexico. 

She has been working in sales for over 18 years; where she has worked as a travel agent, specializing both corporate and leisure travel and later a sales manager at MCI, where she trained and led a team of 15.  “My past sales experience has taught me that the best way to work with others is to listen to them, find out what their needs and wants are.  You have to believe in the product in which you’re working for.  I believe in more than the product, I believe in the people behind it.  So when I tell everyone that Fitness For You is the best health club around, there is no doubt they’ll know how much I mean it!”

Naomi now resides in North Andover with her husband Steve and her two sons; Tommy and Connor.  Since her move to the east coast in 1999, Naomi has experienced a whole new world with great opportunity and stays active in the community.  She participates in various school activities; including cub scouts, where she conducted, educated and certified the scouts in their health and fitness badge.  And of course, with having 2 boys, little league baseball.  Naomi’s other interests include; gardening, music, and working out.

naomi@fitnessforyougym.com

Kristin Hodder
Manager/ Personal Trainer

 A recent graduate of Merrimack College, Kristin received her bachelors degree in Marketing and currently serves as a manager at Fitness For You, Inc.  A four year starter for the Warriors softball team, Hodder played middle infield under Coach Schwager.  She served as team captain for two years and led the team to the NE-10 conference finals in 2007.

In addition to her managerial duties at FFY, Kristin handles the health club’s website production and also serves as a Fitness For You group exercise instructor, teaching both, Spinning® and Bootcamp. She also is a Personal Trainer, earning her certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Kristin enjoys golf, Boston Red Sox baseball, snowboarding, and playing with her puppy Cooper.  She currently resides in North Andover , MA.

kristin@fitnessforyougym.com

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Vino Sampson Whitman Schwager
Co-Owner

The son of Pivo’s first cousin, Vino currently serves as co-owner and will supersede FFY’s high end customer service representative position.  A little wet behind the ears, nonetheless, Vino aims to please, striving to be the best during his intensive training, and very much aware of what big paws he has to fill!  Already quite a little Mommy’s boy, Vino enjoys playing in the mud, swimming, sleeping, socks, and attention.  He currently resides in and North Andover with his mommy, Elaine.

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