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YOU'RE INVITED
YOU'RE INVITED
WHO WE ARE
OUR MISSION
BackFirst believes that strengthening each employee strengthens the company as a whole. BackFirst works with all SFMTA employees in an inclusive and welcoming environment to achieve optimal fitness, wellness and injury prevention.
Building on the trust gained from long-term relationships, BackFirst provides fitness and wellness services that are relevant, participatory and motivational.
OUR TEAM
MICHAEL LEARY, P.T.
BACKFIRST
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
LAURA CHALFANT
BACKFIRST
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
JAN HOEHN
BACKFIRST
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISIONS
DR. LONNA DENNY
BACKFIRST
DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED WELLNESS
ALICIA SORIANO
BACKFIRST
PROGRAM COODINATOR
BENSIE LABERINTO, P.T.A.
BACKFIRST
ORTHOPEDIC SCREENING SPECIALIST
MARC LOPEZ, D.P.T.
BACKFIRST
ORTHOPEDIC ADVISOR
JULIA SCHROGIN
BACKFIRST
WELLNESS SPECIALIST
DR. FELITA CLARK
BACKFIRST
DIRECTOR OF MENTAL WELLNESS
TIFFANY VO
BACKFIRST
PERSONAL TRAINER
BRYAN FLETES
BACKFIRST
PERSONAL TRAINER
ALAN KNOX
BACKFIRST
PERSONAL TRAINER
DENZEL CAMPOS
BACKFIRST
PERSONAL TRAINER
ALICIA CONNOR, R.D.
BACKFIRST
CHEF, REGISTERED DIETICIAN
KIM VERITY
BACKFIRST
DIRECTOR, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
NIKKI COOPER
BACKFIRST
CHEF
DANIELLA MALFITANO
BACKFIRST
CHEF, CULINARY CONSULTANT
MINERVA ARIAS
BACKFIRST
YOGA INSTRUCTOR
IAN WAISLER
BACKFIRST
YOGA INSTRUCTOR
BRENDA PERDUE
BACKFIRST
ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR
SARAH LEWINGTON
BACKFIRST
TAI CHI INSTRUCTOR
RIE
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
JUDE
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
ENRICO
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
AYUMI
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
ELEANOR
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
KIM
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
ALANNA
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
GABBY
BACKFIRST
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
OUR MEDICAL ADVISORY TEAM
DR. DONALD ABRAMS
UCSF, SFGH, OSHER CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
PROFESSOR, UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CANCER RISK REDUCTION AND NUTRITION
DR. PAYAL BHANDARI
INTEGRATIVE HOLISTIC PHYSICIAN
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SF ADVANCED HEALTH
INTEGRATED WELLNESS
DR. FELITA CLARK
PROFESSOR, CCSF
MENTAL WELLNESS
DR. LONNA DENNY
SF SPINE PAIN RELIEF CENTER
INTEGRATED WELLNESS
DR. SARAH KIM
UCSF AND SFGH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DIABETES RISK REDUCTION
DR. SUNEIL KOLIWAD
DIABETES EXPERT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UCSF DIABETES CENTER,
DIABETES EDUCATION
MICHAEL LEARY, P.T.
BACKFIRST PROGRAM DIRECTOR
ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST
INJURY RISK PREVENTION
DR. LAUREN WHITEHURST
UCSF WEILL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCES
SLEEP MANAGEMENT